Healthcare and Life Science
Survivor David backs ‘Restart a Heart’ campaign
A devoted Cambridge United fan who received life-saving treatment at a packed home match has today applauded a month-long initiative aimed at teaching the public CPR – officially called cardiopulmonary resuscitation. ...
Rehabilitation therapists present their research at international spinal cord conference
CPFT NEWS ARTICLE Two allied health professionals, who joined CPFT’s Cambridge Rehabilitation Unit this year, shared their research on spinal cord injury at the International Spinal Cord Society Annual Meeting last month. Senior Physiotherapist Ishmeet Singh (pictured left) was selec...
CUH begins ground-breaking genetic screening for newborn babies
Dozens of babies at the Rosie hospital have begun to be tested for over 200 rare genetic conditions as part of a world-leading study. ...
Whole brain connectome of fruit fly is most complex brain ever mapped
The whole brain connectome of the Drosophila fruit fly is the first complete synaptic resolution wiring map of the brain of an adult animal capable of complex behaviours. ...
Cambridge Network collaborates with ARIA and key partners to accelerate new technologies to revolutionise brain health
Cambridge Network is thrilled to announce its participation in a multi-million-pound, three-year multi-partner programme with the UK Government’s new research funding agency Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA). As one of ARIA’s new Activation Partners in the agency’s Scalabl...
Innovative mental health research partnership launches to study new therapies
People across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough with severe mental health conditions now have the opportunity to take part in local groundbreaking clinical trials, to assess if empathogens and psychedelics can help people with treatment-resistant conditions. ...
Research sets global standard for Crohn’s treatment
Trial results published by Cambridge researchers earlier this year and involving patients at Addenbrooke’s Hospital are helping to set new global standards for the treatment of Crohn’s disease, it has emerged. ...
Qkine wins ‘Scale-up of the Year’ at the 2024 Cambridge Independent Business Awards
On the 26th September 2024, Qkine representatives Catherine Elton, CEO and Luana Ferrara, Head of R&D and Collaborations joined some of the most impressive Cambridge business leaders for an exciting evening of networking and entertainment at the Cambridge Independent Business awar...
AstraZeneca unveils The Hub, a new amenities centre, on Cambridge Biomedical Campus
AstraZeneca has today officially opened The Hub in Cambridge, a purposely designed amenities centre, where employees and the local community can collaborate, socialise and unwind. Located at the heart of the Cambridge Biomedical Campus (CBC), The Hub offers a wide range of facilities ...
Human skin map gives 'recipe' to build skin and could help prevent scarring
For the first time, researchers have created a single cell atlas of prenatal human skin to understand how skin forms, and what goes wrong in disease. ...