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Overturning Traditional Beliefs – Cambridge Scientists Have Discovered “New Rules of the Immune System”

Overturning Traditional Beliefs – Cambridge Scientists Have Discovered “New Rules of the Immune System”

Health
Sarah Carter

Researchers at the University of Cambridge have discovered that regulatory T cells form a single, mobile population that patrols the entire body ...

Cambridge Scientists Develop “Third Thumb” That Could Redefine Human Capability

Cambridge Scientists Develop “Third Thumb” That Could Redefine Human Capability

Technology
Laura Adams

Cambridge researchers developed a controllable prosthetic extra thumb that people can quickly learn to use for picking up and manipulating objects. Testing ...

Robotic third thumb tested by Cambridge University allows people to open a bottle with one hand

Robotic third thumb tested by Cambridge University allows people to open a bottle with one hand

Technology
Laura Adams

Older and younger adults had a similar level of ability when using the technology, although there was a decline in the performance ...

Vivid nightmares could be early warning sign of lupus, Cambridge University warns

Vivid nightmares could be early warning sign of lupus, Cambridge University warns

Health
Sarah Carter

Horrific nightmares could be an early warning sign of the autoimmune disease lupus, scientists have found. People reported vivid and disturbing dreams ...

Revolutionary “Quartet Nanocage” Vaccine Effective Against Coronaviruses That Haven’t Even Emerged Yet

Revolutionary “Quartet Nanocage” Vaccine Effective Against Coronaviruses That Haven’t Even Emerged Yet

Health
Sarah Carter

Researchers have developed a groundbreaking vaccine technology, termed ‘proactive vaccinology,’ that trains the immune system to recognize specific regions of various coronaviruses, ...

Wrap Around Spinal Cord Device May Transform Injury Treatment

Wrap Around Spinal Cord Device May Transform Injury Treatment

Health
Sarah Carter

Summary: Researchers developed a groundbreaking electronic device that wraps around the spinal cord, offering a new method for treating spinal injuries without ...

Tiny Robotic Nerve Cuffs Promise Breakthrough in Neurocare

Tiny Robotic Nerve Cuffs Promise Breakthrough in Neurocare

Health
Sarah Carter

Summary: Researchers developed innovative, flexible devices that can gently wrap around nerve fibers, potentially transforming the diagnosis and treatment of neurological disorders. ...

Cambridge Scientists Unveil New Theory on Origins of Life’s Building Blocks

Cambridge Scientists Unveil New Theory on Origins of Life’s Building Blocks

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

Researchers at Cambridge University have identified a process called graphitization, which they theorize could produce essential life-building molecules like proteins, phospholipids, and ...

Cambridge thrash Oxford to claim men’s and women’s double

Cambridge thrash Oxford to claim men’s and women’s double

Sports
Olivia Martin

I can announce that spring has sprung – not by looking outside and seeing the weather (it’s still not great…) but because ...

Pro-Palestinian protester damages Lord Balfour portrait at University of Cambridge

Pro-Palestinian protester damages Lord Balfour portrait at University of Cambridge

U.K.
William Turner

The Instagram video was accompanied by a caption that read: “Palestine Action spray and slash a historic painting of ‘Lord’ Balfour in ...