Inside the institute looking at early cancer
24 Jul 2024Today sees the launch of the Early Cancer Institute at Cambridge. Its mission is deceptively simple: to detect cancer early enough to cure it.
Cambridge and SAS launch partnership in AI and advanced analytics to accelerate innovation in the healthcare sector
23 Jul 2024The Maxwell Centre at the University of Cambridge and SAS, leaders in data and AI, are launching a partnership aimed at accelerating healthcare innovation through enhanced access to advanced analytics.
Samuel Pepys’ fashion prints reveal his love of fancy French clothes
22 Jul 2024A collection of French fashion engravings offers precious new insights into the life of Samuel Pepys years after his premature final diary entry. The prints show the tailor’s son remained fascinated by the power of fashion long after he had secured wealth and status. But they also expose Pepys’...
New genetic test will eliminate a form of inherited blindness in dogs
22 Jul 2024Cambridge scientists have identified the genetic mutation that causes progressive retinal atrophy in English Shepherd Dogs, which results in incurable blindness, and developed a genetic test to help eliminate the disease from future generations of the breed.
British Academy elects Cambridge researchers to Fellowship
18 Jul 2024Six academics from the University of Cambridge have been made Fellows of the prestigious British Academy for the humanities and social sciences.
Mindfulness training may lead to altered states of consciousness, study finds
17 Jul 2024Mindfulness training may lead participants to experience disembodiment and unity – so-called altered states of consciousness – according to a new study from researchers at the University of Cambridge.
Soft, stretchy ‘jelly batteries’ inspired by electric eels
17 Jul 2024Researchers have developed soft, stretchable ‘jelly batteries’ that could be used for wearable devices or soft robotics, or even implanted in the brain to deliver drugs or treat conditions such as epilepsy.
‘Diabetes distress’ increases risk of mental health problems among young people living with type 1 diabetes
17 Jul 2024Children diagnosed with type 1 diabetes are at significantly higher risk of a number of mental health issues, including mood and anxiety disorders, a study from a team in the UK and the Czech Republic has found.
Ultra-processed food makes up almost two-thirds of calorie intake of UK adolescents
17 Jul 2024Adolescents consume around two-thirds of their daily calories from ultra-processed foods (UPFs), new research from the Universities of Cambridge and Bristol has found.
AI Chatbots have shown they have an ‘empathy gap’ that children are likely to miss
15 Jul 2024New study proposes a framework for “Child Safe AI” following recent incidents which revealed that many children see chatbots as quasi-human and trustworthy.
