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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.

Underactive immune response may explain obesity link to COVID-19 severity

20 March 2023

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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Science, policy & pandemics: diagnostic testing

21 Apr 2020

Hear about one of the first academic labs to be converted for diagnostic testing from Professor Stephen Baker and Dr Caroline Trotter in this podcast...

Using machine learning to predict demands on NHS

21 Apr 2020

Professor Mihaela van der Schaar is partnering with NHS Digital and Public Health England to start trialling projection technology.

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Women bear brunt of coronavirus economic shutdown in UK and US

21 Apr 2020

New data shows women and people who did not go to university are more likely to have lost work and earnings since mid-March.

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COVID-19 severity associated with increased levels of air pollution in England, preliminary study finds

21 Apr 2020

Scientists at the University of Cambridge have found an association between living in an area of England with high levels of air pollution and the...

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Open-source ventilator designed by Cambridge team for use in low- and middle-income countries

20 Apr 2020

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, a team at the University of Cambridge has designed an open-source ventilator in partnership with local...

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The sequencing of COVID-19

17 Apr 2020

Labs across the country have converted to the genetic sequencing of coronavirus samples to help track its mutation and spread. The initiative, COG-UK...

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Coronavirus: three misconceptions about how animals transmit diseases debunked

16 Apr 2020

Infectious disease expert Dr Olivier Restif tackles common myths around bush meat, vectors and domestic animals for The Conversation.

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Leading European cancer centres share guidance on making their operations ‘pandemic proof’

16 Apr 2020

Seven of Europe’s leading cancer centres have today published a report detailing how they have organized their healthcare systems at an unprecedented...

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Study identifies 275 ways to reduce spread of coronavirus following lockdown

15 Apr 2020

Phased re-opening of schools, businesses and open spaces should be considered alongside a range of practical ways to keep people physically apart...

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How to make a COVID-19 vaccine starting from scratch

15 Apr 2020

Professor Gordon Dougan from Cambridge's Department of Medicine co-authors an article outlining the routes to a vaccine, "a race full of challenges...

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Economic activity has halved during Spain’s coronavirus lockdown, study suggests

15 Apr 2020

Almost one and a half billion spending transactions reveal 'real-time' reactions of consumers in a major western economy during the nation’s peak...

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Everyone should wear masks in COVID-19 crisis, say Cambridge researchers

09 Apr 2020

Governments and health agencies should reconsider the current guidelines with regards to widespread mask use in the COVID-19 pandemic and recommend...

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