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  2. Reclaim ‘wellness’ from the rich and famous, and restore its…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/reclaim-wellness-from-the-rich-and-famous-and-restore-its-political-radicalism-new-book-argues
    Thumbnail for Reclaim ‘wellness’ from the rich and famous, and restore its political radicalism, new book argues | University of Cambridge 28 Mar 2024: It’s an over-worked comparison that tends to say more about our own social problems, our own contemporary culture of overlapping political, social and economic crises. ... to be well, it’s your fault, a view that neglects to consider all kinds of
  3. Cracking the great cuckoo cover-up

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/drongos-versus-cuckoos
    Thumbnail for Cracking the great cuckoo cover-up 26 Jul 2023: The team could then test what differences in colour and pattern between the foreign egg and the drongo’s own eggs best predicted whether or not the drongo parents were tricked.
  4. The big question - Cambridge University team joins ALPHA hunt for…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/cambridge-dark-matter-ALPHA-experiment
    Thumbnail for The big question - Cambridge University team joins ALPHA hunt for dark matter 7 Feb 2024: Compared to the enormous underground cavern sites needed to test for weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs), another compelling candidate for dark matter, the ALPHA equipment needed to test for axions will
  5. No evidence that England’s new ‘biodiversity boost’ planning policy…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/no-evidence-that-englands-new-biodiversity-boost-planning-policy-will-help-birds-or-butterflies
    Thumbnail for No evidence that England’s new ‘biodiversity boost’ planning policy will help birds or butterflies | University of Cambridge 28 Jun 2024: From 2024, the UK’s Environment Act requires planning applications to demonstrate an overall biodiversity net gain of at least 10% as calculated using a new
  6. “Incredible” diabetes management app now recommended by NICE

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/nice-recommends-type-1-diabetes-app
    Thumbnail for “Incredible” diabetes management app now recommended by NICE 7 Nov 2023: Within 20 minutes they were in A&E. Tests showed that Eddie had hyperglycaemia – dangerously high blood sugar levels.
  7. Cambridge spin-out’s sportscar prototype takes ultra-fast charging…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-spin-outs-sportscar-prototype-takes-ultra-fast-charging-out-of-the-lab-and-onto-the-road
    Thumbnail for Cambridge spin-out’s sportscar prototype takes ultra-fast charging out of the lab and onto the road | University of Cambridge 1 Jul 2024: Tests of the first running Nyobolt EV prototype will be used to validate the company’s battery performance in a high-performance environment.
  8. Ageing: can we add more life to our years?

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/reverse-age-and-extend-health
    Thumbnail for Ageing: can we add more life to our years? 20 Dec 2023: She’s learned a lot from experiments in test tubes and now wants to see how the process works inside body cells, where many other things are happening in tandem.
  9. Study highlights increased risk of second cancers among breast cancer …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/study-highlights-increased-risk-of-second-cancers-among-breast-cancer-survivors
    Thumbnail for Study highlights increased risk of second cancers among breast cancer survivors | University of Cambridge 25 Apr 2024: For the first time, the research has shown that this risk is higher in people living in areas of greater socioeconomic deprivation. Breast cancer is the most
  10. From ground-breaking research in Nigeria to using novel tools to…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/vice-chancellors-awards-2023
    Thumbnail for From ground-breaking research in Nigeria to using novel tools to transform conservation 12 Dec 2023: have the potential to create significant economic, social and cultural impact from, and engagement with and for, research.
  11. Marking International Women’s Day at the Cambridge Festival

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/cambridge-festival-international-womens-day
    Thumbnail for Marking International Women’s Day at the Cambridge Festival 8 Mar 2024: In Seeing the mess: Gender, housework and perception (21 March, 3pm) we question why do women continue to shoulder a disproportionate amount of housework and childcare despite economic and cultural gains?
  12. ‘Bouncing’ comets could deliver building blocks for life to…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/bouncing-comets-could-deliver-building-blocks-for-life-to-exoplanets
    Thumbnail for ‘Bouncing’ comets could deliver building blocks for life to exoplanets | University of Cambridge 15 Nov 2023: We wanted to test our theories on planets that are similar to our own, as Earth is currently our only example of a planet that supports life,” said Anslow. ... It’s exciting that we can start identifying the type of systems we can use to test
  13. Black British Voices: the findings

