Health and medicine

AI is as good as pathologists at diagnosing coeliac disease, study finds

27 Mar 2025

A machine learning algorithm developed by Cambridge scientists was able to correctly identify in 97 cases out of 100 whether or not an individual had...

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Nobel laureate and Cambridge University alumnus Sir Demis Hassabis heralds a new era of AI drug discovery at 'digital speed'

24 Mar 2025

Google DeepMind co-founder tells Cambridge audience 'digital biology’ could reduce the amount of time it takes to identify new drugs from years to...

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Powerful new MRI scans enable life-changing surgery in first for adults with epilepsy

21 Mar 2025

Scientists have developed a new technique that has enabled ultra-powerful MRI scanners to identify tiny differences in patients’ brains that cause...

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Dementia patients and their carers to be asked about direction of drug research

19 Mar 2025

Cambridge researchers are seeking the views of people with lived experience of dementia – patients and their friends and families – on which existing...

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Dawn, the UK’s fastest AI supercomputer

Under the bonnet at Dawn, the UK's fastest AI supercomputer

17 Mar 2025

How AI supercomputer, Dawn, is being used to tackle some of the most pressing issues facing humanity.

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Cambridge and London hospitals to pioneer brain implants to combat alcohol and opioid addiction

17 Mar 2025

People suffering from severe alcohol and opioid addiction are to be offered a revolutionary new technique involving planting electrodes in the brain...

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Routine asthma test more reliable in the morning and has seasonal effects

12 Mar 2025

A lung function test used to help diagnose asthma works better in the morning, becoming less reliable throughout the day, Cambridge researchers have...

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Cambridge Festival Speaker Spotlight: Professor Paul Bays

11 Mar 2025

Paul Bays is a Professor of Computation and Cognition in the Department of Psychology at the University of Cambridge. He investigates the nature of...

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When inflammation goes too far

11 Mar 2025

Clare Bryant, Professor of Innate Immunity, is a molecular detective. Clare allows us to see how inflammation functions across species, and when our...

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Cambridge Festival celebrates pioneering women for International Women’s Day

07 Mar 2025

For International Women’s Day (8 March), the Cambridge Festival (19 March – 4 April) is celebrating some of the remarkable contributions of women...

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Scientists identify genes that make humans and Labradors more likely to become obese

06 Mar 2025

Researchers at the University of Cambridge have discovered genes linked to obesity in both Labradors and humans. They say the effects can be over-...

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Pledge to phase out toxic lead ammunition in UK hunting by 2025 has failed

06 Mar 2025

A voluntary pledge made by UK shooting organisations in 2020 to replace lead shot with non-toxic alternatives by 2025 has failed, analysis by...

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