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‘The four centuries of slave trade shaped the spectre of racism and are woven into the fabric of global development’

A lasting legacy of racism, oppression and colonialism is laid bare at a powerful exhibition in Cambridge. Confronting it can help us build a more equitable world

The Guardian - UK

Deadly infection risk in newborns could be higher than previously thought, study warns

The number of preventable infections could be up to ten times higher than previously expected

The Independent UK

Deadly infection risk in newborns ‘could be higher than previously thought’

A team from the University of Cambridge and Rosie Hospital reanalysed data from its previous research.

The Independent UK

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Stem Cell Injection Shows Promise In Halting Multiple Sclerosis Progression

Early clinical trial reveals no increase in disability or symptom worsening in MS patients

Zenger

Multiple sclerosis stem cell treatment breakthrough could stop disease in its tracks, study finds

Researchers have said new stem cell treatment could be used to slow damage to the brain in MS patients

The Independent UK

'Exciting' stem cell breakthrough could lead to treatment for MS

Patients injected with stem cells saw no worsening of symptoms after 12 months

Evening Standard

MS breakthrough could lead to treatments that halt disease’s progression

The study said the procedure was ‘safe, well tolerated and has a long-lasting effect that appears to protect the brain from further damage’.

The Independent UK

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Floating factories of artificial leaves could make green fuel for jets and ships

Cambridge University scientists develop a device to ‘defossilise’ the economy using sunlight, water and carbon dioxide

The Guardian - UK

Chimps use military tactic only ever seen in humans before

Scientists have discovered that chimps living in Côte d'Ivoire carry out surveillance on each other to avoid or incite conflict — much like in human military operations.

LiveScience

French letters seized during 18th century Britain-France war finally opened

A French researcher from the University of Cambridge in the UK has begun opening undelivered letters written to French sailors during an 18th century war between Britain and France.

Radio France Internationale

Neuroscientists are Tantalizingly Close to Mastering How Psychedelics Redesign Our Brains

Major depression is a global mental health problem that is on the rise, and finding novel treatments is crucial.

Inverse

Google to help fund new AI research centre at University of Cambridge

The tech giant said the new partnership would encourage collaboration between researchers to design responsible artificial intelligence.

The Independent UK

Smokers 2.6 times more likely to give birth prematurely

The University of Cambridge study also found smoking meant the baby was four times more likely to be small for its gestational age.

The Independent UK

Premature birth risk from smoking while pregnant higher than previously thought, study finds

The University of Cambridge study also found smoking meant the baby was four times more likely to be small for its gestational age

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Smoking during pregnancy doubles premature birth risk, study finds

The University of Cambridge study also found smoking meant the baby was four times more likely to be small for its gestational age.

The Independent UK

Premature birth risk from smoking while pregnant higher than previously thought

The University of Cambridge study also found smoking meant the baby was four times more likely to be small for its gestational age.

The Independent UK

Antiviral Covid drug linked to virus mutations, study suggests

Researchers say their findings are helpful in the ongoing assessment of the risks and benefits of molnupiravir treatment.

The Guardian - UK

Black Atlantic: Power, People, Resistance review – a welcome if partial reckoning

Partly founded on slave money, the Fitzwilliam grapples with its past and present in an exhibition that spreads its net wide but fails to get down to the really painful details

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Have Negative Thoughts? Suppressing Them Could Help Some People, Study Suggests

New research claps back at the belief suppressing negative thoughts is detrimental to mental health, finding instead less anxiety and depression.

Evening Standard

Healthy lifestyle ‘key for preventing depression – regardless of genetic risk’

Data shows that a good night’s sleep – between seven and nine hours a night – reduces the risk of depression by 22%

The National (Scotland)

Ex-Tory MP apologises for ancestral links to slavery after threat to sue academic

A FORMER Conservative MP has apologised “for the acts of my ancestors” after an academic named her as a descendant of a merchant with links to…

The Guardian - UK

Ex-Tory MP apologises for ancestors’ links to slavery

Antoinette Sandbach ‘struggling with difficult history’ after initially threatening to sue University of Cambridge over academic’s research

The Independent UK

Former Tory MP threatens legal action after being named in slavery research

Former Tory MP said to have raised concerns she was being singled out when there are other living relatives

The Independent UK

Former Tory MP ‘threatens legal action’ after being named in slavery research

Malik Al Nasir said in a TEDx Talk video published in 2021 that Antoinette Sandbach is a descendant of Samuel Sandbach.

The Guardian - UK

Ex-Tory MP threatens to sue Cambridge University over slavery research

Student says he has been pressured to remove a reference to Antoinette Sandbach, a descendant of a slave merchant

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