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Combating infectious diseases and the threat of antimicrobial resistance remains one of the greatest global challenges.

James Wood enjoying amazing freshly roasted Ethiopian coffee in a traditional coffee house in Sebeta, during a field trip prior to the COVID-19 pandemic

Tackling COVID-19: Professor James Wood

28 May 2020

鈥淐ambridge鈥檚 infectious diseases community is making a huge contribution to tackling the pandemic,鈥 says Professor James Wood. He leads several large...

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COVID-19: 探花直播long view

22 May 2020

探花直播COVID-19 pandemic should only present a short-term interruption to 250 years of improving life expectancy, argues historian Leigh Shaw-Taylor.

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Police stopping traffic in UK lockdown

Rolling 50/30 day cycle of lockdown and relaxation could be a useful option for managing COVID-19, model suggests

20 May 2020

An alternating cycle of 50 days of strict lockdown followed by 30 days of easing could be an effective strategy for reducing the number of COVID-19-...

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Tackling COVID-19: Dr Sander van der Linden

14 May 2020

鈥 探花直播psychology of pandemics was not on my research agenda, but I can tell you one thing: it is now,鈥 says Dr Sander van der Linden. As an expert in...

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Social media influencers could encourage adolescents to follow social distancing guidelines, say researchers

12 May 2020

Public health bodies should consider incentivising social media influencers to encourage adolescents to follow social distancing guidelines, say...

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Tackling COVID-19: Dr Freya Jephcott

07 May 2020

鈥淐omplex social, political, economic and ecological forces not only drive infectious disease emergence, but increase our susceptibility to epidemics...

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鈥楾errible twos鈥 not inevitable: with engaged parenting, happy babies can become happy toddlers

06 May 2020

Parents should not feel pressured to make their young children undertake structured learning or achieve specific tasks, particularly during lockdown...

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Tackling COVID-19: Professor Ian Goodfellow

30 Apr 2020

Ian Goodfellow is no stranger to infectious disease outbreaks. In 2014 he left behind the safety of his Cambridge lab to join a taskforce fighting...

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Coronavirus pandemic: making safer emergency hospitals

28 Apr 2020

Simple, low-cost ventilation designs and configuration of wards can reduce the dispersal of airborne virus in emergency COVID-19 hospitals, say...

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Dr Restif (left) with collaborators from the  探花直播 of Ghana in Accra, July 2019

Tackling COVID-19: Dr Olivier Restif

23 Apr 2020

鈥淲e have been expecting a pandemic like this for nearly twenty years,鈥 says Olivier Restif, who uses mathematical modelling to understand how...

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Opinion: Local food solutions during the coronavirus crisis could have lasting benefits

22 Apr 2020

Solutions found during the current pandemic could benefit food security, human security, & international development.

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COVID-19 severity associated with increased levels of air pollution in England, preliminary study finds

21 Apr 2020

Scientists at the 探花直播 of Cambridge have found an association between living in an area of England with high levels of air pollution and the...

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