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A ‘dipstick’ test that detects Hepatitis B within 30 minutes – and could be used in some of the world’s poorest countries – has been given the green...

The most common cause of artificial joint failure is loosening of the prosthetic implant. Dr Athina Markaki is designing materials to anchor them...

Having the brain changes of Alzheimer's disease is not necessarily associated with dementia in very elderly people, according to a new study.

The University of Cambridge will host one of just three genetic research hubs created by the Medical Research Council (MRC) to provide scientists...

Type 1 (juvenile) diabetes and coeliac disease appear to share a common genetic origin, scientists at the University of Cambridge and Barts and The...

The first Asian and African human genomes have been deciphered using a technique originally invented by Professors Shankar Balasubramanian and David...

A test to show whether a person may be genetically predisposed to suffer one of the most prevalent forms of blindness in the elderly - before...

In the quest to find the biological route of drug addiction, research at Cambridge University is revealing what makes some people more vulnerable...