University of Cambridge
New technology delivers sustained release of drugs for up to six months
A new technology which delivers sustained release of therapeutics for up to six months could be used in conditions which require routine injections, including diabetes, certain forms of cancer and potentially HIV/AIDS.
Medical research
Aug 13, 2012 |
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Delirium increases risk of developing new dementia eight-fold in older patients
Older people who have experienced episodes of delirium are significantly more likely to develop dementia, according to new research. The study is published in the journal Brain today.
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Aug 08, 2012 |
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Aesop's Fable unlocks how we think
(Medical Xpress) -- Cambridge scientists have used an age-old fable to help illustrate how we think differently to other animals.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 25, 2012 |
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Commercializing medical device innovation
(Medical Xpress) -- New medical devices take a long time to reach the market – and many never make it. Jon Johnson, a researcher at Cambridge’s Institute for Manufacturing, is looking at ways of ...
Medications
Jul 16, 2012 |
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The sensation of cold is shut down by inflammation
(Medical Xpress) -- Research groups at the University of Cambridge and the Instituto de Neurociencias, in Spain, have discovered a new and unexpected mechanism by which cold sensation is regulated, and opens ...
Medical research
Jul 02, 2012 |
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Cause of rare growth disease discovered
A rare genetic disease which causes some parts of the body to grow excessively has been linked to a cancer-associated mutation that drives cell growth, potentially paving the way for new treatments. The research ...
Genetics
Jun 25, 2012 |
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Avian flu viruses which are transmissible between humans could evolve in nature
It might be possible for human-to-human airborne transmissible avian H5N1 influenza viruses to evolve in nature, new research has found. The findings, from research led by Professor Derek Smith and Dr Colin Russell at the ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 21, 2012 |
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Breaking sex education taboos in Africa to tackle AIDS
New research focusing on educating young people about sex and HIV/AIDS in Africa is using innovative techniques – such as ‘photo-voice’ and role-play – to discover what African children know about sex ...
HIV & AIDS
Jun 19, 2012 |
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Study to measure optimum frequency of blood donation
A study commencing in the same week as World Blood Donor Day will determine whether blood can be safely collected more frequently than present practice.
Other
Jun 15, 2012 |
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Music of kindness: Playing together strengthens empathy in children
A year-long study on children’s music-making indicates that playing music in groups on a regular basis greatly improves a child’s ability to empathise with others.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 13, 2012 |
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Everything we think we know - and know we don't know - about cancer
A book written for the general reader, "Betrayed by Nature: The War on Cancer" by Dr Robin Hesketh, sets out in plain English what goes wrong in our bodies when cells begin to replicate in an abnormal manner, ...
Cancer
Jun 06, 2012 |
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Physical sciences illuminate neurodegenerative diseases
What do physicists, chemists, mathematicians and biologists have in common? One of the answers at Cambridge is a shared interest in unravelling the processes behind neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's, ...
Neuroscience
May 29, 2012 |
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Frequent cooking will help you live longer
(Medical Xpress) -- A new study published in Public Health Nutrition links frequent cooking to a longer life.
Health
May 16, 2012 |
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Unhealthy diet and physical inactivity: Understanding these silent killers
Living a healthy lifestyle might seem like common sense, but the environment we live in can make healthy choices more difficult. Whether it’s how much access we have to green spaces, the transport we ...
Health
May 14, 2012 |
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Delivering better ways of preventing stillbirth
(Medical Xpress) -- Despite recent dramatic reductions in cot death rates in the UK, and the development of sophisticated screening for Down’s syndrome, preventing stillbirth is proving tougher to tackle. ...
Obstetrics & gynaecology
May 14, 2012 |
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