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It takes parents a year to ‘tune in’ to their child’s feelings about starting school

Latest Research in Cambridge - 4 hours 19 min ago

Findings from a major Cambridge-led study inspired psychologists to co-produce a picture book that helps parents develop a deeper understanding of how their child is coping with the first year of school.

It takes parents a year to ‘tune in’ to their child’s feelings about starting school

Research in Medicine - 4 hours 19 min ago

Findings from a major Cambridge-led study inspired psychologists to co-produce a picture book that helps parents develop a deeper understanding of how their child is coping with the first year of school.

Adolescents who sleep longer perform better at cognitive tasks

Latest Research in Cambridge - Tue, 22/04/2025 - 16:00

Adolescents who sleep for longer – and from an earlier bedtime – than their peers tend to have improved brain function and perform better at cognitive tests, researchers from the UK and China have shown.

Adolescents who sleep longer perform better at cognitive tasks

Research in Medicine - Tue, 22/04/2025 - 16:00

Adolescents who sleep for longer – and from an earlier bedtime – than their peers tend to have improved brain function and perform better at cognitive tests, researchers from the UK and China have shown.

Throwing a ‘spanner in the works’ of our cells’ machinery could help fight cancer, fatty liver disease… and hair loss

Latest Research in Cambridge - Fri, 18/04/2025 - 19:00

Fifty years since its discovery, scientists have finally worked out how a molecular machine found in mitochondria, the ‘powerhouses’ of our cells, allows us to make the fuel we need from sugars, a process vital to all life on Earth.

Throwing a ‘spanner in the works’ of our cells’ machinery could help fight cancer, fatty liver disease… and hair loss

Research in Medicine - Fri, 18/04/2025 - 19:00

Fifty years since its discovery, scientists have finally worked out how a molecular machine found in mitochondria, the ‘powerhouses’ of our cells, allows us to make the fuel we need from sugars, a process vital to all life on Earth.

Mouse study suggests a common diabetes drug may prevent leukaemia

Latest Research in Cambridge - Thu, 17/04/2025 - 08:59

Metformin, a widely used and affordable diabetes drug, could prevent a form of acute myeloid leukaemia in people at high risk of the disease, a study in mice has suggested. Further research in clinical trials will be needed to confirm this works for patients.

Mouse study suggests a common diabetes drug may prevent leukaemia

Research in Medicine - Thu, 17/04/2025 - 08:59

Metformin, a widely used and affordable diabetes drug, could prevent a form of acute myeloid leukaemia in people at high risk of the disease, a study in mice has suggested. Further research in clinical trials will be needed to confirm this works for patients.

Growing wildflowers on disused urban land can damage bee health

Latest Research in Cambridge - Wed, 16/04/2025 - 00:01

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, a new study has found.

Growing wildflowers on disused urban land can damage bee health

Research in Medicine - Wed, 16/04/2025 - 00:01

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, a new study has found.

Scientists create 'metal detector' to hunt down tumours

Latest Research in Cambridge - Thu, 10/04/2025 - 10:00

Cambridge researchers have created a ‘metal detector’ algorithm that can hunt down vulnerable tumours, in a development that could one day revolutionise the treatment of cancer.

Scientists create 'metal detector' to hunt down tumours

Research in Medicine - Thu, 10/04/2025 - 10:00

Cambridge researchers have created a ‘metal detector’ algorithm that can hunt down vulnerable tumours, in a development that could one day revolutionise the treatment of cancer.

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

Latest Research in Cambridge - Tue, 08/04/2025 - 00:01

As many as one in 3,000 people could be carrying a faulty gene that significantly increases their risk of a punctured lung, according to new estimates from Cambridge researchers. Previous estimates had put this risk closer to one in 200,000 people.

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

Research in Medicine - Tue, 08/04/2025 - 00:01

As many as one in 3,000 people could be carrying a faulty gene that significantly increases their risk of a punctured lung, according to new estimates from Cambridge researchers. Previous estimates had put this risk closer to one in 200,000 people.

Opinion: AI can transform health and medicine

Latest Research in Cambridge - Mon, 07/04/2025 - 09:00

AI has the potential to transform health and medicine. It won't be straightforward, but if we get it right, the benefits could be enormous. Andres Floto, Mihaela van der Schaar and Eoin McKinney explain.

Opinion: AI can transform health and medicine

Research in Medicine - Mon, 07/04/2025 - 09:00

AI has the potential to transform health and medicine. It won't be straightforward, but if we get it right, the benefits could be enormous. Andres Floto, Mihaela van der Schaar and Eoin McKinney explain.

Psychedelic medicine could revolutionise how we treat mental illness

Latest Research in Cambridge - Wed, 02/04/2025 - 09:26

Dr. Ayla Selamoglu is an expert on psychedelic medicine. Her work shows how nature’s most mysterious compounds provide new ways to combat mental illness.

Psychedelic medicine could revolutionise how we treat mental illness

Research in Medicine - Wed, 02/04/2025 - 09:26

Dr. Ayla Selamoglu is an expert on psychedelic medicine. Her work shows how nature’s most mysterious compounds provide new ways to combat mental illness.

AI is as good as pathologists at diagnosing coeliac disease, study finds

Latest Research in Cambridge - Thu, 27/03/2025 - 13:00

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, new research has shown.

AI is as good as pathologists at diagnosing coeliac disease, study finds

Research in Medicine - Thu, 27/03/2025 - 13:00

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, new research has shown.