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

Research News - Wed, 09/07/2025 - 16:05

Researchers have mapped the spread of infectious diseases in humans across millennia, to reveal how human-animal interactions permanently transformed our health today.

Putting women’s health in the spotlight

Research News - Wed, 02/07/2025 - 09:02

Cambridge researchers are working to undo a longstanding male bias in health research, to help drive more effective healthcare for all.

Gut microbes could protect us from toxic ‘forever chemicals’

Research News - Tue, 01/07/2025 - 10:07

Scientists have discovered that certain species of microbe found in the human gut can absorb PFAS - the toxic and long-lasting ‘forever chemicals.’ They say boosting these species in our gut microbiome could help protect us from the harmful effects of PFAS.

Patient with debilitating inherited condition receives new approved treatment on the NHS in Europe first

Research News - Fri, 27/06/2025 - 08:30

A teenager who has lost family members including her mother because of a rare genetic hereditary illness has become the first patient in the UK and Europe to have a new treatment developed by Cambridge researchers and approved for use on the NHS.

Patient with debilitating inherited condition receives new approved treatment on the NHS in Europe first

Research News - Fri, 27/06/2025 - 00:01

A teenager who has lost family members including her mother because of a rare genetic hereditary illness has become the first patient in the UK and Europe to have a new treatment developed by Cambridge researchers and approved for use on the NHS.

Taking a closer look at life

Research News - Wed, 25/06/2025 - 09:15

A team at Cambridge is helping to drive biological discovery through innovation in microscope technologies

AI art protection tools still leave creators at risk, researchers say

Research News - Tue, 24/06/2025 - 10:43

Artists urgently need stronger defences to protect their work from being used to train AI models without their consent.  

Rubin Observatory reveals first images

Research News - Mon, 23/06/2025 - 11:39

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory, a new scientific facility that will bring the night sky to life like never before using the largest camera ever built, has revealed its ‘first look’ images at the start of its 10-year survey of the cosmos.

The man behind the mangroves

Research News - Mon, 23/06/2025 - 10:48

Dr Tom Worthington works on the restoration and conservation of coastal ecosystems. The data he provides sits at the heart of billion-pound initiatives to save our natural world.