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Finding meaningful patterns in the complexity of ovarian cancer

Patterns of genetic mutation in ovarian cancer are helping make sense of the disease and could be used to personalise treatment in future, according to a study published in Nature Genetics.
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New research shows most women unlikely to benefit from national AAA screening

New research published in the Lancet and funded and supported by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) has come to important conclusions about screening women for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs).
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Baby’s sex affects the mother’s metabolism and may influence the risk of pregnancy-related complications

The sex of a baby controls the level of small molecules known as metabolites in the pregnant mother’s blood, which may explain why risks of some diseases in pregnancy vary depending whether the Read more

Patient group shows power of working together

“Informative and inspirational”. For Cambridge BRC’s Georgina Norris, those two words summed up this year’s Beat SCAD conference, which took place in Birmingham earlier this month.

SCAD – or Spontaneous Coronary Artery Read more

Second stage of EDGE training for research staff

Since the launch of EDGE in 2017, 230 users have been trained how to use the cloud-based software platform. EDGE system captures the clinical trials data and supports the delivery and maintenance of Read more

Dr Amos Burke wins Windrush70 award

Congratulations to one of our researchers and consultant paediatric oncologist Dr Amos Burke, who won the research and policy development award at the NHS Windrush70 awards on the 12th June.
Seven members of Read more

Cambridge researchers put on a blooming good show

Cambridge researchers studying the HIV virus have helped create a garden at this year’s Chelsea Flower Show to highlight the plight of young people living with the condition.
Cambridge-based Professor Andrew Lever is Read more

Six months of Herceptin could be as effective as 12 months for some women with HER2 positive breast cancer

For women with HER2 positive early-stage breast cancer taking Herceptin for six months could be as effective as 12 months in preventing relapse and death, and can reduce side effects, finds new research.
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Film explains benefits of artificial pancreas

In this short film Dr Roman Hovorka from the University of Cambridge talks about his team’s ground-breaking research into the development of the artificial pancreas, a closed-loop system for managing type 1 diabetes Read more

Short film shows what it’s like to take part in a study as a healthy volunteer

Have you thought about signing up to the NIHR BioResource as a healthy volunteer?
As far as clinical research is concerned, it could be one of the best things you ever do!
When Read more

Patient and Public Involvement training for researchers

The NIHR Cambridge BRC is offering all research staff a training session on Patient and Public Involvement.
The half-day session will provide staff with an introduction to Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) Read more

Drinking more than five pints a week could shorten your life, study finds

Regularly drinking more than the recommended UK guidelines for alcohol could take years off your life, according to new research from the University of Cambridge. Part-funded by the British Heart Read more

NIHR ‘Think Research’ Rare Diseases Patient Day: Follow-Up

Put motivated people together and you can expect a lot of questions and debate. And that’s what happened when 150 people representing more than 70 rare diseases travelled from all corners of England Read more

New gene discovery may help thousands with pulmonary arterial hypertension

Scientists say they have identified genes that cause a deadly heart condition – pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) – that can only be cured by transplants of the heart or lungs.
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Read more

NIHR IBD BioResource reaches milestone of 10,000 recruits

A platform for research into Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis has now signed up 10,000 participants nationwide.
The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) IBD BioResource was established in 2016 by the Read more

Epic Research Seminar and Q&A session for all research staff

Following the high demand last year, the eHospital Research Design Authority has arranged another two Epic research seminars for research staff who actively use the Epic system at CUH.
These sessions will give Read more

Extra EDGE training dates for Cambridge research staff

In March 2017, an announcement was made by the NIHR that instructed each Clinical Research Network (CRN) to obtain a Local Portfolio Management System on behalf of their partner organisations. The system chosen for Read more

Women can reach the top, say Cambridge (female) researchers

Four of Cambridge University’s leading female clinical researchers want to inspire more women to go for the profession’s top jobs.
Christi Deaton, Fiona Karet, Rebecca Fitzgerald and Sadaf Farooqi all hold Professorships at Read more

People make a splash for research on Rare Disease Day!

We need research! That was the theme for this year’s Rare Disease Day, and to mark the occasion research staff at Cambridge University Hospitals held a morning of activities and information-sharing in the Read more

Analysis looks at long-term risks of living kidney donation

Living kidney donors are not at increased risk for some health outcomes previously of concern, but do seem at risk for worse blood pressure and kidney function than nondonors. In addition, female donors Read more