Routine asthma test more reliable in the morning and has seasonal effects
12 Mar 2025A lung function test used to help diagnose asthma works better in the morning, becoming less reliable throughout the day, Cambridge researchers have...
Cambridge Festival Speaker Spotlight: Professor Paul Bays
11 Mar 2025Paul Bays is a Professor of Computation and Cognition in the Department of Psychology at the University of Cambridge. He investigates the nature of...
When inflammation goes too far
11 Mar 2025Clare Bryant, Professor of Innate Immunity, is a molecular detective. Clare allows us to see how inflammation functions across species, and when our...
Cambridge Festival celebrates pioneering women for International Women’s Day
07 Mar 2025For International Women’s Day (8 March), the Cambridge Festival (19 March – 4 April) is celebrating some of the remarkable contributions of women...
Scientists identify genes that make humans and Labradors more likely to become obese
06 Mar 2025Researchers at the University of Cambridge have discovered genes linked to obesity in both Labradors and humans. They say the effects can be over-...
Pledge to phase out toxic lead ammunition in UK hunting by 2025 has failed
06 Mar 2025A voluntary pledge made by UK shooting organisations in 2020 to replace lead shot with non-toxic alternatives by 2025 has failed, analysis by...
Scientists discover how aspirin could prevent some cancers from spreading
05 Mar 2025Scientists have uncovered the mechanism behind how aspirin could reduce the metastasis of some cancers by stimulating the immune system.
Chronic diseases misdiagnosed as psychosomatic can lead to long term damage
03 Mar 2025A ‘chasm of misunderstanding and miscommunication’ is often experienced between clinicians and patients, leading to autoimmune diseases such as lupus...
Cambridge initiative to address risks of future engineered pandemics
27 Feb 2025Covid-19 showed us how vulnerable the world is to pandemics – but what if the next pandemic were somehow engineered? How would the world respond –...
Cambridge Festival Speaker Spotlight: Estherina Trachtenberg
24 Feb 2025Estherina Trachtenberg is a Blavatnik Postdoctoral Fellow in the Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge and is currently working...
Scientists develop ‘smart pyjamas’ to monitor sleep disorders
18 Feb 2025Researchers have developed comfortable, washable ‘smart pyjamas’ that can monitor sleep disorders such as sleep apnoea at home, without the need for...
Cambridge researcher aims to unlock new dementia treatments with nationwide blood test trial
13 Feb 2025A simple blood test is being rolled out across the UK as part of a new study to detect early signs of dementia decades before it develops and help...