Health and medicine
Newborn babies at risk from bacteria commonly carried by mothers
29 Nov 2023One in 200 newborns is admitted to a neonatal unit with sepsis caused by a bacteria commonly carried by their mothers – much greater than the...
Early-stage stem cell therapy trial shows promise for treating progressive MS
27 Nov 2023An international team has shown that the injection of a type of stem cell into the brains of patients living with progressive multiple sclerosis (MS...
Cambridge partners with AstraZeneca and Medical Research Council on new world-class functional genomics laboratory
27 Nov 2023The facility, based at the Milner Therapeutics Institute, will support the discovery of new medicines and diagnostics for chronic diseases by...
New report highlights increase in number of children and young people with eating disorders
21 Nov 2023One in five children and young people have a probable mental health condition, according to The Mental Health of Children and Young People in England...
Our brains are not able to ‘rewire’ themselves, despite what most scientists believe, new study argues
21 Nov 2023Contrary to the commonly-held view, the brain does not have the ability to rewire itself to compensate for the loss of sight, an amputation or stroke...
AI system self-organises to develop features of brains of complex organisms
20 Nov 2023Cambridge scientists have shown that placing physical constraints on an artificially-intelligent system – in much the same way that the human brain...
Carbon-omics and global health
17 Nov 2023Cambridge Zero to host two research symposia to discuss critical climate change challenges
Lab-grown ‘small blood vessels’ point to potential treatment for major cause of stroke and vascular dementia
16 Nov 2023Cambridge scientists have grown small blood vessel-like models in the lab and used them to show how damage to the scaffolding that supports these...
UK ‘sugar tax’ linked to fall in child hospital admissions for tooth extraction
15 Nov 2023The UK soft drinks industry levy introduced in 2018 may have saved more than 5,500 hospital admissions for tooth extractions, according to an...
COVID-19 showed the importance of genomic surveillance – we need it to help fight antimicrobial resistance
14 Nov 2023During the COVID-19 pandemic, genomic surveillance proved vital in helping understand the evolution and spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Now, an...
“It's not one single trauma, it’s hundreds of traumas”
09 Nov 2023Policies aimed at addressing the migrant crisis need to take into account the serious mental health issues faced by refugees and asylum seekers, say...
“Incredible” diabetes management app now recommended by NICE
07 Nov 2023The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has today (7 November 2023) recommended hybrid closed loop systems including the CamAPS...