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/black-british-voices-report
    Thumbnail for Black British Voices: the findings 28 Sep 2023: The report argues that, for some, racial disparities in pay and pensions – combined with class hierarchies – create a “fatalism” about economic fairness.
  14. AI trained to identify least green homes by Cambridge researchers |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/ai-trained-to-identify-least-green-homes-by-cambridge-researchers
    Thumbnail for AI trained to identify least green homes by Cambridge researchers | University of Cambridge 2 Nov 2023: Houses can be ‘hard to decarbonize’ for various reasons including their age, structure, location, social-economic barriers and availability of data.
  15. Journeys of discovery: Christine Holt on how our brains wire-up

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/wiring-the-brain-christine-holt
    Thumbnail for Journeys of discovery: Christine Holt on how our brains wire-up 18 Oct 2023: But no-one thought it would work. In the end Doug Campbell, my PhD student, did the test one evening in 2001 “just so that I’d stop mentioning it”, as ... Two other postdocs, Hosung Jung and Toshiaki Shigeoka, developed a mouse model to test this
  16. TB vaccine may enable elimination of the disease in cattle by…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/tb-vaccine-may-enable-elimination-of-the-disease-in-cattle-by-reducing-its-spread
    Thumbnail for TB vaccine may enable elimination of the disease in cattle by reducing its spread | University of Cambridge 28 Mar 2024: He added: “This approach is unimplementable in many parts of the world for economic and social reasons, resulting in considerable animal suffering and economic losses from lost productivity, alongside an increased ... countries, the United Kingdom,
  17. Cambridge academic named backup astronaut on NASA's historic…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/jenni-gibbons-artemis-mission-moon
    Thumbnail for Cambridge academic named backup astronaut on NASA's historic Artemis II mission 6 Dec 2023: has been a test bed for technological development – it's this wonderful international partnership 400km above the Earth. ... Credit: NASA. Essentially flying a test mission ahead of the Artemis III moon landing – which will put the first woman and
  18. CamFest Speaker Spotlight: Tristan Dot

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/cambridge-festival-spotlights/tristan-dot
    Thumbnail for CamFest Speaker Spotlight: Tristan Dot 13 Mar 2024: By quantifying what would be normal or abnormal in a specific behaviour, they create new self-fulfilling norms based on opaque processes and economic/political objectives.
  19. Getting maximum calories in shortest time is the priority for…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/getting-maximum-calories-in-shortest-time-is-the-priority-for-bumblebees
    Thumbnail for Getting maximum calories in shortest time is the priority for bumblebees | University of Cambridge 24 Oct 2023: Individual bumblebees were given one of three tests. In the first test, the nectar on both vertical and horizontal artificial flowers had the same amount of sugar, and the bumblebees made ... In the third test, the vertical flowers offered nectar which
  20. CamFest Speaker Spotlight: Dr Anna Moore

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/cambridge-festival-spotlights/anna-moore
    Thumbnail for CamFest Speaker Spotlight: Dr Anna Moore 26 Mar 2024: In the future we’ll be able to identify illnesses early, avoid unnecessary medical tests and help people access treatment and support sooner.
  21. New trial of 'pill-on-a-thread' brings screening for…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/new-trial-of-pill-on-a-thread-brings-screening-for-oesophageal-cancer-closer
    Thumbnail for New trial of 'pill-on-a-thread' brings screening for oesophageal cancer closer | University of Cambridge 9 Jan 2024: It will look at whether the capsule sponge test could replace endoscopies to monitor their condition. ... The test takes just 10 minutes and can be done in a GP surgery.
  22. CamFest Speaker Spotlight: George the Poet

