Hardwired to eat: what can our dogs teach us about obesity? – podcast
Labradors are known for being greedy dogs, and now scientists have come up with a theory about the genetic factors that might be behind their behaviour. Science correspondent and flat-coated retriever owner Nicola Davis visits Cambridge University to meet Dr Eleanor Raffan and Prof Giles Yeo to find out how understanding this pathway could help us treat the obesity crisis in humansContinue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 23, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Presented by Madeleine Finlay with Nicola Davis, produced by Madeleine Finlay, sound design by Joel Cox, the executive producer was Ellie Bury Tags: Science Animal behaviour Dogs Obesity Genetics Pets Animals Biology Source Type: news
Blackford and Lucida Medical partner on prostate cancer imaging
Blackford has entered a commercial partnership with Lucida Medical to integrate Lucida's prostate cancer MRI imaging software (Pi) into its AI platform.
Pi is designed to help healthcare professionals work more quickly by automating laborious steps and increasing accuracy for MRI detection of clinically significant prostate cancer. The software has proven effective in supporting analysis of prostate MRIs in real-world applications across multiple healthcare settings, scanner types, and vendors, Blackford said.
Lucida Medical is a spin-off company out of Cambridge University in England. Blackford’s AI platform provides ...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 17, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Artificial Intelligence Source Type: news
Emergency department presentations for deliberate self-harm and suicidal ideation in 25-39 year olds following agency-notified child maltreatment: results from the Childhood Adversity and Lifetime Morbidity (CALM) study - CORRIGENDUM - Kisely S, Bull C, Trott M, Arnautovska U, Siskind D, Warren N, Najman JM.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S2045796024000192, Published by Cambridge University Press 27 March 2024
The original article contained an error in the title. The error has been corrected and the article republished.
The authors apologise for the error... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Suicide and Self-Harm Source Type: news
A social anarchist issues a challenge
Social Anarchism and the Rejection of Moral Tyranny, by Jesse Spafford, Cambridge University Press, 242 pages, $110 What do anarchists advocate? It depends on whom you ask. Among free market libertarians, anarchists typically share a vision in which private firms, competing on the market, replace…#socialanarchism #jessespafford #egalitarian #spafford #lockean #johnlocke #robertnozick #davidschmidtz #johnrawls #pdf (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 31, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cancer signs could be spotted years before symptoms, says new research institute
Tests that can identify early changes in cells would give doctors more time to offer treatment, say Cambridge researchersScientists at a recently opened cancer institute at Cambridge University have begun work that is pinpointing changes in cells many years before they develop into tumours. The research should help design radically new ways to treat cancer, they say.TheEarly Cancer Institute– which has just received £11m from an anonymous donor – is focused on finding ways to tackle tumours before they produce symptoms. The research will exploit recent discoveries which have shown that many people develop precancerous...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 31, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Robin McKie Science Editor Tags: Cancer research Medical research Health Science Society Health policy Prostate cancer University of Cambridge UK news Source Type: news
London Boat Race Marred by High Levels of E. Coli in Thames
Rowers in the Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race this weekend have been warned of dangerously high levels of E. coli in the River Thames, the latest sign of England ’s polluted waterways. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Stephen Castle Tags: Water Pollution Sewers and Sewage E Coli (Bacteria) Rowing Boats and Boating Oxford University Thames Water Cambridge University Great Britain England London (England) Source Type: news
Darwin ’s plant specimens stored for 200 years to go on public display
Specimens collected on Voyage of the Beagle have been unearthed at Cambridge University archivePlant specimens collected by Charles Darwin on the voyage of the Beagle have been unearthed in an archive at Cambridge University.The rare specimens, which have been stored in the archives of the Cambridge University herbarium for nearly 200 years, were given by Darwin to his teacher and friend Prof John Stevens Henslow, the founder of Cambridge University Botanic Garden.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 15, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Donna Ferguson Tags: Charles Darwin Plants Environment University of Cambridge Education UK news Science Source Type: news
Plant specimens collected by Charles Darwin to be unveiled to the public
Specimens collected on Voyage of the Beagle have been in Cambridge University archive for nearly 200 yearsPlant specimens collected by Charles Darwin on the voyage of the Beagle have been unearthed in an archive at Cambridge University.The rare specimens, which have been stored in the archives of the Cambridge University herbarium for nearly 200 years, were given by Darwin to his teacher and friend Prof John Stevens Henslow, the founder of Cambridge University Botanic Garden.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 15, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Donna Ferguson Tags: Charles Darwin Plants Environment University of Cambridge Education UK news Science Source Type: news
Scientists may have finally found the cause of long Covid: Low iron levels after infection 'might be trigger of poorly-understood illness'
Scientists at Cambridge University believe low iron levels in the blood - and the body's ability to regulate this important nutrient - could be a key driver of ongoing issues with long Covid. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Bat bridges and signs on nests: nature conservation ’s epic fails – and how to avoid them
Some projects to save species just don ’t work. Now, a Cambridge University team is amassing hard scientific evidence of best practiceIt seemed like a good idea at the time: build metal bridges over busy roads and bats would confuse them with trees, it was argued. They would then try to soar over the pylons and, having been tricked into flying higher than normal, would avoid being struck by lorries and buses travelling on the road below. A widespread wildlife problem for the UK would be solved at a stroke.It was a persuasive vision, and to realise it, a total of £2m was spent on building 15 bat bridges across Britain, f...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 25, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Robin McKie Science editor Tags: Conservation University of Cambridge Butterflies Environment Wildlife Science Insects Animals Source Type: news
Misinformation Researcher Sander Van Der Linden Caught Lying, Spreading Misinformation
Authored by Paul D. Thacker via The Disinformation Chronicle (subscribe here), Sander van der Linden's webpage at Cambridge University says he is an esteemed academic, with prior positions at Princeton and Yale,…#sandervander #pauldthacker #cambridgeuniversity #princeton #yale #economist #nbcnightlynews #vander #natesilver #linden (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Could uniforms be making children fat? Scientists claim they might be stopping kids from getting enough exercise - but insist they don't want them banned
Researchers at Cambridge University found youngsters who wear a uniform are less likely to do the recommended 60 minutes of daily physical activity. But scientists do not want to ban uniforms. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Who Kissed First? Archaeology Has an Answer.
A married pair of researchers have “set the record straight” on the ancient history of smooching. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - February 13, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Franz Lidz Tags: Archaeology and Anthropology Assyrian Civilization Sexually Transmitted Diseases Herpes Viruses Lips (Body Part) Language and Languages Bryn Mawr College Cambridge University Babylonia Denmark your-feed-science Source Type: news
Could FASTING protect you from Alzheimer's? Study suggests diet regime loved by Rishi Sunak could help
Cambridge University researchers studied around two dozen people, who only consumed water for 24 hours. Blood tests revealed a dramatic drop in their levels of inflammatory cells. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 30, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How to stop doomscrolling – podcast
Health and science journalistCatherine Price investigates the science behind our relationships with our devices, and what we know about how to break the cycle. ProfBarbara Sahakian of Cambridge University explains why many of us are drawn to looking at bad news on our phones, and what it ’s doing to usYou can support the Guardian attheguardian.com/fullstorysupportYou can subscribe for free to Guardian Australia ’s dailynews podcast Full Story onApple Podcast,Spotify and Google podcastsContinue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 29, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Presented by Madeleine Finlay. Produced by Rachel Porter and Joshan Chana. Sound design by Tony Onuchukwu. The executive producer is Ellie Bury. Tags: Technology Psychology Health Source Type: news
