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.
Green recovery must end the reign of GDP, argue Cambridge and UN economists
15 December 2020The University helps the United Nations launch a new 'Ecosystem Accounting' framework: allowing governments to better include and reflect nature in their post-pandemic economic recovery.
Apathy could predict onset of dementia years before other symptoms
15 December 2020Apathy – a lack of interest or motivation – could predict the onset of some forms of dementia many years before symptoms start, offering a...
Remdesivir likely to be highly effective antiviral against SARS-CoV-2 for some patients
14 December 2020The drug remdesivir is likely to be a highly effective antiviral against SARS-CoV-2, according to a new study by a team of UK scientists. Writing...
Fire: The Great Manipulator
14 December 2020Climate change is driving more frequent and intense wildfires, damaging ecosystems and causing major carbon emissions. A Cambridge researcher is figuring out how to give...