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Large-scale DNA study maps 37,000 years of human disease history

5 days ago cam.ac.uk disease epidemiology

Gut microbes could protect us from toxic 'forever chemicals'

13 days ago cam.ac.uk health

Astronomers have detected a giant exoplanet – between three and ten times the size of Jupiter – hiding in the swirling disc of gas and dust surrounding a young star

28 hours ago cam.ac.uk astronomy

Scientists reverse age-related memory loss in mice by reactivating dormant genes using epigenetic reprogramming (Cell, 2023)

26 days ago cam.ac.uk

An ‘AI scientist’, working in collaboration with human scientists, has found combinations of cheap and safe drugs – used to treat conditions such as high cholesterol and alcohol dependence – could also be effective at treating cancer…

41 days ago cam.ac.uk ai cancer

How ‘supergenes’ help fish evolve into new species

32 days ago cam.ac.uk genetics

BCPL (2022)

16 days ago cl.cam.ac.uk

Menstrual tracking app data is gold mine for advertisers that risks women safety

34 days ago cam.ac.uk

How the Afghan Girl Was Identified by Her Iris Patterns

42 days ago cl.cam.ac.uk

Anxiety over income and unfair feedback dominates working lives of delivery riders, drivers and “digital labour” workers in UK’s gig economy – with many reporting physical pain and hours spent working without pay waiting for the app to ping…

41 days ago cam.ac.uk economy

Generic drugs can be supplied at savings of over 60% for patients and 90% for payers through a health care utility model that emphasises reliable supply at affordable cost rather than profits…

52 days ago jbs.cam.ac.uk medicine

A combination of two drugs could improve outcomes and reduce the need for toxic chemotherapy for B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (B-ALL), the commonest cancer in childhood and one that can be particularly difficult to treat in older patients…

55 days ago cam.ac.uk cancer medicine

Bits with Soul

57 days ago darwin.cam.ac.uk

Strongest hints yet of biological activity outside the solar system

2 months ago cam.ac.uk

Young people with a diagnosable mental health condition report differences in their experiences of social media compared to those without a condition, including greater dissatisfaction with online friend counts and more time spent on social media sites

2 months ago cam.ac.uk health media

Metformin, a widely used and affordable diabetes drug, could prevent a form of acute myeloid leukemia in people at high risk of the disease, a study in mice has suggested

2 months ago cam.ac.uk diabetes disease medicine

Growing wildflowers on disused urban land can damage bee health

3 months ago cam.ac.uk environment

Wildflowers growing on land previously used for buildings and factories can accumulate lead, arsenic and other metal contaminants from the soil, which are consumed by pollinators as they feed…

3 months ago cam.ac.uk environment

One in 3,000 people at risk of punctured lung from faulty gene – almost 100 times higher than previous estimate

3 months ago cam.ac.uk health

David Tong Lectures on Theoretical Physics

2 months ago damtp.cam.ac.uk

A machine learning algorithm developed by Cambridge scientists was able to correctly identify in 97 cases out of 100 whether or not an individual had coeliac disease based on their biopsy…

3 months ago cam.ac.uk algorithm disease

Genetic study reveals hidden chapter in human evolution

3 months ago cam.ac.uk anthropology genetics

Fragments of a rare Merlin manuscript from c. 1300

3 months ago cam.ac.uk c

Electricity prices across Europe to stabilise if 2030 targets for renewable energy are met

5 months ago cam.ac.uk economic europe

Researchers have developed comfortable, washable ‘smart pyjamas’ that can monitor sleep disorders such as sleep apnoea at home, without the need for sticky patches, cumbersome equipment or a visit to a specialist sleep clinic.

4 months ago cam.ac.uk engineering

Misusing police database now over half of all cybercrime prosecutions in the UK [pdf]

4 months ago cl.cam.ac.uk database pdf

Researchers have developed a reactor that pulls carbon dioxide directly from the air and converts it into sustainable fuel, using sunlight as the power source

5 months ago cam.ac.uk chemistry

Massive black hole in the early universe spotted taking a ‘nap’ after overeating: « Scientists have spotted a massive black hole in the early universe that is ‘napping’ after stuffing itself with too much food

5 months ago cam.ac.uk astronomy universe

Scientists have created the most detailed map to date of the human hypothalamus, a crucial brain region that regulates body weight, appetite, sleep and stress

5 months ago cam.ac.uk brain neuroscience

Antibiotics, vaccinations linked to reduced risk of dementia

5 months ago cam.ac.uk

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