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Encoffining body, Changchun, 1911

Visions of plague

05 Dec 2014

A new research project is compiling the largest database of plague imagery ever amassed, focusing on a pandemic that peaked in the early 20th century...

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Flu vaccine

Staying ahead of the game: Pre-empting flu evolution may make for better vaccines

20 Nov 2014

An international team of researchers has shown that it may be possible to improve the effectiveness of the seasonal flu vaccine by ‘pre-empting’ the...

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Tamiflu antiviral drugs

Scientists ‘must not become complacent’ when assessing pandemic threat from flu viruses

15 Oct 2014

As our ability to assess the pandemic risk from strains of influenza virus increases with the latest scientific developments, we must not allow...

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Urban Uganda

Urbanisation of rural Africa associated with increased risk of heart disease and diabetes

29 Jul 2014

̽»¨Ö±²¥increasing urbanisation of rural areas in sub-Saharan Africa could lead to an explosion in incidences of heart disease and diabetes, according to...

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Map of the H1N1 influenza pandemic in 2009.  ̽»¨Ö±²¥size of the dots is relative to city size, and the colours relate to the number of influenza cases, with green the lowest and purple the highest.

New analysis of 'swine flu' pandemic conflicts with accepted views on how diseases spread

01 Jul 2014

New analysis of the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic in the US shows that the pandemic wave was surprisingly slow, and that its spread was likely...

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Heart-shaped French toast

New evidence raises questions about the link between fatty acids and heart disease

18 Mar 2014

Study finds that the current level of evidence does not clearly support guidelines restricting saturated fatty acid consumption to reduce coronary...

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Caption: A group of Sri Lankan refugees arrives in Tamil Nadu after a risky 30-mile boat ride across the Palk Straits

Unsafe havens? Health risks for refugees

05 Feb 2014

A new study is looking at a century of mass migrations worldwide to understand the public health consequences when people are forced to flee from war...

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Wash your hands

Better hygiene in wealthy nations may increase Alzheimer’s risk

04 Sep 2013

People living in industrialised countries may be more likely to develop Alzheimer’s due to greatly reduced contact with bacteria, viruses and other...

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Early morning, Newmarket

African Horse Sickness: mapping how a deadly disease might spread in the UK

25 May 2013

A disease lethal to horses, until now confined to hot countries, could arrive in the UK. New research creates a picture of its possible spread and...

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Ghana

Harnessing the power of research to benefit developing countries

25 Apr 2013

CEO of GAVI Alliance to give Wellcome Trust-Cambridge Centre for Global Health Research inaugural lecture

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Dr Sabina Wachira, a THRiVE postdoctoral fellow from icipe in Kenya, who visited her Cambridge mentor (Dr David Spring of the Department of Chemistry)'s lab in 2012

Cambridge named one of Wellcome Trust’s Centres for Global Health Research

11 Feb 2013

Centre will support researchers working in public health and tropical medicine.

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Photo-voice image from the AskAIDS project

Breaking sex education taboos in Africa to tackle AIDS

19 Jun 2012

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...

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