Autistic individuals have increased risk of chronic physical health conditions across the whole body
29 Sep 2023Autistic people have higher rates of chronic physical health conditions across the whole body and are more likely to have complex health needs...
Risk of premature birth from smoking while pregnant more than double previous estimates
28 Sep 2023Cambridge researchers have found that women who smoke during pregnancy are 2.6 times more likely to give birth prematurely compared to non-smokers –...
AI-driven techniques reveal new targets for drug discovery
27 Sep 2023Researchers have developed a method to identify new targets for human disease, including neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease.
New vaccine technology could protect from future viruses and variants
25 Sep 2023Studies of a ‘future-proof’ vaccine candidate have shown that just one antigen can be modified to provide a broadly protective immune response in...
Widely-used COVID-19 antiviral could be helping SARS-CoV-2 to evolve
25 Sep 2023Molnupiravir, an antiviral drug used to treat patients with COVID-19, appears to be driving SARS-CoV-2 to mutate and evolve, with some of these new...
How new model boosts supply and lowers prices for generic drugs
21 Sep 2023First empirical evidence for Civica Rx, a health care utility, finds increased supply security and reduced costs for health systems, says study in...
Suppressing negative thoughts may be good for mental health after all
20 Sep 2023The commonly-held belief that attempting to suppress negative thoughts is bad for our mental health could be wrong, a new study from scientists at...
Developing ‘kinder’ treatments for a devastating childhood cancer
20 Sep 2023Neuroblastomas can be devastating to children and their families and the treatments can be harsh. But thanks to scientists, some tadpoles and a...
Over a third of UK medical students do not receive sexual misconduct training
12 Sep 2023More than a third of newly qualified doctors are leaving UK medical schools without any education on sexual misconduct specifically relating to the...
Healthy lifestyle can help prevent depression – and new research may explain why
11 Sep 2023A healthy lifestyle that involves moderate alcohol consumption, a healthy diet, regular physical activity, healthy sleep and frequent social...
Apollo Therapeutics secures $226.5 million to translate fundamental research into medicines
06 Sep 2023Apollo Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company originally set up by three UK universities (Cambridge, Imperial College London and University...
Scientists develop test to identify people at risk of developing acute myeloid leukaemia and related cancers
24 Aug 2023The new ‘MN-predict’ platform will allow doctors and scientists to identify those at risk and to design new treatments to prevent them from...