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Including gene editing, immunotherapy, modified viruses, vaccines, personalised medicine, and nanotechnology
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In Deep Medicine, leading physician Eric Topol reveals how artificial intelligence can help
Including gene editing, immunotherapy, modified viruses, vaccines, personalised medicine, and nanotechnology
Project with aim to identify the neural mechanisms underpinning successful cognitive ageing
Director of the Behaviour and Health Research Unit at the University of Cambridge
Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge
Professor of Transplantation, Laboratory & Clinical Research Group Leader at the University of Cambridge
CIMR Deputy Director, Professor of Molecular Neurogenetics and UK Dementia Research Institute Professor.
Director of the Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence at the University of Cambridge and author
A research scientist showing interest in public health medicine, cancer epidemiology, genetic epidemiology
Research Associate at the Autism Research Centre, Cambridge Neuroscience, University of Cambridge
Career Development Fellow at the University of Cambridge's Centre for Diet and Activity Research (CEDAR),
Professor at University of Cambridge and Scientific Director for Early Detection of Neurodegenerative diseases (EDoN)
Professor of Clinical Neuroscience and Honorary Consultant in Neurology at the University of Cambridge.
Director at Finnish Environment Institute and Senior Research Associate at Cambridge University.
Winton Professor of the Public Understanding of Risk at Faculty of Mathematics, University of Cambridge.
David N. Moore Fellow in Mathematics, Director of Studies in Mathematics and Professor of Mathematical Biology.
Cancer Research UK Senior Fellow and an Honorary Consultant Haematologist at Cambridge University Hospitals.
Programme Leader at the Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology at Cambridge University.
Programme Leader of the Physical Activity Epidemiology group at University of Cambridge.
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) - 12-Feb-2024
This collaboration aims to unlock the secrets of ageing and develop new therapies
Read more...University of Cambridge - 30-Jan-2024
Calorie restriction silences the NLRP3 inflammasome, a key driver of inflammation
Read more...BBC - 19-Jan-2024
Portion control solution to curb your overall alcohol intake
Read more...Cambridge Independent - 05-Jan-2024
Promising leads for potential anti-ageing interventions in the next decade
Read more...University of Cambridge - 20-Dec-2023
Quest for people to live healthily for as long as possible will inevitably result in longer lives
Read more...University of Cambridge - 03-Oct-2023
Diagnosis at 30 may cut 14 years off life, but early treatment can extend it
Read more...New Scientist - 14-Jun-2023
Users might mistake the increased motivation and time spent on tasks as a sign of improved performance
Read more...Independent - 30-Mar-2023
High access to non-alcoholic alternatives may notably reduce alcohol purchases
Read more...The Guardian - 04-Dec-2022
This one-off treatment could nullify the complications that you get with chronic medications
Read more...The Jerusalem Post - 07-Nov-2022
A breakthrough treatment for people requiring blood transfusions in near future
Read more...University of Cambridge - 11-Aug-2022
Whole genome sequencing-necessary to validate Stem cell lines used for therapy
Read more...EurekAlert! - 06-May-2022
Activating similar mechanism without stressing the cells could treat dementia
Read more...Independent - 29-Apr-2022
Good night's sleep is a necessity, particularly as we age
Read more...BBC - 21-Apr-2022
Instead of caterogising cancer based on the effected body part or type, whole-genome sequencing could be more practical
Read more...University of Cambridge - 06-Apr-2022
Mapping the brain and creating charts could be used as a helpful clinical tool for other clinicians, psychiatrists and researchers
Read more...Wired - 11-Nov-2021
A 5-minute test can assess the early risk of getting dementia
Read more...CNBC - 11-Aug-2021
It's no real surprise that education (and with it, wealth) had a positive impact on health
Read more...BBC - 10-Aug-2021
Algorithm detects dementia better than neurologists, soon with a single brain scan
Read more...Cambridge University - 22-Jul-2021
Scientists restored memory in aged mice, and found a similar working mechanism in humans
Read more...Medical Xpress - 18-Feb-2021
Cholangiocyte-based therapy repairs bile ducts, offers hope to repair damaged donor livers
Read more...BBC - 19-Oct-2020
Triggers an increase in the same protein used by hibernating animals
Read more...Guardian - 25-Sep-2020
Drug shows repaired coating around nerves but side effects prevent its use
Read more...Independent - 02-Jul-2020
Their extreme biology could be key to preventing cancer in humans
Read more...BBC - 08-Oct-2019
GRS can be measured at any age, children could be tested too
Read more...Medical Daily - 02-Oct-2019
There is no need to lose 15% or more of body weight to manage type 2 diabetes
Read more...Futurism - 27-Aug-2019
If this works, one day we will be able to build space colonies at the Lagrange point
Read more...Reuters - 18-Jul-2019
Spend 150 minutes on exercise per week to lengthen your life span
Read more...Medical News Today - 29-Jun-2019
It’s never too late to start exercising, start today and live longer
Read more...Guardian - 15-May-2019
Organisms can survive even with a simple genetic code
Read more...Independent - 20-Mar-2019
Letting drinks cool down is one of the 101 tips in the Live Forever Manual
Read more...Independent - 24-Jan-2019
Even if you can eat without putting on weight, keep an eye on your visceral fat
Read more...NHS - 15-Jan-2019
Accurate risk estimate only available with a complete set of data for a patient.
Read more...Independent - 09-Jul-2018
With this method researchers can now detect acute myeloid leukaemia years in advance with a blood sample
Read more...The Ecologist - 10-May-2018
Big pharma is unwilling to invest in pandemic prevention. New model could identify and test vacc...
Read more...Cambridge Independent - 15-Apr-2018
Influenza pandemic could kill almost a million people in the UK. How people move and interact af...
Read more...BBC - 13-Apr-2018
2 drinks a day shortens life expectancy by up to two years. More than 3 drinks a day could lose ...
Read more...Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (GEN) - 18-Jan-2018
Eve was developed by scientists at the Universities of Manchester, Aberystwyth, and Cambridge. I...
Read more...Cancer Research UK - 06-Nov-2017
Researchers looked at tissue samples from people with Barrett’s oesophagus that develop into canc...
Read more...BBC - 15-Aug-2017
The research in European Heart Journal claims that people who are overweight are at increased ri...
Read more...New Scientist - 30-May-2017
E. coli bacteria given genes that are sensitive to tetrathionate - an indicator of ulcerative col...
Read more...BMJ - 22-Mar-2017
Study of nearly 2 million adults who were free from CVD at baseline. Non-drinkers were separated...
Read more...New York Times - 21-Mar-2017
Synthetic embryos could be assembled from stem cells that can organize themselves into embryolike...
Read more...BBC - 05-Oct-2016
Some people are genetically wired to prefer the taste of fatty foods One in 1,000 people carry a...
Read more...BBC - 04-Aug-2016
Brains of overweight people look "10 years older" than those of leaner peers
Read more...BBC - 05-May-2016
You breath more during exercise – so what if the air you’re breathing is polluted? Cambridge Uni...
Read more...Labiotech - 15-Dec-2015
Some of the best developments from 2015: Google contact lens with wireless chip and glucose sens...
Read more...Genetic Literacy Project - 27-Oct-2015
There are definitely environmental factors that influence longevity as well as genetic ones. Gen...
Read more...Cambridge University - 04-Feb-2015
Drug discovery could be made faster and much cheaper thanks to an artificially-intelligent ‘robot...
Read more...BBC - 27-Aug-2014
Eating tomatoes may lower the risk of prostate cancer, research suggests. The study was publishe...
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