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Making the digital world a safer place

New technology developed by Cambridge researchers and Arm to make our computers more secure is being put through its paces by tech companies in the UK and around the world. 

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The psychiatrist who faced a dilemma but couldn’t turn his back on his people

Children in West Africa with cognitive difficulties are going undiagnosed because the tests used to assess their mental health are based on Western norms. Kwabena Kusi-Mensah is working with communities in Nigeria and Ghana to develop assessments that are culturally appropriate.

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First Australians ate giant eggs of huge flightless birds

Scientists settle debate surrounding 'Thunder bird' species, and whether its eggs were exploited by early Australian people around 50,000 years ago. 

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Reducing TV viewing to less than one hour a day could help prevent more than one in ten cases of coronary heart disease

Watching too much TV is associated with increased risk of coronary heart disease regardless of an individual’s genetic makeup, say a team of scientists at the University of Cambridge and the University of Hong Kong.

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