Spanish Flu: a warning from history
30 November 2018One hundred years ago, celebrations marking the end of the First World War were cut short by the onslaught of a devastating disease: the 1918-19...
Pregnancy losses and large numbers of children linked with increased risk of cardiovascular disease
30 November 2018Women who experience pregnancy loss and do not go on to have children are at greater risk of cardiovascular disease, such as heart disease and...
‘Mini-placentas’ could provide a model for early pregnancy
28 November 2018Researchers say that new ‘mini-placentas’ – a cellular model of the early stages of the placenta – could provide a window into early pregnancy and...
‘Murder map’ reveals medieval London’s meanest streets
28 November 2018First digital map of the murders recorded by the city's Coroner in early 1300s shows Cheapside and Cornhill were homicide ‘hot spots’, and Sundays held...
AI system may accelerate search for cancer discoveries
27 November 2018Searching through the mountains of published cancer research could be made easier for scientists, thanks to a new AI system.
Study in mice suggests drug to turn fat ‘brown’ could help fight obesity
26 November 2018Our bodies contain two types of fat: white fat and brown fat. While white fat stores calories, brown fat burns energy and could help us...
We are all 'others': teaching children to celebrate differences
23 November 2018As the world around us increasingly divides into ‘us and others’, the University of Cambridge Primary School is taking part in a new research project...
Brexit and Trump voters more likely to believe in conspiracy theories, survey study shows
23 November 2018Latest research reveals the extent to which conspiracy theories have become “mainstream rather than marginal beliefs” across much of Europe and the US.
Engineering artistry
21 November 2018The variety and beauty of engineering are on display in the images featured in the Department of Engineering's annual photo competition, the winners of which...
How Churchill Waged War
21 November 2018A newly-published book by Churchill Archives Centre Director Allen Packwood illuminates the agonising decisions faced by the Prime Minister during some of the darkest and most uncertain moments...