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(When) are you going to have children?
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/havechildren1 Dec 2020: An uncertain economic climate can also be a short-term deterrent to childbearing, and Reid says that COVID-19 and its economic effects may reduce numbers of births in the short ... A population with lots of old people and not enough working-age people
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AI techniques in medical imaging may lead to incorrect diagnoses |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/ai-techniques-in-medical-imaging-may-lead-to-incorrect-diagnoses12 May 2020: Anders Hansen. A team of researchers, led by the University of Cambridge and Simon Fraser University, designed a series of tests for medical image reconstruction algorithms based on AI and deep ... error. "We developed the test to verify our thesis that
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Machine learning comes of age in cystic fibrosis | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/machine-learning-comes-of-age-in-cystic-fibrosis23 Oct 2020: Accurately predicting how an individual’s chronic illness is going to progress is critical to delivering better-personalised, precision medicine. Only with
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Cambridge Dictionary names 'quarantine’ Word of the Year 2020 |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-dictionary-names-quarantine-word-of-the-year-202024 Nov 2020: Users have been searching for words related to the social and economic impacts of the pandemic. ... Instead, users have been searching for words related to the social and economic impacts of the pandemic, as evidenced not just by quarantine but by the
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Scientists find upper limit for the speed of sound | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/scientists-find-upper-limit-for-the-speed-of-sound12 Oct 2020: Therefore, researchers performed state-of-the-art quantum mechanical calculations to test this prediction and found that the speed of sound in solid atomic hydrogen is close to the theoretical fundamental
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Cambridge professor appointed Director of the Leverhulme Trust |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-professor-appointed-director-of-the-leverhulme-trust1 Sep 2020: She has also acted as a Trustee of the Nuffield Foundation, Member of Council of the Economic and Social Research Council, and Member of the Advisory Board of the Sutton Trust.
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Playtime with Dad may improve children’s self-control | University of …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/playtime-with-dad-may-improve-childrens-self-control30 Jun 2020: The study, by academics at the Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge and the LEGO Foundation, pulled together fragmentary evidence from the past 40
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Higher rates of post-natal depression among autistic mothers |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/higher-rates-of-post-natal-depression-among-autistic-mothers15 Jan 2020: The team recruited an advisory panel of autistic mothers with whom they co-developed an anonymous, online survey. After matching, this was completed by 355
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Bolsonaro’s attitude to coronavirus increases ‘risky behaviour’ in…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/bolsonaros-attitude-to-coronavirus-increases-risky-behaviour-in-brazil5 May 2020: Researchers from the University of Cambridge and Sao Paolo School of Economics-FGV found that municipalities which came out strongly for Bolsonaro in the last election have seen much higher levels ... said Dr Tiago Cavalcanti, study author from
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3D-printed ‘invisible’ fibres can sense breath, sound, and biological …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/3d-printed-invisible-fibres-can-sense-breath-sound-and-biological-cells30 Sep 2020: Our fibre sensors are lightweight, cheap, small and easy to use, so they could potentially be turned into home-test devices to allow the general public to perform self-administered tests ... First author Andy Wang, a PhD student from Cambridge’s
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Vice-Chancellor’s awards showcase impact and engagement during the…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/vice-chancellors-awards-showcase-impact-and-engagement-during-the-pandemic5 Oct 2020: These awards celebrate research that best demonstrates social, cultural and economic impact through engagement. ... the potential to create significant economic, social and cultural impact from and engagement with and for research.
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New approaches to help businesses tackle climate change | University…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/new-approaches-to-help-businesses-tackle-climate-change26 Feb 2020: If the indirect costs from supply chain disruption and other knock-on economic consequences are factored in, it is possible that climate change could add over $100 billion of loss each
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https://www.cam.ac.uk/system/files/ra1_template.doc5 Feb 2020: hearing test, eye test, health surveillance) required? If so, please enter details and also contact the University Occupational Health Service. -
Marmoset study finds single brain region linking depression and…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/single-brain-region-links-depression-anxiety-heart-disease26 Oct 2020: A new study, published today in the journal Nature Communications, suggests that sgACC is a crucial region in depression and anxiety, and targeted treatment
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AI techniques used to improve battery health and safety | University…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/ai-techniques-used-to-improve-battery-health-and-safety6 Apr 2020: The researchers, from Cambridge and Newcastle Universities, have designed a new way to monitor batteries by sending electrical pulses into them and measuring
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Abrupt changes in Earth’s past climate occurred synchronously |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/abrupt-changes-in-earths-past-climate-occurred-synchronously20 Aug 2020: To test if the changes were synchronous, the team used statistical methods to compare the age of onset for the interstadials.
