Supermassive black holes put a brake on stellar births
21 March 2022Black holes with masses equivalent to millions of suns do put a brake on the birth of new stars, say astronomers. Using machine learning and three state-of-the-art simulations...
Effectiveness of antibiotics significantly reduced when multiple bugs present
19 March 2022A study has found that much higher doses of antibiotics are needed to eliminate a bacterial infection of the airways when other microbes are present....
Forest restoration: trade-offs between environmental and wood production goals
17 March 2022Forest restoration schemes should prioritise restoring native forests for greatest climate and environmental benefits, but these benefits incur a trade-off with wood production in comparison...
Study suggests lithium may decrease risk of developing dementia
17 March 2022Researchers have identified a link which suggests that lithium could decrease the risk of developing dementia, which affects nearly one million people in the UK.
Mathematical paradox demonstrates the limits of AI
17 March 2022Humans are usually pretty good at recognising when they get things wrong, but artificial intelligence systems are not. According to a new study, AI generally...
Personalised blood test can detect persistent lung cancer
17 March 2022Patients who are at a higher risk of their lung cancer returning can be identified by a personalised blood test that is performed after treatment,...
Cambridge researchers awarded European Research Council funding
17 March 2022Five University of Cambridge researchers have been awarded Consolidator Grants from the European Research Council, the premier European funding organisation for excellent frontier research.
Memory and concentration problems are common in long COVID
17 March 2022Seven in ten long COVID patients experience concentration and memory problems several months after the initial onset of their disease, with many performing worse than...
Largest ever study on traumatic brain injury highlights global inequality in causes and treatment
16 March 2022Neurosurgery experts from Cambridge have led the largest ever study examining the surgical management of traumatic brain injuries, highlighting regional inequalities in both major causes...
Birds of prey populations suppressed by lead poisoning from gun ammo
16 March 2022New study uses data on lead levels in the livers of thousands of dead raptors to calculate the impact of lead poisoning on population size.