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AstraZeneca/GSK/ ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge collaborate to support UK national effort to boost COVID-19 testing

07 Apr 2020

As part of the UK Government’s announcement of a new five pillar plan to boost testing for COVID-19, AstraZeneca, GSK and the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge...

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Rapid COVID-19 diagnostic test developed by Cambridge team to be deployed in hospitals

02 Apr 2020

A new rapid diagnostic test for COVID-19, developed by a ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge spinout company and capable of diagnosing the infection in under 90...

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Study highlights potential for ‘liquid health check’ to predict disease risk

02 Dec 2019

Proteins in our blood could in future help provide a comprehensive ‘liquid health check’, assessing our health and predicting the likelihood that we...

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Low-cost plastic sensors could monitor a range of health conditions

22 Jun 2018

An international team of researchers have developed a low-cost sensor made from semiconducting plastic that can be used to diagnose or monitor a wide...

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Global teamwork brings low-cost test for Weil's disease a step closer

10 Jul 2017

An on-the-spot, low-cost diagnostic test for leptospirosis (Weil's disease), a bacterial infection recognised as a neglected disease by the World...

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Georgia Guidestones - Cancer (cropped and edited)

Cambridge team receives £5 million to help GPs spot ‘difficult-to-diagnose’ cancers

26 Jan 2017

Researchers in Cambridge are set to receive a £5m Cancer Research UK’s Catalyst Award to improve the early detection of cancers in GP surgeries. The...

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Drosophila

Fruit fly model of deadly brain diseases could lead to blood test for vCJD

13 Oct 2016

A new model of fatal brain diseases is being developed in the fruit fly by a team led by Dr Raymond Bujdoso at the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge, and could...

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Accident & Emergency Sign

Diagnosis of cancer as a medical emergency leads to poorer prognosis for many patients

11 Oct 2016

Too many patients – particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds – are being diagnosed with cancer as medical emergencies, say researchers. This...

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Uninfected or asymptomatic? Diagnostic tests key to forecasting major epidemics

05 Apr 2016

Major epidemics such as the recent Ebola outbreak or the emerging Zika epidemic may be difficult to forecast because of our inability to determine...

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Addenbrooke's Hospital

Low cost, safe and accurate test could help diagnose rare childhood cancers

16 Dec 2015

A non-invasive, low cost blood test that could help doctors diagnose some types of malignant childhood tumour has been developed by researchers at...

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Impatiently Waiting

Cancer patients lose faith in healthcare system if referred late by GP

31 Jul 2015

If it takes more than three trips to the GP to be referred for cancer tests, patients are more likely to be dissatisfied with their overall care...

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Cytosponge

‘Pill on a string’ could help spot early signs of cancer of the gullet

20 Jul 2015

A ‘pill on a string’ developed by researchers at the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge could help doctors detect oesophageal cancer – cancer of the gullet – at...

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