Articles about 'Wellcome'

Imperceptible sensors made from ‘electronic spider silk’ can be printed directly on human skin

24 May 2024

Researchers have developed a method to make adaptive and eco-friendly sensors that can be directly and imperceptibly printed onto a wide range of biological surfaces, whether that’s a finger or a flower petal.

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Over 20,000 people join search for new dementia treatments

14 May 2024

More than 20,000 volunteers have been recruited to a resource aimed at speeding up the development of much-needed dementia drugs. ̽��ֱ��cohort will enable scientists in universities and industry to involve healthy individuals who may be at increased risk of dementia in clinical trials to test whether new drugs can slow the decline in various brain functions including memory and delay the onset of dementia.

Treating newly-diagnosed Crohn's patients with advanced therapy leads to dramatic improvements in outcomes

22 February 2024

A large-scale clinical trial of treatment strategies for Crohn’s disease has shown that offering early advanced therapy to all patients straight after diagnosis can drastically improve outcomes, including by reducing the number of people requiring urgent abdominal surgery for treatment of their disease by ten-fold.

Scientists identify genes linked to DNA damage and human disease

16 February 2024

Cambridge scientists have identified more than one hundred key genes linked to DNA damage through systematic screening of nearly 1,000 genetically modified mouse lines.

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Scientists identify how fasting may protect against inflammation

30 January 2024

Cambridge scientists may have discovered a new way in which fasting helps reduce inflammation – a potentially damaging side-effect of the body’s immune system that underlies a number of chronic diseases.

Removing largest wine glass serving reduces amount of wine sold in bars and pubs

18 January 2024

Taking away the largest serving of wine by the glass – in most cases the 250ml option – led to an average reduction in the amount of wine sold at pubs and bars of just under 8%, new research led by a team at the ̽��ֱ�� of Cambridge has discovered.

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‘Mini-placentas’ help scientists understand the causes of pre-eclampsia and pregnancy disorders

17 January 2024

Scientists have grown ‘mini-placentas’ in the lab and used them to shed light on how the placenta develops and interacts with the inner lining of the womb – findings that could help scientists better understand and, in future, potentially treat pre-eclampsia.

Spanish butterflies better at regulating their body temperature than their British cousins

09 January 2024

Butterfly populations in northern Spain are better than their UK counterparts at regulating their body temperature, but rising global temperatures may put Spanish butterflies at greater risk of extinction.

Why seven in ten women experience pregnancy sickness

13 December 2023

A Cambridge-led study has shown why many women experience nausea and vomiting during pregnancy – and why some women, including the Duchess of Cambridge, become so sick they need to be admitted to hospital.

COVID-19 showed the importance of genomic surveillance – we need it to help fight antimicrobial resistance

14 November 2023

During the COVID-19 pandemic, genomic surveillance proved vital in helping understand the evolution and spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Now, an international group of researchers is calling for its potential to be harnessed to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR), a major global challenge that could ultimately result in many more deaths than the coronavirus pandemic.

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