International collaboration identifies new breast cancer susceptibility genes
17 Aug 2023A large-scale international collaboration has identified new genes associated with breast cancer that could eventually be included in tests to...
Reduced grey matter in frontal lobes linked to teenage smoking and nicotine addiction
15 Aug 2023Findings may demonstrate a brain and behavioural basis for how nicotine addiction is initiated and then takes hold in early life, say scientists.
More Kharkiv students get vital training with Cambridge clinicians
10 Aug 2023Cambridge doctors are supporting students from Ukraine whose teaching has been devastated by war.
Treatments for poxviruses – including those causing mpox and smallpox – may already exist in licensed drugs
09 Aug 2023Scientists have discovered how poxviruses evade natural defences in living cells, and realised that drugs to stop them doing this are already...
Brain’s ‘appetite control centre’ different in people who are overweight or living with obesity
08 Aug 2023Cambridge scientists have shown that the hypothalamus, a key region of the brain involved in controlling appetite, is different in the brains of...
Genetic variant linked to lower levels of HIV virus in people of African ancestry
02 Aug 2023An international team of researchers has found a genetic variant that may explain why some people of African ancestry have naturally lower viral...
Experts call for urgent mental health support for people living with long term autoimmune diseases
26 Jul 2023More than half of patients with auto-immune conditions experience mental health conditions such as depression or anxiety, yet the majority are rarely...
Largest ever DNA and health research programme for children and young people launches
25 Jul 2023Cambridge researchers are helping launch a nationwide study for children and young people to unlock the power of our DNA.
Thousands of pregnancies tracked in UK’s biggest study on pre-eclampsia
19 Jul 2023Up to 3,500 first time mums are due to take part in a study led by Cambridge researchers to understand why some will develop pre-eclampsia and...
Unborn babies use ‘greedy’ gene from dads to ‘remote-control’ mums into feeding them extra food
11 Jul 2023A study in mice has found that fetuses use a copy of a gene inherited from their dad to force their mum to release as much nutrition as possible...
In-person mindfulness courses help improve mental health for at least six months
10 Jul 2023Adults who voluntarily take part in mindfulness courses are less likely to experience symptoms of anxiety and depression for at least six months...
Older adults who remain more active have a better quality of life, study finds
04 Jul 2023A reduction in the amount of time spent physically active when adults are over 60 years old is linked to lower quality of life, a Cambridge study of...