Hilary Nicholls Clarissa Nicholls collapsed and died while hiking in France Students at the University of Cambridge have been offered heart screenings after a 20-year-old undergraduate suffered a sudden cardiac arrest. Clarissa Nicholls collapsed and died from an undiagnosed arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (ACM) while hiking in France in May 2023. Miss Nicholls’ friends have begun Clarissa’s … Read more
A Cambridge study suggests that children who wear school uniforms may be less physically active. Source link
Pre-eclampsia affects millions of women worldwide yet is little understood, say scientists. Source link
Trials are taking place in Cambridge, where the technology was developed. Source link
Whistleblowers from a rehab unit claim patients are left in bed all day without therapy. Source link
Ms Holt, professor of developmental neuroscience in the department of physiology, development and neuroscience at Cambridge University, said: “Our work has revealed the surprisingly fast and precise mechanism by which brains ‘wire up’ during development and actively maintain their wiring throughout life. Source link
Washington (US): A comprehensive tool for predicting an individual’s risk of developing prostate cancer has been created by Cambridge scientists. They say this could help ensure that those men at greatest risk will receive the appropriate testing while reducing unnecessary – and potentially invasive – testing for those at very low risk. CanRisk-Prostate, developed by … Read more
Scientists at the new institute will devote their expertise to detecting and studying cancers early. Source link
Scientists say a strain of herpes arose during vast migrations of people 5,000 years ago. Source link
