Cambridge researchers have played a vital role in the fight back against COVID-19, from the use of genomics to track its spread and mathematic modelling to understand infection rates through to innovative screening programmes to keep its students and staff safe.
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Underactive immune response may explain obesity link to COVID-19 severity
Individuals who are obese may be more susceptible to severe COVID-19 because of a poorer inflammatory immune response, say Cambridge scientists.
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COVID-19 vaccine boosters may help protect against future animal coronaviruses
01 Jul 2026 COVID-19 vaccine boosters not only protect against SARS-CoV-2 – the virus behind the most recent pandemic – but may also help protect against some...
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Risk of rare heart complications in children higher after COVID-19 infection than after vaccination
04 Nov 2025 Children and young people faced long-lasting and higher risks of rare heart and inflammatory complications after COVID-19 infection, compared to...
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Prioritise vaccine boosters for vulnerable immunocompromised patients, say scientists
12 Feb 2025 Vaccinations alone may not be enough to protect people with compromised immune systems from infection, even if the vaccine has generated the...
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System to auto-detect new variants will inform better response to future infectious disease outbreaks
01 Jan 2025 Researchers have come up with a new way to identify more infectious variants of viruses or bacteria that start spreading in humans – including those...
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Ultra-powered MRI scans show damage to brain’s ‘control centre’ is behind long-lasting Covid-19 symptoms
08 Oct 2024 Damage to the brainstem – the brain’s ‘control centre’ – is behind long-lasting physical and psychiatric effects of severe Covid-19 infection, a study...
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Incidence of heart attacks and strokes was lower after COVID-19 vaccination
31 Jul 2024 The incidence of heart attacks and strokes was lower after COVID-19 vaccination than before or without vaccination, according to a new study involving...
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Low iron levels resulting from infection could be key trigger of long COVID
04 Mar 2024 Problems with iron levels in the blood and the body’s ability to regulate this important nutrient as a result of SARS-CoV-2 infection could be a key...
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Long COVID linked to persistently high levels of inflammatory protein: a potential biomarker and target for treatments
21 Feb 2024 SARS-CoV-2 triggers the production of the antiviral protein IFN- γ, which is associated with fatigue, muscle ache and depression. New research shows...
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Religious people coped better with Covid-19 pandemic, research suggests
30 Jan 2024 Two Cambridge-led studies suggest that the psychological distress caused by lockdowns (UK) and experience of infection (US) was reduced among those of...
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Significant gaps in COVID-19 vaccine uptake may have led to over 7,000 hospitalisations and deaths
15 Jan 2024 Between a third and a half of the populations of the four UK nations had not had the recommended number of COVID vaccinations and boosters by summer...
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