Black British Voices: the findings
28 September 2023The largest survey to date of the opinions and attitudes of Black people in Britain has revealed a central split on the question of British...
Medieval Murder Maps
28 September 2023A project mapping medieval England’s known murder cases has now added Oxford and York to its street plan of London’s 14th century slayings.
Risk of premature birth from smoking while pregnant more than double previous estimates
28 September 2023Cambridge researchers have found that women who smoke during pregnancy are 2.6 times more likely to give birth prematurely compared to non-smokers – more than...
AI-driven techniques reveal new targets for drug discovery
27 September 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 September 2023Studies of a ‘future-proof’ vaccine candidate have shown that just one antigen can be modified to provide a broadly protective immune response in animals. The...
Widely-used COVID-19 antiviral could be helping SARS-CoV-2 to evolve
25 September 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 viruses...
How new model boosts supply and lowers prices for generic drugs
21 September 2023First empirical evidence for Civica Rx, a health care utility, finds increased supply security and reduced costs for health systems, says study in NEJM Catalyst...
Suppressing negative thoughts may be good for mental health after all
20 September 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 the...
Cambridge remains most intensive science and technological cluster in the world
20 September 2023Cambridge remains the most intensive science and technological cluster in the world – according to a new report ranking innovation around the globe.
Developing ‘kinder’ treatments for a devastating childhood cancer
20 September 2023Neuroblastomas can be devastating to children and their families and the treatments can be harsh. But thanks to scientists, some tadpoles and a little poetry,...