Human placental villi showing signs of oxidative stress

Great expectations in pregnancy research

01 February 2008

Most pregnancies develop normally but when complications arise they can have devastating effects. Two recent initiatives in Cambridge hope to deliver a new understanding of events during this critical period of human life.

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Forests: from Cambridge to the tropics

22 June 2007
A photographic celebration of forests, woodlands and their wildlife – from Cuba to Cambridge - will go on display at the University Museum of Zoology on Saturday 23 June.
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Cells make meal of Huntington's disease

08 May 2007
University of Cambridge researchers have developed a novel strategy to tackle neurodegenerative diseases such as Huntington's disease: encouraging an individuals own cells to “eat” the malformed proteins that lead to the disease.
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