Opinion: How your body clock helps determine whether you’ll get ill or not
17 August 2016Akhilesh Reddy (Department of Clinical Neurosciences) discusses how circadian rhythms can affect whether you get the flu.
‘Map’ of teenage brain provides strong evidence of link between serious antisocial behaviour and brain development
16 June 2016The brains of teenagers with serious antisocial behaviour problems differ significantly in structure to those of their peers, providing the clearest evidence to date that their behaviour stems from changes in brain development in early life, according to new research led by the University of Cambridge and the University of Southampton, in collaboration with the University of Rome “Tor Vergata” in Italy.
Brain, body and mind: understanding consciousness
23 February 2016A bedside device that measures ‘brain signatures’ could help diagnose patients who have consciousness disorders – such as a vegetative state – to work out the best course of treatment and to support family counselling.
Schizophrenia and the teenage brain: how can imaging help?
17 February 2016Adolescence is a dangerous time for the onset of mental health problems. Advances in brain imaging are helping to picture how neural changes in these crucial years can lead to chronic debilitating mental illness.
Opinion: Scientists find way to predict who is likely to wake up during surgery
22 January 2016Srivas Chennu (Department of Clinical Neurosciences) discusses how doctors could use brain waves to help predict how patients will respond to general anaesthetics.
Brain waves could help predict how we respond to general anaesthetics
14 January 2016The complex pattern of ‘chatter’ between different areas of an individual’s brain while they are awake could help doctors better track and even predict their response to general anaesthesia – and better identify the amount of anaesthetic necessary – according to new research from the University of Cambridge.
Cambridge academics honoured over the New Year
04 January 2016Members have been recognised for their outstanding contribution to society
Mitochondrial disease expert to lead Department of Clinical Neurosciences
23 July 2015Professor Patrick Chinnery, an expert in diseases that affect mitochondria – the ‘batteries’ that power our cells – has been appointed as Professor of Neurology and Head of the Department of Clinical Neurosciences at the University of Cambridge. He will take up his appointment on 1 October.
The Academy of Medical Sciences announces new Fellows for 2015
11 May 2015The Academy of Medical Sciences has announced the election of its new Fellows, including five Cambridge University academics.
Scientists find ‘hidden brain signatures’ of consciousness in vegetative state patients
16 October 2014Scientists in Cambridge have found hidden signatures in the brains of people in a vegetative state, which point to networks that could support consciousness even when a patient appears to be unconscious and unresponsive. The study could help doctors identify patients who are aware despite being unable to communicate.
