Tackling COVID-19: Dr Ben Underwood
04 January 2021Ben Underwood’s expertise in delivering clinical trials became highly prized last year, as he worked on a vaccine trial the whole world was watching.
Muddying the waters: rock breakdown may play less of a role in regulating climate than previously thought
21 December 2020The weathering of rocks at the Earth’s surface may remove less greenhouse gas from the atmosphere than previous estimates indicated, says new research from the University...
One in three adults drank more alcohol during first lockdown
21 December 2020COVID-19 and lockdown measures drove some individuals more than others to use alcohol to cope with stress, a new study has revealed. While overall alcohol...
Cambridge launches Regulatory Genome Project
21 December 2020The project will use machine learning to sequence the world’s regulatory text and create an open-source repository of machine-readable regulatory information.
Digital delights, dark deeds and a date with Google
18 December 2020Hot air balloon disasters, scandalous court records and a boom in digital collections all feature as we look back at some of Cambridge University Libraries'...
Common drug for build-up of blood following head injury worse than placebo, study finds
16 December 2020A commonly-used treatment for chronic subdural haematoma – the build-up of ‘old’ blood in the space between the brain and the skull, usually as a...
Driving force behind cellular ‘protein factories’ could have implications for neurodegenerative disease
16 December 2020Researchers have identified the driving force behind a cellular process linked to neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson’s and motor neurone disease.
AI could help cut waiting times for cancer by automating mark-up of patient scans prior to radiotherapy
16 December 2020Doctors at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge aim to drastically cut cancer waiting times by using artificial intelligence (AI) to automate lengthy radiotherapy preparations.
Aroma diffuser and plastic bag offer inexpensive method to test fit of face masks at home
16 December 2020Researchers have developed a way to use a simple home aroma diffuser to test whether N95 and other types of sealing masks, such as KN95...
Tales from the edge of modern fertilities
15 December 2020A major research project sees sociologists situated at emerging hot spots of reproductive change, investigating the new ‘haves and have-nots’ in our fertility futures.