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Cambridge start-up Simprints, awarded $2.45 million in new grant money, targets the developing world with fingerprinting technology to help deliver...
Two major research collaborations led by the University of Cambridge have been awarded almost £15 million in funding, the Minister of State for...
Negative media coverage of the side effects associated with taking statins, and patients’ own experiences of taking the drugs, are among the reasons...
Common genetic factors that influence muscle strength in humans have been identified for the first time in a study led by researchers from the...
An on-the-spot, low-cost diagnostic test for leptospirosis (Weil's disease), a bacterial infection recognised as a neglected disease by the World...
Most people experience anxiety at some point in their lives, but for some it can be a crippling condition. Writing for The Conversation , Olivia...
A common class of chemicals found everywhere from car exhausts, smoke, building materials and furniture to cosmetics and shampoos could increase...
A study carried out in mice may help explain why dieting can be an inefficient way to lose weight: key brain cells act as a trigger to prevent us...
Dr Adina Feldman, writing for The Conversation, looks at how diabetes can be prevented even in people who are moderately overweight.
When it comes to health claims around the food we eat, it’s worth taking a closer look at the science behind the headlines, say Eirini Trichia and...
Women living in the most deprived areas are over 60% more likely to have anxiety as women living in richer areas. However, whether men lived in...
Extending NHS weight loss programmes from one session per week for 12-weeks to one session per week for a year helped people who are overweight to...
