AstraZeneca to fund a further 55 PhD studentships with University of Cambridge
12 Jul 2022The University of Cambridge has formed a new agreement with AstraZeneca for the global biopharmaceuticals company to fund 55 additional PhD...
New Heart and Lung Research Institute opens
11 Jul 2022A major new institute opens today, bringing together the largest concentration of scientists and clinicians in heart and lung medicine in Europe.
Study reveals why highly infectious cholera variant mysteriously died out
05 Jul 2022Scientists say continuous monitoring of the cholera bug genome is key to preventing outbreaks of new variants.
‘Hologram patients’ developed to help train doctors and nurses
28 Jun 2022A new partnership involving Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) and the University’s Faculty of Education, brings medical training using 'mixed...
Messaging on healthy foods may not prompt healthier purchases: study
28 Jun 2022Healthy food cues standing alone don’t prompt healthier buying decisions, but they may counter advertising for sugary and fatty foods, says study co-...
Maternal microbiome promotes healthy development of the baby
28 Jun 2022Researchers studying mice have found the first evidence of how a mother’s gut microbes can help in the development of the placenta, and the healthy...
Highly antibiotic-resistant strain of MRSA that arose in pigs can jump to humans
28 Jun 2022A new study has found that a highly antibiotic-resistant strain of the superbug MRSA – methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus – has emerged in...
Intensive farming may actually reduce risk of pandemics, experts argue
24 Jun 2022Scientists evaluate the evidence that intensive livestock farming is causing pandemics, and find that intensive farming could actually reduce the...
Gene discovery indicates motor neurone diseases caused by abnormal lipid processing in cells
20 Jun 2022A new genetic discovery adds weight to a theory that motor neurone degenerative diseases are caused by abnormal lipid (fat) processing pathways...
Heart surgery delays will cost lives, warns research
17 Jun 2022Pandemic has delayed lifesaving treatment for thousands of people with severe aortic stenosis.
Tumour ‘signatures’ could provide key to more accurate treatment for deadliest cancers
15 Jun 2022Scientists have found a way to identify and interpret ‘signatures’ that reveal the complex genetic causes of some of the deadliest cancers – which...
One in 500 men carry extra sex chromosome, putting them at higher risk of several common diseases
10 Jun 2022Around one in 500 men could be carrying an extra X or Y chromosome – most of them unaware – putting them at increased risk of diseases such as type 2...