Autistic people have far greater risks of long term physical health conditions than others, but the reasons for this remain unclear. New research from the University of Cambridge suggests that unhealthy lifestyle habits may be an important contributing factor. These findings help us to better understand the experiences of autistic adults, and have wider […]
MRC Biostatistics Unit real-time tracking of COVID-19
The MRC Biostatistics Unit have published a new report on our real-time tracking of the COVID-19 pandemic. This information is helping the government to track the COVID-19 pandemic in real time. MRC BSU have highlighted their latest findings and provided interpretation of what these findings mean. MRC BSU have also explained their recent model and […]
New Head of Department for Psychiatry BMA role model
Congratulations to Tamsin Ford who will become the new Head of Department for Psychiatry, from 1 April 2021. Tamsin has been Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Cambridge since October 2019 and before that was at Exeter Medical School. Her research focuses on the interface between mental health and education, childhood psychiatric epidemiology and […]
Professor Sir Peter Lachmann FRS FMedSci (1931-2020)
Internationally renowned academic and clinical immunologist who studied autoimmunity and inflammation and clinical and translational immunology The Clinical School is sad to note the death of Professor Sir Peter Lachmann FRS FMedSci on Saturday 26th December 2020. Professor Lachman made a major contribution, not only to scholarship in Cambridge, but also to the Clinical School, […]
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Stroke in COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis
A study by Stefania Nannoni (Clinical Neurosciences) aimed to clarify the relationship between COVID-19 and acute cerebrovascular diseases (CVD), through a systematic review and meta-analysis. The team, led by Hugh Markus (Clinical Neurosciences), characterised the incidence, risk factors, clinical-radiological manifestations and outcome of COVID-19-associated stroke. Accepted for publication in The International Journal of Stroke, the researchers reviewed articles on acute CVD in […]
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DNA signals identify those at greatest risk of oesophageal cancer
A study, co-led by Rebecca Fitzgerald (MRC Cancer Unit and CRUK Cambridge Centre Early Detection Programme), has developed a statistical model that uses genomic data to predict the risk of developing cancer of the oesophagus up to eight years before diagnosis. Published in Nature Medicine, the researchers analysed DNA from tissue biopsies taken from patients […]
How Dantu blood group protects against malaria – and how all humans could benefit
A study, led by Julian Rayner and Michael Weekes (both Cambridge Institute for Medical Research), in collaboration with scientists at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, the Cavendish Laboratory and the KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme in Kenya, has identified how the Dantu genetic blood variant helps to protect against malaria. Malaria remains a major global health problem […]
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