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Globalised economy making water, energy and land insecurity worse:…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/globalised-economy-making-water-energy-and-land-insecurity-worse-study26 Oct 2020: If the ‘green economic recovery’ is to respond to these challenges, we need radically rethink the scale and source of consumption.”.
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New data tests 'theory of everything' | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/new-data-tests-theory-of-everything19 Mar 2020: Search. Search. New data tests 'theory of everything'. Research. New data tests 'theory of everything'.. ... Christopher Reynolds. Despite having many different versions of string theory circulating throughout the physics community for decades, there
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Prince of Wales launches new UK centre for low-carbon aviation |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/prince-of-wales-launches-new-uk-centre-for-low-carbon-aviation28 Jan 2020: Testing times have been reduced by developing rapidly assembly and disassembly experimental test facilities, which can be operated by Formula One-style pit teams.
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Cheating birds mimic host nestlings to deceive foster parents |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cheating-birds-mimic-host-nestlings-to-deceive-foster-parents2 Oct 2020: He added: “We were able to test for mimicry using statistical models that approximate the vision of birds.
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Apathy could predict onset of dementia years before other symptoms |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/apathy-could-predict-onset-of-dementia-years-before-other-symptoms15 Dec 2020: The researchers looked for changes in apathy, memory tests and MRI scans of the brain.
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Why it takes guts to protect the brain against infection | University …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/why-it-takes-guts-to-protect-the-brain-against-infection4 Nov 2020: The brain is arguably the most important organ in the body, as it controls most other body systems and enables reasoning, intelligence, and emotion. Humans
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Antibody designed to recognise pathogens of Alzheimer’s disease |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/antibody-designed-to-recognise-pathogens-of-alzheimers-disease25 May 2020: Their method is able to recognise these toxic particles, known as amyloid-beta oligomers, which are the hallmark of the disease, leading to hope that new
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AI shows how hydrogen becomes a metal inside giant planets |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/ai-shows-how-hydrogen-becomes-a-metal-inside-giant-planets9 Sep 2020: Dense metallic hydrogen – a phase of hydrogen which behaves like an electrical conductor – makes up the interior of giant planets, but it is difficult to study
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Adding a metre between meals boosts vegetarian appeal – study |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/adding-a-metre-between-meals-boosts-vegetarian-appeal-study13 Aug 2020: Meat-heavy diets not only risk our health but that of the planet, as livestock farming on a massive scale destroys habitats and generates greenhouse gases.
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New artificial heart valve could transform open-heart surgery |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/new-artificial-heart-valve-could-transform-open-heart-surgery29 Jun 2020: The new valve could help millions of people worldwide and we aim to test in patients within the next five years,” said Ascione.
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Cambridge engineers recognised with awards for pandemic service |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-engineers-recognised-with-awards-for-pandemic-service17 Aug 2020: clinicians in areas such as COVID-19 test processes, ward oxygen supply, and equipment design.
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New partnership to provide expertise on global education reform |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/new-partnership-to-provide-expertise-on-global-education-reform6 Oct 2020: The pandemic has also caused economic downturns around the world, widening existing inequalities.
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New programme to accelerate AI research capability at Cambridge |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/new-programme-to-accelerate-ai-research-capability-at-cambridge24 Jun 2020: Supported by a donation from Schmidt Futures, a philanthropic initiative founded by Eric and Wendy Schmidt, the Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery
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Cambridge takes major role in initiative to help solve UK…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-takes-major-role-in-initiative-to-help-solve-uk-productivity-puzzle21 Aug 2020: It is the largest economic and social research investment ever in the UK. ... The new Institute is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (part of UK Research and Innovation).
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Wireless device makes clean fuel from sunlight, CO2 and water |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/wireless-device-makes-clean-fuel-from-sunlight-co2-and-water24 Aug 2020: The test unit is 20 square centimetres in size, but the researchers say that it should be relatively straightforward to scale it up to several square metres.
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One in three adults drank more alcohol during first lockdown |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/one-in-three-adults-drank-more-alcohol-during-first-lockdown21 Dec 2020: In early March, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic and many countries put in place drastic safety measures to control the spread of the
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Inflammation in the brain linked to several forms of dementia |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/inflammation-in-the-brain-linked-to-several-forms-of-dementia17 Mar 2020: Inflammation is usually the body’s response to injury and stress – such as the redness and swelling that accompanies an injury or infection. However,
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'Lab in your phone' lets you play the scientific life
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/dishlife25 Feb 2020: As well as a general release, the Cambridge team will continue to test the game with groups of stem cell scientists and update gameplay accordingly.
