Are weight loss jabs the solution to the obesity crisis?
30 Oct 2024Almost two thirds of UK adults are overweight or obese. Are weight loss drugs the solution? Cambridge experts share their opinions.
Military musicians returning from Napoleonic wars invented Britain’s brass bands
30 Oct 2024Military musicians returning from the Napoleonic wars established Britain’s first brass bands earlier than previously thought, Dr Eamonn O'Keeffe has found. The study undermines the idea that brass bands were a civilian and exclusively northern creation.
AI algorithm accurately detects heart disease in dogs
29 Oct 2024Researchers have developed a machine learning algorithm to accurately detect heart murmurs in dogs, one of the main indicators of cardiac disease, which affects a large proportion of some smaller breeds such as King Charles Spaniels.
Magnetic field applied to both sides of brain shows rapid improvement for depression
28 Oct 2024A type of therapy that involves applying a magnetic field to both sides of the brain has been shown to be effective at rapidly treating depression in patients for whom standard treatments have been ineffective.
Journeys of discovery: Azim Surani on the earliest stages of life
24 Oct 2024Azim Surani has followed his curiosity for over half a century, rewriting science in the process.
Airbnb rentals linked to increased crime rates in London neighbourhoods
24 Oct 2024Rising numbers of houses and flats listed as short-term lets on Airbnb are associated with higher rates of crimes such as burglaries and street robberies right across London, according to the most detailed study of its kind.
UK budget rules hand green economy to China
24 Oct 2024A new report by researchers from the University of Cambridge and the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) argues the UK government should invest in green infrastructure now or watch productivity lag behind China, the United States and other countries already running away with...
‘Palaeo-robots’ to help scientists understand how fish started to walk on land
23 Oct 2024The transition from water to land is one of the most significant events in the history of life on Earth. Now, a team of roboticists, palaeontologists and biologists is using robots to study how the ancestors of modern land animals transitioned from swimming to walking, about 390 million years ago.
Cambridge win golds at legendary rowing event
22 Oct 2024Cambridge have claimed four golds at one of the biggest events in the global rowing calendar, the Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Professor David Rowitch elected to US National Academy of Medicine
21 Oct 2024Professor David Rowitch, Head of the Department of Paediatrics at the University of Cambridge, has been elected to the prestigious National Academy of Medicine in the USA.
