Codecheck confirms reproducibility of COVID-19 model results
09 Jun 2020Cambridge researcher confirms reproducibility of high-profile Imperial College coronavirus computational model.
Harnessing AI in the fight against COVID-19
04 Jun 2020AI assisted COVID-19 diagnostic and prognostic tool could improve resource allocation and patient outcomes.
Antibody designed to recognise pathogens of Alzheimer’s disease
25 May 2020Researchers have found a way to design an antibody that can identify the toxic particles that destroy healthy brain cells – a potential advance in...
COVID-19: The long view
22 May 2020The COVID-19 pandemic should only present a short-term interruption to 250 years of improving life expectancy, argues historian Leigh Shaw-Taylor.
Healthcare rationing could see unlawful deaths from COVID-19, researchers claim
21 May 2020Current medical guidelines risk unlawful deaths of patients – with doctors, hospitals, and even the government potentially liable – if a second peak...
Most young people with increased suicide risk only display ‘mild to moderate’ mental distress – study
20 May 2020Around 70% of young people who report self-harming or suicidal thoughts are within the normal or non-clinical range of mental distress.
AI techniques in medical imaging may lead to incorrect diagnoses
12 May 2020Machine learning and AI are highly unstable in medical image reconstruction, and may lead to false positives and false negatives, a new study...
Moderate exercise in middle and older age cuts time spent in hospital
07 May 2020Men and women aged 40–79 are at significantly lower (25–27%) risk of long or frequent hospital admissions if they do some form of physical activity...
Coronavirus pandemic: making safer emergency hospitals
28 Apr 2020Simple, low-cost ventilation designs and configuration of wards can reduce the dispersal of airborne virus in emergency COVID-19 hospitals, say...
Open-source ventilator designed by Cambridge team for use in low- and middle-income countries
20 Apr 2020In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, a team at the University of Cambridge has designed an open-source ventilator in partnership with local...
The sequencing of COVID-19
17 Apr 2020Labs across the country have converted to the genetic sequencing of coronavirus samples to help track its mutation and spread. The initiative, COG-UK...
Interactive tool shows the science behind COVID-19 control measures
08 Apr 2020An online tool to illustrate the effects of different COVID-19 control measures has been developed by a team of University of Cambridge researchers...