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/cambridge-festival-spotlights/george-the-poet
    Thumbnail for CamFest Speaker Spotlight: George the Poet 25 Mar 2024: George is currently doing a PhD at UCL'S Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose on the socio-economic potential of black music.
  23. Stealth swimmers: fish hide behind others to hunt | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/stealth-swimmers-the-fish-that-hide-behind-others-to-hunt
    Thumbnail for Stealth swimmers: fish hide behind others to hunt | University of Cambridge 7 Aug 2023: Doing manipulative experiments in the wild like this allows us to test the ecological relevance of these behaviours,” said Professor Andy Radford in the University of Bristol’s School of Biological
  24. Institute for Technology and Humanity: Ensuring technology benefits…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/institute-technology-humanity-launch
    Thumbnail for Institute for Technology and Humanity: Ensuring technology benefits humanity 21 Nov 2023: In fact, one potential project for Connelly involves using machine learning to build and explore a database of declassified documents to test the “mosaic theory”: whether millions of tiny pieces can
  25. Scottish rocks to play a key role in Mars space mission | University…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/scottish-rocks-to-play-a-key-role-in-mars-space-mission
    Thumbnail for Scottish rocks to play a key role in Mars space mission | University of Cambridge 28 Jul 2023: to test and refine the analytical techniques they will be using to investigate material returned from the Red Planet.”.
  26. Discovery of ‘new rules of the immune system’ could improve treatment …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/discovery-of-new-rules-of-the-immune-system-could-improve-treatment-of-inflammatory-diseases-say
    Thumbnail for Discovery of ‘new rules of the immune system’ could improve treatment of inflammatory diseases, say scientists. | University of Cambridge 18 Jun 2024: The researchers are now fundraising to set up a spin-out company, with the aim of running clinical trials to test their findings in humans within the next few years. ... Tests, in mice, of a drug developed by the researchers showed that regulatory T
  27. Beyond the nuclear family

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/real-families-fitzwilliam-exhibition
    Thumbnail for Beyond the nuclear family 5 Oct 2023: Golombok believes that while family structures may not change as drastically as they did in the last half-century, the challenges they face are becoming increasingly socio-economic and political.
  28. Cambridge research receives £5 million boost for ‘world-leading’…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-research-receives-ps5-million-boost-for-world-leading-cardiovascular-research
    Thumbnail for Cambridge research receives £5 million boost for ‘world-leading’ cardiovascular research | University of Cambridge 28 May 2024: Identify new markers and disease targets for a wide range of cardiovascular diseases, and test new drugs in clinical trials.
  29. The Mastercard class of '23

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/Mastercard-Foundation-class-of-2023
    Thumbnail for The Mastercard class of '23 3 Aug 2023: Muhammad Balarabe. Muhammad Balarabe. Muhammad Balarabe is from Nigeria. He's looking at global health care with a particular focus on the social and economic determinants of health.
  30. Clinicians rank patient views as least important in diagnosis, study…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/clinicians-rank-patient-views-as-least-important-in-diagnosis-study-finds
    Thumbnail for Clinicians rank patient views as least important in diagnosis, study finds | University of Cambridge 18 Dec 2023: This is particularly important when diagnostic tests in neuropsychiatric lupus are widely known to be “unenlightening”, according to one neurologist, in common with many other autoimmune diseases and long Covid. ... But combining and valuing both
  31. Genetic mutation in a quarter of all Labradors hard-wires them for…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/genetic-mutation-in-a-quarter-of-all-labradors-hard-wires-them-for-obesity
    Thumbnail for Genetic mutation in a quarter of all Labradors hard-wires them for obesity | University of Cambridge 6 Mar 2024: In the study, 87 adult pet Labrador dogs - all a healthy weight or moderately overweight - took part in several tests including the ‘sausage in a box’ test.
  32. CamFest Speaker Spotlight: Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/cambridge-festival-speaker-spotlight-david-spiegelhalter
    Thumbnail for CamFest Speaker Spotlight: Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter 16 Feb 2024: Ahmed, former BBC economics editor and editor-in-chief of the News Movement, in Misinformation, statistics and lies about the manipulation of statistics in an era of misinformation and how we
  33. Pythagoras was wrong: there are no universal musical harmonies, study …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/pythagoras-was-wrong-there-are-no-universal-musical-harmonies-study-finds
    Thumbnail for Pythagoras was wrong: there are no universal musical harmonies, study finds | University of Cambridge 27 Feb 2024: Harrison and his collaborators are exploring different kinds of instruments and follow-up studies to test a broader range of cultures.
  34. Inclusion, innovation... and cocktail curation

