Feeding your good gut bacteria through fibre in diet may boost body against infections

A new study has found that the composition of your gut microbiome helps predict how likely you are to succumb to potentially life-threatening infection with

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Jan. 10, 2025 ~5 min

Origins of black holes revealed in their spin, study finds

Gravitational waves data held clues for high-mass black holes’ violent beginnings

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Jan. 7, 2025 ~4 min


Sex differences in brain structure present at birth

Sex differences in brain structure are present from birth, research from the Autism Research Centre at the University of Cambridge has shown.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Jan. 7, 2025 ~5 min

Loneliness linked to higher risk of heart disease and stroke and susceptibility to infection

Interactions with friends and family may keep us healthy because they boost our immune system and reduce our risk of diseases such as heart disease, stroke and

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Jan. 3, 2025 ~6 min

System to auto-detect new variants will inform better response to future infectious disease outbreaks

Researchers have come up with a new way to identify more infectious variants of viruses or bacteria that start spreading in humans - including those causing

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Jan. 1, 2025 ~6 min

Coming AI-driven economy will sell your decisions before you take them, researchers warn

Conversational AI agents may become attuned to covertly influence your intentions, creating a new commercial frontier that researchers call the “intention

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Dec. 30, 2024 ~6 min

Early warning tool will help control huge locust swarms

A new tool that predicts the behaviour of desert locust populations will help national agencies to manage huge swarms before they devastate food crops in

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Dec. 19, 2024 ~5 min

Massive black hole in the early universe spotted taking a ‘nap’ after overeating

Scientists have spotted a massive black hole in the early universe that is ‘napping’ after stuffing itself with too much food.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Dec. 18, 2024 ~6 min


Wrong trees in the wrong place can make cities hotter at night, study reveals

While trees can cool some cities significantly during the day, new research shows that tree canopies can also trap heat and raise temperatures at night. The

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Dec. 10, 2024 ~6 min

Cambridge to trial cutting-edge semiconductor technologies for wider use in major European project

The University of Cambridge is one of two UK participants named as part of the PIXEurope consortium, a collaboration between research organisations from across

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Dec. 10, 2024 ~5 min

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