Reducing the rise of antibiotic resistance
22 Nov 2021Rising resistance to antibiotics is a worrying prospect, but a success story happening across the farms of the UK gives hope that something can be done.
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Flu season 2021: how worried should we be?
12 Oct 2021Are we in for a bad flu season this winter? Cambridge experts who have been studying flu for decades consider the scenarios that may lie ahead.
Farmed carnivores may become ‘disease reservoirs’ posing human health risk
24 Aug 2021Carnivorous animals lack key genes needed to detect and respond to infection by pathogens, a study has found.
Trinity Challenge announces inaugural winners
25 Jun 2021The Trinity Challenge has announced the winners of its inaugural competition, and is investing a £5.7 million (US$8 million) charitable pledged prize fund into one grand prize winner, two 2nd prize winners, and five 3rd prize winners.
Ability of multi-drug resistant infection to evolve within cystic fibrosis patients highlights need for rapid treatment
29 Apr 2021Scientists have been able to track how a multi-drug resistant organism is able to evolve and spread widely among cystic fibrosis patients – showing that it can evolve rapidly within an individual during chronic infection.
The Kennel Club Genetics Centre to re-open as part of the University of Cambridge
23 Mar 2021Following the announcement in July 2020 of the closure of the Animal Health Trust, The Kennel Club Canine Genetics Centre will officially re-open and be located at the University of Cambridge where its vital research into dog genetics and inherited canine conditions can continue.
Study highlights ‘unbridled globetrotting’ of the strangles pathogen in horses
09 Mar 2021In the largest ever study of its kind into an equine pathogen, scientists in 18 countries used the latest DNA sequencing techniques to track the bacteria responsible for a disease called 'strangles’ in horses around the world.
When Symptoms Don't Stop
22 Jan 2021Treating those most severely affected by COVID-19 has necessarily taken priority during the pandemic. But could long COVID be the next wave of the crisis?
The scientist reducing the rise of superbugs by talking to farmers
06 Nov 2020Chioma Achi is worried about the global misuse of antibiotics in agricultural practices. Her work helping farmers in Nigeria to reduce infection in livestock and use fewer antibiotics in animal feed was highlighted in the recent Vice-Chancellor’s Research Impact and Engagement Awards.
The colleagues who’ve scored almost a century in continuous service to the University
06 Oct 2020As they (literally) hand over the keys to their much-loved Vet School, Betty and Paul tell us about the poorly elephant who brought two friends and why it was important to keep the place going in the midst of a pandemic.
