Cambridge Festival launches extensive programme for 2023
10 Feb 2023Could a new theory of the Universe be Stephen Hawking’s biggest legacy? How has popular music addressed political conflict? Are the big tech firms...
Taking care of mental health
09 Feb 2023Psychiatrist, Professor of Neurotechnology and 'Enterprising Mind', Sabine Bahn has founded two companies both with the aim of helping people with...
Childhood mental health problems resulting from early-life adversity drive poorer cognitive performance in adolescence, study suggests
08 Feb 2023Early-life adversity has long-term effects on children’s mental health, which in turn affects cognitive functioning as teenagers, say researchers...
GP survey reveals health and healthcare inequalities of trans and non-binary adults
07 Feb 2023Trans and non-binary adults are more likely than the general population to experience long-term health conditions, including mental health problems...
Rare genetic disease may protect Ashkenazi Jews against TB
06 Feb 2023Scientists may have solved the question of why Ashkenazi Jews are significantly more susceptible to a rare genetic disorder known as Gaucher disease...
Combined steroid and statin treatment could reduce ‘accelerated ageing’ in preterm babies, study in rats suggests
02 Feb 2023Potentially life-saving steroids commonly given to preterm babies also increase the risk of long-term cardiovascular problems, but a new study in...
Sugary drinks tax may have prevented over 5,000 cases of obesity a year in year six girls alone
26 Jan 2023The introduction of the soft drinks industry levy – the ‘sugary drinks tax’ – in England was followed by a drop in the number of cases of obesity...
COVID has increased trust in genetics, study finds
26 Jan 2023A survey of over 2,000 British adults finds that trust in genetics is high and went up significantly during the pandemic. It also finds that there is...
DNA sequencing method lifts ‘veil’ from genome black box
23 Jan 2023Many life-saving drugs directly interact with DNA to treat diseases such as cancer, but scientists have struggled to detect how and why they work –...
Scientists explain emotional ‘blunting’ caused by common antidepressants
23 Jan 2023Scientists have worked out why common anti-depressants cause around a half of users to feel emotionally ‘blunted’. In a study published today, they...
First look at Cambridge Festival 2023
17 Jan 2023Hot topics this year include an in-depth look at how we move from global risks to global safety, results from the largest four-day working week trial...
Gone fishing: highly accurate test for common respiratory viruses uses DNA as ‘bait’
16 Jan 2023A new test that ‘fishes’ for multiple respiratory viruses at once using single strands of DNA as ‘bait’, and gives highly accurate results in under...