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From cybercrime to earthquakes, influenza to air travel, research on risk and uncertainty reflects issues that are of paramount importance.

Mobile phone

FluPhone: disease tracking by app

21 Apr 2011

A mobile phone app developed by Cambridge researchers that tracks how people behave during an epidemic could be used to limit disease spread.

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Behind the scenes at the Centre for Mathematical Sciences

Science is a Risky Quiz-ness: A new study aims to assess how we perceive risks

05 Apr 2011

A new study aims to be the biggest study of risk perception ever undertaken.

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Fieldwork in China

When disaster strikes

01 Nov 2010

Using satellite imagery, researchers have developed the first systematic approach for tracking the recovery of regions stricken by natural disaster...

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Biodiversity

To save biodiversity, society’s behaviour must change

09 Sep 2010

Leading conservationists warn that in order to save biodiversity, society's behaviour must change.

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Rees says Earth-type planets will be found within years

26 Jul 2010

Astronomer Royal Martin Rees believes that planets resembling Earth may be discovered in the next two to three years – although it may take a further...

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Untitled

Why more education lowers dementia risk

23 Jul 2010

A team of researchers from the UK and Finland has discovered why people who stay in education longer have a lower risk of developing dementia; a...

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Hospital

Risk of death higher if born outside working week

15 Jul 2010

Babies born at night or at the weekend are at greater risk of dying due to lack of oxygen (anoxia) than those born during normal working hours...

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Prescribed

Overall safety of statins confirmed

29 Jun 2010

The use of statins in patients without a prior history of heart attacks and strokes is of little real benefit in preventing deaths in the short term...

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Diabetes doubles risk of heart attack and strokes

25 Jun 2010

Having diabetes doubles the risk of developing a wide range of blood vessel diseases, including heart attacks and different types of stroke...

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Cloudy day, HDR

Study could help predict suicide in older adults

11 Mar 2010

Focussing too much on the present and not using past experience to make decisions could be linked to suicide in elderly depressed adults, researchers...

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The Gift of life

Artificial pancreas a step closer for diabetic children

04 Feb 2010

Scientists in Cambridge have made a significant step towards developing a so-called "artificial pancreas" system for managing type 1 diabetes in...

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Fabric of folly - weekly unique visitors

Risk initiatives seek to challenge the stats we’re in

21 Jan 2010

Two different projects which aim to improve our understanding of the nature of, and statistical realities behind, health scares, natural disasters...

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