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Vaccination uptake among Traveller communities significantly lower than in general population

19 Sep 2016

Traveller communities have significantly lower uptake of vaccinations compared to the general population, suggesting that more work needs to be done...

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Latest archaeological finds at Must Farm provide a vivid picture of everyday life in the Bronze Age

14 Jul 2016

Excavation of a site in the Cambridgeshire fens reveals a Bronze Age settlement with connections far beyond its watery location. Over the past ten...

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PCSOs from West Midlands Police on patrol

Policing: two officers ‘on the beat’ prevent 86 assaults and save thousands in prison costs

14 Jun 2016

The results of a major criminology experiment in Peterborough suggest that investing in proactive PCSO foot patrols targeting crime ‘hot spots’ could...

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Bronze Age stilt houses unearthed in East Anglian Fens

12 Jan 2016

Large circular wooden houses built on stilts collapsed in a dramatic fire 3,000 years ago and plunged into a river, preserving their contents in...

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King’s College Chapel: A History and Commentary by John Saltmarsh

King’s College Chapel: an architectural masterpiece and the man who told its story

16 Dec 2015

Five hundred years ago the masons working on one of the world’s most famous buildings completed the stonework of a chapel conceived some 70 years...

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Use of TV, internet and computer games associated with poorer GCSE grades

04 Sep 2015

Each extra hour per day spent watching TV, using the internet or playing computer games during Year 10 is associated with poorer grades at GCSE at...

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Regular consumption of sugary drinks associated with type 2 diabetes

22 Jul 2015

Sugar sweetened drinks may give rise to nearly two million diabetes cases over ten years in the US and 80,000 in the UK, estimates a study published...

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Replacing one sugary drink per day could cut risk of type 2 diabetes

01 May 2015

Drinking water or unsweetened tea or coffee in place of one sugary drink per day can reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, according to research...

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The rise of the takeaway

02 Apr 2015

The number of takeaway food outlets has risen substantially over the past two decades, with a large increase seen in areas of socioeconomic...

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Sleeping over eight hours a day associated with greater risk of stroke

25 Feb 2015

People who sleep for more than eight hours a day have an increased risk of stroke, according to a study by the University of Cambridge – and this...

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Yoghurt cuts risk of type 2 diabetes

06 Feb 2014

Eating more yoghurt can reduce the risk of new-onset type 2 diabetes, researchers at Cambridge have found.

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Cambridge researchers learn lessons from recent storm surge

16 Jan 2014

For researchers at the University at Cambridge, recent storm damage is providing vital data that could help improve future flood warnings and...

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