Punctured lung affects almost one in a hundred hospitalised COVID-19 patients
10 September 2020As many as one in 100 patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19 develop a pneumothorax – a ‘punctured lung’ – according to a study led...
Living Planet Report reveals 68% decline in global wildlife populations since 1970
10 September 2020Global populations of mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles and fish have declined by over two-thirds in less than half a century, due in large part to...
AI shows how hydrogen becomes a metal inside giant planets
09 September 2020Researchers have used a combination of AI and quantum mechanics to reveal how hydrogen gradually turns into a metal in giant planets.
Beyond the pandemic: find better ways to talk about death
08 September 2020COVID-19 has forced millions of people to confront the prospect of dying earlier than they expected and under extraordinary circumstances. Now more than ever we...
New model predicts oesophageal cancer eight years early for half of all patients
07 September 2020DNA from tissue biopsies taken from patients with Barrett’s oesophagus – a risk factor for oesophageal cancer – could show which patients are most likely...
‘Wild West’ mentality lingers in US mountain regions
07 September 2020Distinct psychological mix associated with mountain populations is consistent with the theory that harsh frontiers attracted certain personalities.
“Behind every COVID-19 test sample is a person worried about their results”
04 September 2020Meet the volunteer scientists who turn swab samples into diagnoses – again and again and again.
Antiretroviral therapy fails to treat one-third of HIV patients in Malawi hospital
03 September 2020Antiretroviral therapy (ART) failure and drug resistance are extremely common in patients living with HIV who are admitted to hospital in Malawi, according to new...
The Facebook post that launched a thousand shields (and counting)
03 September 2020Cambridge researchers are supporting a project to 3D-print face shields and face masks in Malawi. The work is helping them create a 'blueprint' for using digital fabrication technologies...
Combining PCR and antibody tests at point of care dramatically increases COVID-19 detection in hospitalised patients
02 September 2020A Cambridge hospital has piloted the use of combined rapid point-of-care nucleic acid and antibody testing for SARS-CoV-2 infection after researchers at the University of...
