Monitoring the Meerkats of the Kalahari
16 July 2021Getting close was a challenge. Cracking it was key to an incredible 30-year study of the wild meerkats of the Kalahari.
Top UK organisations release annual statistics for use of animals in research
15 July 2021The ten organisations in Great Britain that carry out the highest number of animal procedures – those used in medical, veterinary and scientific research -...
Women economists underrepresented ‘at every level’ in UK academia – report
13 July 2021New research shows the gender gap in the teaching and study of economics is still dramatic and actually getting worse. Economists argue that this is...
Climate changed the size of our bodies and, to some extent, our brains
08 July 2021The average body size of humans has fluctuated significantly over the last million years and is strongly linked to temperature. Colder, harsher climates drove the evolution...
Rare genetic variants confer largest increase in type 2 diabetes risk seen to date
07 July 2021Scientists at the University of Cambridge have identified rare genetic variants – carried by one in 3,000 people – that have a larger impact on...
Early humans were sheltered from worst effects of volcanic supereruption
05 July 2021A massive volcanic eruption in Indonesia about 74,000 years ago likely caused severe climate disruption in many areas of the globe, but early human populations...
Autistic individuals may be more likely to use recreational drugs to self-medicate their mental health
01 July 2021While autistic individuals are less likely to use substances, those who do so are more likely to self-medicate for their mental health symptoms, according to...
British consumers complicit in forty-year ‘healthy eating’ failure, new study suggests
01 July 2021‘Healthy eating’ campaigns have largely failed in Britain for the last four decades because consumers have adapted confusing advice, and incorporated fast and convenience foods...
Scientists identify 160 new drugs that could be repurposed against COVID-19
30 June 2021Cambridge scientists have identified 200 approved drugs predicted to work against COVID-19 – of which only 40 are currently being tested in COVID-19 clinical trials.
Upgrading PPE for staff working on COVID-19 wards cut hospital-acquired infections dramatically
29 June 2021When Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge upgraded its face masks for staff working on COVID-19 wards to filtering face piece 3 (FFP3) respirators, it saw a...
