Articles about 'School of the Biological Sciences'

Scientists at the University of Cambridge have discovered that sheep are more intelligent than previously believed.

A new study from Utrecht and Cambridge Universities has for the first time found that an administration of testosterone under the tongue in volunteers negatively affects a person’s ability to ‘mind read’, an indication of empathy. The findings are published this week in the journal Proceeding of the National Academy of Sciences.

Cambridge research funded by the health charity Diabetes UK has for the first time successfully demonstrated the potential of an artificial pancreas in pregnant women with Type 1 diabetes. It is hoped the development could drastically reduce cases of stillbirth and mortality rates among pregnant women with the condition.

Clues about how the human gut helps regulate our appetite have come from a most unusual source – fruit fly faeces.

Imagine a one-off cure for drug addiction or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) instead of today’s life-long therapy regimes.

Vice-Chancellor Professor Alison Richard on how new buildings and refurbishments across the University are helping research to flourish.

A new study is examining the value of social networking technologies to business collaboration.

Professor Nicky Clayton researches the social behaviour, intelligence and dance credentials of birds!

Research across the University is helping to clean up water in regions around the world.

Work in resource-restricted healthcare settings in south-east Asia is defining the transmission of hospital ‘superbugs’ using low-tech diagnostics and high-tech tools.