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A man with a respirator on his face

Scientists map how deadly bacteria evolved to become epidemic

04 Jul 2024

Pseudomonas aeruginosa – an environmental bacteria that can cause devastating multidrug-resistant infections, particularly in people with underlying...

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New Heart and Lung Research Institute opens

11 Jul 2022

A major new institute opens today, bringing together the largest concentration of scientists and clinicians in heart and lung medicine in Europe.

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Patient with cystic fibrosis

Ability of multi-drug resistant infection to evolve within cystic fibrosis patients highlights need for rapid treatment

29 Apr 2021

Scientists have been able to track how a multi-drug resistant organism is able to evolve and spread widely among cystic fibrosis patients – showing...

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Blue and Brown Anatomical Lung Wall Decor

Machine learning comes of age in cystic fibrosis

23 Oct 2020

World-leading AI technology developed by the Cambridge Centre for AI in Medicine and their colleagues – some of which is being showcased this week at...

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Cambridge Heart and Lung Research Institute receives major funding boost

10 Jul 2019

Chris Skidmore, Minister for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation, announced on 10 July 2019 a £30 million award to the University of...

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New innovation hub aims to take a 'moon shot' at cystic fibrosis

18 Apr 2018

Almost 30 years on from the discovery of the genetic defect that causes cystic fibrosis, treatment options are still limited and growing antibiotic...

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Multi-drug resistant infection spreading globally among cystic fibrosis patients

10 Nov 2016

A multi-drug resistant infection that can cause life-threatening illness in people with cystic fibrosis (CF) and can spread from patient to patient...

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‘Mini-bile ducts’ at day 25, stained with fluorescent dyes

'Mini bile ducts' help identify new drugs that could prevent the need for liver transplantation

16 Jul 2015

An experimental cystic fibrosis drug has been shown to prevent the disease’s damage to the liver, thanks to a world-first where scientists grew mini...

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Blue and Brown Anatomical Lung Wall Decor

Scientists grow ‘mini-lungs’ to aid the study of cystic fibrosis

20 Mar 2015

Scientists at the University of Cambridge have successfully created ‘mini-lungs’ using stem cells derived from skin cells of patients with cystic...

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Bacterial banter: a target for therapeutics

27 Feb 2013

Targeting the ‘conversations’ that bacteria have with one another could herald a new generation of therapeutics that curb the virulence of infectious...

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Scientists discover ‘switch’ that turns on aggressive infection in superbug

30 Jan 2013

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria thrive in the lungs of seriously ill patients and is major cause of death in patients with cystic fibrosis.

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Molecular sacs of debris (pink) are delivered to the lysosome (dark red)

Autophagy: when ‘self-eating’ is good for you

03 Apr 2012

New discoveries by Cambridge scientists about a molecular waste-disposal process that ‘eats’ bacteria are influencing the clinical management of...

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