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Understanding the implications of enabling children to grow into healthy, happy, educated and inquiring adults, in safety and free from adversity.

An Asian teenager with type 1 diabetes uses an at home glucometer to test his blood sugar levels

‘Diabetes distress’ increases risk of mental health problems among young people living with type 1 diabetes

17 Jul 2024

Children diagnosed with type 1 diabetes are at significantly higher risk of a number of mental health issues, including mood and anxiety disorders, a...

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Ultra-processed food makes up almost two-thirds of calorie intake of UK adolescents

17 Jul 2024

Adolescents consume around two-thirds of their daily calories from ultra-processed foods (UPFs), new research from the Universities of Cambridge and...

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AI Chatbots have shown they have an ‘empathy gap’ that children are likely to miss

15 Jul 2024

New study proposes a framework for “Child Safe AI” following recent incidents which revealed that many children see chatbots as quasi-human and...

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A little boy with a shaved head is smiling as he is laying on a hospital bed.

Cutting-edge genomic test can improve care of children with cancer

02 Jul 2024

Whole genome sequencing has improved clinical care of some children with cancer in England by informing individual patient care. Research published...

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Largest ever genetic study of age of puberty in girls shows links with weight gain

01 Jul 2024

Genes can indirectly influence the age at which girls have their first period by accelerating weight gain in childhood, a known risk factor for early...

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Lab-grown ‘mini-guts’ could change how we treat Crohn’s disease

11 Jun 2024

Cambridge scientists have grown ‘mini-guts’ in the lab to help understand Crohn’s disease, showing that ‘switches’ that modify DNA in gut cells play...

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One in two children with ADHD experience emotional problems, study finds

22 May 2024

Cambridge scientists have shown that problems regulating emotions – which can manifest as depression, anxiety and explosive outbursts – may be a core...

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Baby born deaf can hear after breakthrough gene therapy

09 May 2024

A baby girl born deaf can hear unaided for the first time, after receiving gene therapy when she was 11 months old at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in...

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Study unpicks why childhood maltreatment continues to impact on mental and physical health into adulthood

11 Apr 2024

Childhood maltreatment can continue to have an impact long into adulthood because of how it effects an individual’s risk of poor physical health and...

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New Cambridge-developed resources help students learn how maths can help tackle infectious diseases

19 Feb 2024

Cambridge mathematicians have developed a set of resources for students and teachers that will help them understand how maths can help tackle...

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School uniform policies linked to students getting less exercise, study finds

15 Feb 2024

School uniform policies could be restricting young people from being active, particularly primary school-aged girls, new research suggests.

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The Vice-Chancellor's Awards 2023 for Research Impact and Engagement

13 Dec 2023

Meet the winner of the Vice-Chancellor's Awards 2023 for Research Impact and Engagement and learn more about their projects.

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