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Targeting oligomer dynamics provides hope for new Alzheimer’s therapies

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Targeting oligomer dynamics provides hope for new Alzheimer’s therapies

Lead author Dr Thomas Michaels developed a maths model Sunday, April 12, 2020 Researchers have revealed for the first time the surprising behaviour of toxic oligomers in the amyloid aggregation process involved in Alzheimer’s and other  diseases, thus opening up routes for new therapies against these dreaded killers. Researchers have known for some time that…

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Coronavirus: Unexpected Consequences

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Coronavirus: Unexpected Consequences

Courtesy Nathan Pitt, Department of Chemistry Monday, April 6, 2020 Although he hasn’t been studying the virus itself, Professor Rod Jones has been investigating an unexpected positive consequence of the virus caused by movement restrictions imposed by the government during the coronavirus pandemic. “We have seen a significant improvement in air quality in London since…

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Building design to minimise carbon emissions

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March 2020: A novel technique to assemble wooden buildings uses preconfigured sub-units of cross-laminated timber to build 8-12 story high buildings. The technique only emits half the emissions compared to conventional steel and/or reinforced concrete constructions and allows for buildings to absorb carbon post construction.

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Environmental change as enabler for disease transmission

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March 2020: The spread of emerging infectious disease can be amplified by climate change and habitat loss. Environmental change is altering human-wildlife interactions which can accelerate the spread and intensity of disease outbreaks. It is recommended to treat disease outbreaks as symptoms of environmental degradation instead of isolated incidents.

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Advice on moving conferences from the real to the virtual world

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Advice on moving conferences from the real to the virtual world

A faculty member here is part of a taskforce advising conference organisers on how to move their events from the real to the virtual world   Last month, Professor Srinivasan Keshav, Robert Sansom Professor of Computer Science, was asked to be part of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Presidential Task Force on Virtual Meetings….

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Air pollution in Cambs has dropped by a third since coronavirus outbreak

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Less cars on the road mean fewer emissions – and it’s having a great impact on Cambs’ air quality

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Pablo Salas – Bovine Sustainability and Climate Change: What Prospects?

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XR installs 100 bird boxes in central Cambridge

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Climate change group encourages diversity in city

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Climate change drives poleward increases and equatorward declines in marine species

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Extinction Rebellion shifts focus to aiding battle against coronavirus

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Climate change group takes community networks support role

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