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Training AI models to answer ‘what if?’ questions could improve medical treatments

19 Apr 2024

Machines can learn not only to make predictions, but to handle causal relationships. An international research team shows how this could make medical...

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Having a ‘regular doctor’ can significantly reduce GP workload, study finds

23 Feb 2024

If all GP practices moved to a model where patients saw the same doctor at each visit, it could significantly reduce doctor workload while improving...

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Newly elected Fellows

Cambridge researchers elected to Academy of Medical Sciences Fellowship 2023

18 May 2023

Seven Cambridge University researchers are among the 59 biomedical and health researchers elected to the Academy of Medical Sciences Fellowship.

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Gone fishing: highly accurate test for common respiratory viruses uses DNA as ‘bait’

16 Jan 2023

A new test that ‘fishes’ for multiple respiratory viruses at once using single strands of DNA as ‘bait’, and gives highly accurate results in under...

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Woman checking her smart watch and mobile phone after run

Fitness levels accurately predicted using wearable devices – no exercise required

01 Dec 2022

Cambridge researchers have developed a method for measuring overall fitness accurately on wearable devices – and more robustly than current consumer...

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Experts urge government to keep focus on levelling-up health

30 Sep 2022

Experts are calling on the Government to continue focusing on ‘levelling-up’ health, arguing that reducing the health gap is too important an agenda...

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Cambridge Biomedical Campus celebrates 60 years with £2bn boost to UK economy

02 Sep 2022

A new economic impact report details the financial contributions of the Cambridge Biomedical Campus (CBC), which celebrates its 60th anniversary this...

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Planning for action

17 Feb 2022

Free online tools built by Cambridge researchers are helping planners design exercise into our towns and cities.

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New model improves accuracy of machine learning in COVID-19 diagnosis while preserving privacy

16 Dec 2021

Researchers in the UK and China have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model that can diagnose COVID-19 as well as a panel of professional...

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Changes to workplace cafeteria menus nudge workers to consume fewer calories

14 Sep 2021

A study carried out at 19 workplace cafeterias has shown that reducing portion sizes and replacing higher calorie food and drinks with lower calorie...

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Spread of Delta SARS-CoV-2 variant driven by combination of immune escape and increased infectivity

06 Sep 2021

Findings suggest infection control measures against variants will need to continue in the post-vaccination era.

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Mathematical model predicts best way to build muscle

23 Aug 2021

Researchers have developed a mathematical model that can predict the optimum exercise regime for building muscle.

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