Researchers have developed a DNA test to quickly identify secondary infections in COVID-19 patients, who have double the risk of developing pneumonia while on ventilation than non-COVID-19 patients.Read more
Mindfulness courses can reduce anxiety and stress and increase mental wellbeing but not in all non-clinical settings and may be no better than other practices aimed at improving mental health and wellbeing.Read more
A commonly-used treatment for chronic subdural haematoma could lead to a worse outcome than receiving no medication. Read more
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing problem in hospitals and other healthcare settings…Read more
When we talk about “capacity building”, we simply mean the way we help to develop, train and support the next generation of researchers, scientists…Read more
Cardiovascular and respiratory diseases are the leading causes of premature death worldwide; in the UK alone, 1 in 4 of us will die from heart disease…Read more
There are four facilities on the Cambridge Biomedical Research Campus that work together to help clinical researchers…Read more
As the population ages, we are likely to see more and more patients developing chronic (long-lasting) degenerative brain diseases…Read more
This theme aims to transform our understanding, management and treatment of major intestinal and liver diseases…Read more
The immune system is a complex system in the body that ‘seeks and destroys’ invaders and protects us against infection…Read more
The last 10 years have seen an extraordinary revolution in our ability to sequence (order) the human genome in large numbers of people…Read more
Mental health disorders, like depression, addiction and psychosis (when you ‘lose touch’ with reality and may experience hallucinations…Read more
Our research is helping to increase our understanding about metabolic, endocrine and musculoskeletal diseases…Read more
The number of people with neurological disease in the UK is rising. This is due both to advances in patient care and treatment and to the fact…Read more
Unhealthy diets and lack of physical activity account for a major proportion of preventable death and disability. How do dietary, lifestyle behaviours lead to diseases?…Read more
More than half of clinical studies fail, usually because the drug being tested simply doesn’t work very well…Read more
Organ transplantation is life-transforming and life-saving for hundreds of thousands of patients worldwide…Read more
The Cambridge BRC Women’s Health and paediatrics research focuses on treating and preventing health issues…Read more