Playtime with Dad may improve children’s self-control
30 June 2020Children whose fathers make time to play with them from a very young age may find it easier to control their behaviour and emotions as they grow up, research suggests.
What next for Japan's women?
30 June 2020Japan's women are experimenting with new femininities in challenging times, a new book reveals
New artificial heart valve could transform open-heart surgery
29 June 2020A new type of artificial heart valve, made of long-lived polymers, could mean that millions of patients with diseased heart valves will no longer require lifelong blood-thinning medication after valve replacement surgery.
Opinion: Why too much focus on COVID-19 could be harming our children
25 June 2020COVID-19 hurts even those who escape infection – particularly children, writes paediatrician Dr Kai Hensel from the University of Cambridge in the journal Archives of Disease in Childhood.
Human interactions with wild and farmed animals must change dramatically to reduce risk of another deadly pandemic
25 June 2020Compiled by a team of international wildlife and veterinary experts, a new study has identified seven routes by which pandemics could occur and 161 options for reducing the risk.
Tackling COVID-19: Dr Sharath Srinivasan
25 June 2020“Without trust, we don’t flatten the curve,” says Sharath Srinivasan, whose work in developing countries has given him an acute insight into how people’s worldviews and perspectives affect who and what they choose to trust. Through a new communications tool he’s helping to engage communities in Somalia so that COVID-19 risks are communicated effectively and rumours are quashed.
Genomes front and centre of rare disease diagnosis
24 June 2020Cambridge-led study discovers new genetic causes of rare diseases, potentially leading to improved diagnosis and better patient care.
Faulty brain processing of new information underlies psychotic delusions, finds new research
24 June 2020Problems in how the brain recognizes and processes novel information lie at the root of psychosis, researchers from the University of Cambridge and King’s College London have found. Their discovery that defective brain signals in patients with psychosis could be altered with medication paves the way for new treatments for the disease.
New programme to accelerate AI research capability at Cambridge
24 June 2020A new initiative at Cambridge will equip young researchers outside computer science with the skills they need to use machine learning and artificial intelligence techniques to power their research.
Tackling COVID-19: Professor Ravi Gupta
18 June 2020“This virus is probably going to be circulating for years - it will take a long time to sort out.” In a building that has been largely empty for the past three months, Ravi Gupta has been working non-stop alongside other virus experts. Their trial of a rapid diagnostic test using the ‘SAMBA II’ machine made headlines in April: results are returned in 90 minutes, helping healthcare workers ensure that those infected can be quickly directed to specialised wards. But there remains much work to do.
