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Females perform better than males on a ‘theory of mind’ test across 57 countries
Researchers found that females, on average, score higher than males on the widely used ‘Reading the Mind in the Eyes’ Test, which measures ‘theory of mind’ (also known as ‘cognitive empathy’). This...
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Cambridge achievers recognised in New Year Honours
Economist Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta receives an elevated knighthood. Sir Partha, the Frank Ramsey Professor Emeritus of Economics, is made a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire...
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Insulation only provides short-term reduction in household gas consumption
Insulating the lofts and cavity walls of existing UK housing stock only reduces gas consumption for the first year or two, with all energy savings vanishing by the fourth year after a retrofit,...
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First UK proton beam therapy trial for breast cancer launches
The trial will compare proton beam therapy – which can target radiotherapy beams more precisely – with standard radiotherapy for patients who are at greater risk of long-term heart problems after...
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Astronomers use ‘little hurricanes’ to weigh and date planets around young...
Researchers from the University of Cambridge and the Institute for Advanced Study have developed a technique, which uses observations of these ‘hurricanes’ by the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimetre...
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Solar-powered system converts plastic and greenhouse gases into sustainable...
The researchers, from the University of Cambridge, developed the system, which can convert two waste streams into two chemical products at the same time – the first time this has been achieved in a...
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Artificial pancreas successfully trialled for use by type 2 diabetes patients
Around 415 million people worldwide are estimated to be living with type 2 diabetes, which costs around $760 billion in annual global health expenditure. According to Diabetes UK, in the UK alone, more...
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Gone fishing: highly accurate test for common respiratory viruses uses DNA as...
The test uses DNA ‘nanobait’ to detect the most common respiratory viruses – including influenza, rhinovirus, RSV and COVID-19 – at the same time. In comparison, PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests,...
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Researchers unravel the complex reaction pathways in zero carbon fuel synthesis
When the eCO2EP: A chemical energy storage technology project started in 2018, the objective was to develop ways of converting carbon dioxide emitted as part of industrial processes into useful...
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Scientists explain emotional ‘blunting’ caused by common antidepressants
According to the NHS, more than 8.3 million patients in England received an antidepressant drug in 2021/22. A widely-used class of antidepressants, particularly for persistent or severe cases, is...
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DNA sequencing method lifts ‘veil’ from genome black box
In a paper published in the journal Nature Biotechnology, University of Cambridge researchers have outlined a new DNA sequencing method that can detect where and how small molecule drugs interact with...
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Interfering in big decisions friends and family take could violate a crucial...
If you’ve told an adult friend or family member that they should not take a job, not date someone, not try skydiving or not move abroad, you may have violated a crucial moral right to ‘revelatory...
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Expansion of Get In programme aimed at under-represented students
Undergraduates receive an annual Get In award to ensure they can make the most out of Cambridge life, and Master’s students receive a Studentship, managed by the Cambridge Trust, to enable them to take...
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Small-scale octopus fisheries can provide sustainable source of vital...
Research led by Cambridge scientists, and published in Nature Food, shows that tropical small-scale octopus fisheries offer a sustainable source of food and income to communities that face food...
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COVID has increased trust in genetics, study finds
The pandemic has gone hand-in-hand with a much-increased public profile of science − genetics in particular. Be it the prominence of PCR testing or the development of vaccines, genetics has been in the...
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Sugary drinks tax may have prevented over 5,000 cases of obesity a year in...
The study, published today in PLOS Medicine, looked at the impact of the levy on reception age children and those in year six, but found no significant association between the levy and obesity levels...
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Memes-field Park? ‘Digital natives’ are flirting with Jane Austen’s vision of...
In a newly-published analysis, literature specialists examined the phenomenon of internet memes about Jane Austen and her fictional creations, in particular those from Pride and Prejudice and, above...
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Cambridge-led consortium receives $35m to boost crop production sustainably...
The grant, from Bill & Melinda Gates Agricultural Innovations (Gates Ag One), will enable researchers led by the University of Cambridge Crop Science Centre to engineer plants to take advantage of...
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Cambridge researchers awarded European Research Council Consolidator Grants
The ERC is the premier European funding organisation for excellent frontier research. This year it has awarded €657m in grants to 321 researchers across Europe.Consolidator grants are given to...
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Variety of events to celebrate LGBT+ History Month 2023
Founded by the charity Schools OUT and celebrated every February across the UK, the theme this year is #BehindTheLens, celebrating LGBT+ peoples’ contribution to cinema and film from behind the...
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