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150 scientists from new institute join Cambridge fight against…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/150-scientists-from-new-institute-join-cambridge-fight-against-covid-198 Apr 2020: Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust, as well as developing tests for frontline healthcare workers treating COVID-19 patients. ... Its researchers are also leading the evaluation of a new rapid diagnostic test for COVID-19, developed by a University
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Cambridge research team working towards vaccine against COVID-19 |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-research-team-working-towards-vaccine-against-covid-1917 Mar 2020: The next step is to then test the vaccine in pre-clinical trials – in other words, give the vaccine to mice to check that it is safe to use.
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Improved MRI scans could aid in development of arthritis treatments | …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/improved-mri-scans-could-aid-in-development-of-arthritis-treatments9 Jun 2020: As part of a separate study funded by the European Union, the researchers will also be using the algorithm to test whether it can predict which patients will need a knee
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Digital insights: webinars and podcasts for business | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/business-and-enterprise/digital-insights-webinars-and-podcasts-for-business8 Jul 2020: Cambridge economists have joined forces with the New York-based Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET) to help us understand how our economy and the associated financial system really work. -
Learn from the pandemic to prevent environmental catastrophe,…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/learn-from-the-pandemic-to-prevent-environmental-catastrophe-scientists-argue2 Jul 2020: They say that lessons learned the hard way in containing COVID-19 – the need for early intervention to reduce death and economic damage; the curbing of some aspects of people’s ... The scientists point out that delayed action resulting in more
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Testing suggests 3% of NHS hospital staff may be unknowingly infected …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/testing-suggests-3-of-nhs-hospital-staff-may-be-unknowingly-infected-with-coronavirus12 May 2020: Test! Test! Test! And then test some more. Mike Weekes. Patients admitted to NHS hospitals are now routinely screened for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, and isolated if necessary. ... Test! Test! Test! And then test some more,” Dr Weekes explains.
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AI successfully used to identify different types of brain injuries |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/ai-successfully-used-to-identify-different-types-of-brain-injuries15 May 2020: The researchers, from the University of Cambridge and Imperial College London, have clinically validated and tested the AI on large sets of CT scans and found
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Striking differences revealed in COVID-19 mortality between NHS…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/striking-differences-revealed-in-covid-19-mortality-between-nhs-trusts12 Jun 2020: Using data science techniques, the team revealed that the NHS trust in which a COVID-19 patient ended up in intensive care is as important, in terms of the
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Cambridge-led SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance consortium receives…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-led-sars-cov-2-genomic-surveillance-consortium-receives-ps122-million16 Nov 2020: The viral genome sequencing data will be integrated within the four UK Public Health Agencies & NHS Test and Trace to help understand outbreaks and strengthen infection control measures.
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Antiretroviral therapy fails to treat one-third of HIV patients in…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/antiretroviral-therapy-fails-to-treat-one-third-of-hiv-patients-in-malawi-hospital3 Sep 2020: These important findings highlight the threat posed by drug resistant HIV and call for rapid tests for drug resistant virus that could aid in determining treatments and interventions for patients in ... Rapid HIV-1 viral load tests for hospital
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The University of Cambridge has formally adopted the IHRA definition…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/the-university-of-cambridge-has-formally-adopted-the-ihra-definition-of-antisemitism6 Nov 2020: It will be used as a test to establish whether behaviour that is in breach of the University’s rules is anti-Semitic.
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Researchers show how to target a 'shape-shifting' protein in…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/researchers-show-how-to-target-a-shape-shifting-protein-in-alzheimers-disease4 Nov 2020: Further tests were then carried out in nematode worms, which are often used as a model organism to study Alzheimer’s disease.
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One in six children has a probable mental disorder, according to new…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/one-in-six-children-has-a-probable-mental-disorder-according-to-new-report23 Oct 2020: The rate has risen in boys aged five to 16 from 11.4% in 2017 to 16.7% in July 2020 and in girls from 10.3% to 15.2%3 over the same time period, according to
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Learning difficulties due to poor connectivity, not specific brain…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/learning-difficulties-due-to-poor-connectivity-not-specific-brain-regions-study-shows27 Feb 2020: To test their hypothesis, the researchers used machine learning to map the brain differences across a group of almost 479 children, 337 of whom had been referred with learning-related cognitive ... Every time I have a hypothesis I need to get some data
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Game combats political misinformation by letting players undermine…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/game-combats-political-misinformation-by-letting-players-undermine-democracy6 Nov 2020: The free-to-play Harmony Square is released to the public today, along with a study on its effectiveness published in the Harvard Misinformation Review. It has
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Honour among thieves: the study of a cybercrime marketplace in action …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/honour-among-thieves-the-study-of-a-cybercrime-marketplace-in-action6 Nov 2020: Looking at the discussion forums, we could see that a period of mass boredom and economic change – when presumably some members were not able to go to school and others had
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