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/inclusion-innovation-and-cocktail-creation
    Thumbnail for Inclusion, innovation... and cocktail curation 22 Aug 2023: I was part of a new business unit selling reagents to companies that are running diagnostic tests.
  35. School uniform policies linked to students getting less exercise,…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/school-uniform-policies-linked-to-students-getting-less-exercise-study-finds
    Thumbnail for School uniform policies linked to students getting less exercise, study finds | University of Cambridge 15 Feb 2024: The University of Cambridge study used data about the physical activity participation of more than a million five-to-17-year-olds internationally. It found
  36. CamFest Speaker Spotlight: Professor Clive Boddy

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/cambridge-festival-spotlights/clive-boddy-2024
    Thumbnail for CamFest Speaker Spotlight: Professor Clive Boddy 4 Mar 2024: global socio-economic and environmental systems.
  37. UK's only research institute dedicated to understanding early…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/uks-only-research-institute-dedicated-to-understanding-early-cancer-receives-ps11-million-donation
    Thumbnail for UK's only research institute dedicated to understanding early cancer receives £11 million donation | University of Cambridge 2 Apr 2024: The Institute’s director, Professor Rebecca Fitzgerald, pioneered the capsule sponge – a new test that can identify ten times more heartburn patients with Barrett’s oesophagus, a pre-cursor to oesophageal
  38. Imperceptible sensors made from ‘electronic spider silk’ can be…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/imperceptible-sensors-made-from-electronic-spider-silk-can-be-printed-directly-on-human-skin
    Thumbnail for Imperceptible sensors made from ‘electronic spider silk’ can be printed directly on human skin | University of Cambridge 24 May 2024: Tests of the fibres printed onto a human finger suggest they could be used as continuous health monitors. ... Tests of the bioelectronic fibres, on surfaces including human fingers and dandelion seedheads, showed that they provided high-quality sensor
  39. ‘Exhausted’ immune cells in healthy women could be target for breast…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/exhausted-immune-cells-in-healthy-women-could-be-target-for-breast-cancer-prevention
    Thumbnail for ‘Exhausted’ immune cells in healthy women could be target for breast cancer prevention | University of Cambridge 28 Mar 2024: Everyone has BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, but mutations in these genes - which can be inherited - increase the risk of breast and ovarian cancer. The study found
  40. The life robotic: Meet the Cambridge University researchers fostering …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/Cambridge-roboticists-wellbeing-support-robot-coaches
    Thumbnail for The life robotic: Meet the Cambridge University researchers fostering human wellbeing using robots 19 Jul 2023: Research at the Lab - in the University’s Department of Computer Science and Technology – suggests that children who might have wellbeing-related concerns, might view robots administering mental health tests as
  41. Thousands of pregnancies tracked in UK’s biggest study on…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/thousands-of-pregnancies-tracked-in-uks-biggest-study-on-pre-eclampsia
    Thumbnail for Thousands of pregnancies tracked in UK’s biggest study on pre-eclampsia | University of Cambridge 19 Jul 2023: Participation will involve monitoring alongside regular pregnancy checks and tests.
  42. Study unpicks why childhood maltreatment continues to impact on…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/study-unpicks-why-childhood-maltreatment-continues-to-impact-on-mental-and-physical-health-into
    Thumbnail for Study unpicks why childhood maltreatment continues to impact on mental and physical health into adulthood | University of Cambridge 11 Apr 2024: Individuals who experienced maltreatment in childhood – such as emotional, physical and sexual abuse, or emotional and physical neglect – are more likely to
  43. Love lost and found

