Study measures effectiveness of different face mask materials when coughing
29 October 2020A team of researchers has tested everything from t-shirts and socks to jeans and vacuum bags to determine what type of mask material is most...
Age and pre-existing conditions increase risk of stroke among COVID-19 patients
28 October 2020Fourteen out of every 1,000 COVID-19 patients admitted to hospital experience a stroke, a rate that is even higher in older patients and those with...
Professor Chris Abell FRS, FMedSci (1957 – 2020)
27 October 2020The University is saddened to announce that Professor Chris Abell, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research, Professor of Biological Chemistry and Todd-Hamied Fellow of Christ’s College, has died...
Tiny golden bullets could help tackle asbestos-related cancers
27 October 2020Gold nanotubes – tiny hollow cylinders one thousandth the width of a human hair – could be used to treat mesothelioma, a type of cancer...
Drug-resistant hospital bacteria persist even after deep cleaning, genomic study reveals
26 October 2020Scientists have used genome sequencing to reveal the extent to which a drug-resistant gastrointestinal bacterium can spread within a hospital, highlighting the challenge hospitals face...
Marmoset study finds single brain region linking depression and anxiety, heart disease, and people’s sensitivity to treatment
26 October 2020Over-activity in a single brain region called the subgenual anterior cingulate cortex (sgACC) underlies several key symptoms of mood and anxiety disorders, but an antidepressant...
Globalised economy making water, energy and land insecurity worse: study
26 October 2020The first large-scale study of the risks that countries face from dependence on water, energy and land resources has found that globalisation may be decreasing,...
One in six children has a probable mental disorder, according to new report
23 October 2020The proportion of children experiencing a probable mental disorder has increased over the past three years, from one in nine in 2017 to one in six...
Machine learning comes of age in cystic fibrosis
23 October 2020World-leading AI technology developed by the Cambridge Centre for AI in Medicine and their colleagues – some of which is being showcased this week at...
‘Mini-lungs’ reveal early stages of SARS-CoV-2 infection
23 October 2020‘Mini-lungs’ grown from tissue donated to Cambridge hospitals have provided a team of scientists from South Korea and the UK with important insights into how...