Cambridge University’s needle-free coronavirus vaccine begins clinical trials in home city

Recruitment is underway in Cambridge for volunteers to take part in clinical trials of a revolutionary new needle-free vaccine to protect against SARS-CoV-2 –

Cambridge University News • cambridge
April 24, 2023 ~2 min

Underactive immune response may explain obesity link to COVID-19 severity

Individuals who are obese may be more susceptible to severe COVID-19 because of a poorer inflammatory immune response, say Cambridge scientists.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
March 20, 2023 ~6 min


Rejecting science has a long history – the pandemic showed what happens when you ignore this

You’d be surprised how far back the roots of anti-vaccine arguments stretch.

Katrine K. Donois, PhD Candidate in Science Communication, Anglia Ruskin University • conversation
Feb. 23, 2023 ~7 min

Even bivalent updated COVID-19 boosters struggle to prevent omicron subvariant transmission – an immunologist discusses why new approaches are necessary

The new bivalent boosters against COVID-19 have failed to halt omicron infections. However, new technologies are being developed that pave a way forward.

Matthew Woodruff, Instructor of Human Immunology, Emory University • conversation
Jan. 25, 2023 ~10 min

‘Cocktail’ vaccines could offer increased protection against future COVID-19 variants of concern

COVID-19 vaccinations that combine two or more distinct variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus could offer protection against both current and future ‘variants of

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Dec. 14, 2022 ~4 min

Twitter lifted its ban on COVID misinformation – research shows this is a grave risk to public health

A wealth of research on social media shows that COVID-19 misinformation is damaging to public health.

Anjana Susarla, Professor of Information Systems, Michigan State University • conversation
Dec. 1, 2022 ~6 min

Blood thinning drug to treat recovery from severe COVID-19 is not effective

A drug used to reduce the risk of blood clots does not help patients recovering from moderate and severe COVID-19, despite this approach being offered to

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Nov. 28, 2022 ~5 min

Synthetic biology meets medicine: ‘programmable molecular scissors’ could help fight COVID-19 infection

Cambridge scientists have used synthetic biology to create artificial enzymes programmed to target the genetic code of SARS-CoV-2 and destroy the virus, an

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Nov. 16, 2022 ~6 min


Coronavirus origins: the debate flares up, but the evidence remains weak

A recent preprint suggesting SARS-CoV-2 came from a lab has reignited the fierce debate over the origins of the virus.

Francois Balloux, Chair Professor, Computational Biology, UCL • conversation
Oct. 28, 2022 ~8 min

The magic of touch: how deafblind people taught us to 'see' the world differently during COVID

A cultural collaboration with deafblind people led to the development of a high-tech device to help navigate their world post-lockdown

Azadeh Emadi, Lecturer in Screen Production, School of Culture & Creative Arts, University of Glasgow • conversation
Oct. 10, 2022 ~21 min

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