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/french-love-letters-confiscated-by-britain-read-after-265-years
    Thumbnail for Love lost and found 7 Nov 2023: While their men were gone, women ran the household economy and took crucial economic and political decisions.”.
  44. Solar-powered device produces clean water and clean fuel at the same…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/solar-powered-device-produces-clean-water-and-clean-fuel-at-the-same-time
    Thumbnail for Solar-powered device produces clean water and clean fuel at the same time | University of Cambridge 13 Nov 2023: Tests of the device showed it was able to produce clean water from highly polluted water, seawater, and even from the River Cam in central Cambridge.
  45. Community Open Map Platform project supporting green transition…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/community-open-map-platform-project-supporting-green-transition-secures-major-funding
    Thumbnail for Community Open Map Platform project supporting green transition secures major funding | University of Cambridge 4 Sep 2023: Flora Samuel. Despite changes to the HM Treasury Green Book to encourage forms of valuation other than economic, local authorities are struggling to capture social, environmental and cultural value in a ... The aim of this pragmatic project is to create
  46. Roadside hedges can reduce harmful ultrafine particle pollution…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/roadside-hedges-can-reduce-harmful-ultrafine-particle-pollution-around-schools
    Thumbnail for Roadside hedges can reduce harmful ultrafine particle pollution around schools | University of Cambridge 13 Sep 2023: The research, a collaboration with Lancaster University, found that hedges can act as protective barriers against air pollution from major city roads by
  47. UK ‘sugar tax’ linked to fall in child hospital admissions for tooth…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/uk-sugar-tax-linked-to-fall-in-child-hospital-admissions-for-tooth-extraction
    Thumbnail for UK ‘sugar tax’ linked to fall in child hospital admissions for tooth extraction | University of Cambridge 15 Nov 2023: In a study published today in BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health, researchers at the Medical Research Council (MRC) Epidemiology Unit at Cambridge found that
  48. Why do climate models underestimate polar warming? ‘Invisible clouds’ …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/why-do-climate-models-underestimate-polar-warming-invisible-clouds-could-be-the-answer
    Thumbnail for Why do climate models underestimate polar warming? ‘Invisible clouds’ could be the answer | University of Cambridge 8 Nov 2023: Thirty years after Sloan’s research, Dutta wanted to test this theory using one of the few atmospheric models that incorporates polar atmospheric clouds, to see if it might explain the ... The early Eocene was a period in the Earth’s climate with
  49. Cambridge remains most intensive science and technological cluster in …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-remains-most-intensive-science-and-technological-cluster-in-the-world
    Thumbnail for Cambridge remains most intensive science and technological cluster in the world | University of Cambridge 20 Sep 2023: Earlier this year, a new report by leading consultants London Economics showed that the University adds nearly £30 billion to the economy every year and supports more than 86,000 jobs
  50. Cambridge partners with AstraZeneca and Medical Research Council on…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-partners-with-astrazeneca-and-medical-research-council-on-new-world-class-functional
    Thumbnail for Cambridge partners with AstraZeneca and Medical Research Council on new world-class functional genomics laboratory | University of Cambridge 27 Nov 2023: CRISPR makes it possible to test specific DNA alterations in a controlled way to investigate the effects and impacts of genetic changes in our DNA, revealing their effects on biological processes
  51. Radiotherapy boost cuts breast cancer treatment time by at least one…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/radiotherapy-boost-cuts-breast-cancer-treatment-time-by-at-least-one-week
    Thumbnail for Radiotherapy boost cuts breast cancer treatment time by at least one week | University of Cambridge 3 Jul 2023: Results from the IMPORT HIGH trial, published in The Lancet, show that giving some breast cancer patients a targeted additional dose of radiotherapy at the

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