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Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine leads to fourfold decrease in asymptomatic infection, Cambridge University Hospitals study shows

Research involving Addenbrooke’s workers suggests jab will help reduce transmission.

The Cambridge man helping NASA search for ancient life on Mars

Special report: Prof Nicholas Tosca is the sole UK-based scientists on the Perseverance mission.

World first reanimated heart transplants by Royal Papworth and Great Ormond Street hospitals save six teen lives

The donation after circulatory death (DCD) technique has not been used in children before.

£1.85m will fund MS centre of excellence in Cambridge

The MS Society says the major grant will allow Cambridge scientists to find new treatments.

Cambridge Festival launches programme of events

The lineup for the inaugural online Cambridge Festival has gone live.

Covid-19 vaccines ‘cut risk of people being admitted to hospital by up to 94%’

The data is the first to examine the impact of first doses.

‘Community of biotech entrepreneurs’ set up by ARU and Start Codon

All ARU students get opportunity to experience life sciences sector first-hand

Fit of face masks is vital, say University of Cambridge researchers

A study shows it can be as important as the material a masks is made of.

Life - and potentially new species - discovered below 900m Antarctic ice shelf by Cambridge researchers

Strange sponge-like creatures were found living in darkness, far from open water, in a world-first.

Cambridge Festival asks: can robots ever truly mimic humans?

A series of fascinating events can be viewed online by anyone anywhere in the world during the inaugural Cambridge Festival (March 26 – April 4).

Arthritis drug tocilizumab can cut risk of Covid-19 deaths, finds study involving Addenbrooke’s

It represents the second success for the Oxford University-led RECOVERY trial.

Reviewed: The game-changing clear face mask that helps lip-readers

NHS doctor and her daughter assess benefits of new facial coverings which are now in sale

British Science Association boost for Cambridge schools after Mewburn Ellis donation

Primary benefits of STEM subjects for local pupils

What we know about Oxford University/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine and the South African variant

It offers ‘minimal’ protection against mild-moderate infection - but there is hope that it could offer life-saving protection against it.

Courtship songs ruined by traffic noise: Anglia Ruskin University probes plight of field crickets

Females cannot detect quality songs amid the man-made sounds.

Is there anybody working out there? Cambridgeshire astronomers to search for alien factories

They aim to listen to ET’s techno-signatures.

Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine and Covid-19 variants: What University of Cambridge study tells us

Mutations first seen in the South African variant require more antibodies to neutralise - underscoring role of second dose.

Cambridge author Dr Michelle Tempest says we shouldn’t fear AI

Cambridge doctor and author Michelle Tempest argues in her new book that we shouldn’t be scared of artificial intelligence.

Early immune system response may dictate path of Covid-19 for patients, Cambridge research finds

Clues to ‘long Covid’ are also revealed by University of Cambridge and Addenbrooke’s Hospital study.

Covid-19 vaccines: Discussing how they work, the second dose and the timing with an immunologist

We asked Prof Adrian Liston, of the Babraham Institute, some of the key questions about coronavirus vaccinations.

Healx joins Mission: Cure to speed up rare disease treatments

Chronic pancreatitis is first target for global partnership

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Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine leads to fourfold decrease in asymptomatic infection, Cambridge University Hospitals study shows

The Cambridge man helping NASA search for ancient life on Mars

The Cambridge man helping NASA search for ancient life on Mars

World first reanimated heart transplants by Royal Papworth and Great Ormond Street hospitals save six teen lives

World first reanimated heart transplants by Royal Papworth and Great Ormond Street hospitals save six teen lives

£1.85m will fund MS centre of excellence in Cambridge

£1.85m will fund MS centre of excellence in Cambridge

Cambridge Festival launches programme of events

Cambridge Festival launches programme of events

Covid-19 vaccines ‘cut risk of people being admitted to hospital by up to 94%’

Covid-19 vaccines ‘cut risk of people being admitted to hospital by up to 94%’

‘Community of biotech entrepreneurs’ set up by ARU and Start Codon

‘Community of biotech entrepreneurs’ set up by ARU and Start Codon

Fit of face masks is vital, say University of Cambridge researchers

Fit of face masks is vital, say University of Cambridge researchers

Life - and potentially new species - discovered below 900m Antarctic ice shelf by Cambridge researchers

Life - and potentially new species - discovered below 900m Antarctic ice shelf by Cambridge researchers

Cambridge Festival asks: can robots ever truly mimic humans?

Cambridge Festival asks: can robots ever truly mimic humans?

Arthritis drug tocilizumab can cut risk of Covid-19 deaths, finds study involving Addenbrooke’s

Arthritis drug tocilizumab can cut risk of Covid-19 deaths, finds study involving Addenbrooke’s

Reviewed: The game-changing clear face mask that helps lip-readers

Reviewed: The game-changing clear face mask that helps lip-readers

British Science Association boost for Cambridge schools after Mewburn Ellis donation

British Science Association boost for Cambridge schools after Mewburn Ellis donation

What we know about Oxford University/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine and the South African variant

What we know about Oxford University/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine and the South African variant

Courtship songs ruined by traffic noise: Anglia Ruskin University probes plight of field crickets

Courtship songs ruined by traffic noise: Anglia Ruskin University probes plight of field crickets

Is there anybody working out there? Cambridgeshire astronomers to search for alien factories

Is there anybody working out there? Cambridgeshire astronomers to search for alien factories

Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine and Covid-19 variants: What University of Cambridge study tells us

Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine and Covid-19 variants: What University of Cambridge study tells us

Cambridge author Dr Michelle Tempest says we shouldn’t fear AI

Cambridge author Dr Michelle Tempest says we shouldn’t fear AI

Early immune system response may dictate path of Covid-19 for patients, Cambridge research finds

Early immune system response may dictate path of Covid-19 for patients, Cambridge research finds

Covid-19 vaccines: Discussing how they work, the second dose and the timing with an immunologist

Covid-19 vaccines: Discussing how they work, the second dose and the timing with an immunologist

Healx joins Mission: Cure to speed up rare disease treatments

Healx joins Mission: Cure to speed up rare disease treatments

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