Together against prostate cancer
13 Aug 2024New, repurposed and combined treatments could soon transform prostate cancer outcomes, with DNA repair research informing promising clinical trials...
Advanced MRI scans help identify one in three concussion patients with ‘hidden disease’
08 Aug 2024Offering patients with concussion a type of brain scan known as diffusion tensor imaging MRI could help identify the one in three people who will...
Sight and sound
06 Aug 2024How photoacoustics could transform cancer detection and monitoring
‘Far from clear’ new Alzheimer’s drugs will make a difference at a population level, say researchers
06 Aug 2024Cambridge researchers have cast doubt on whether new amyloid immunotherapy drugs will have the desired effect of significantly reducing the impact of...
The rise, fall and revival of research on human development
02 Aug 2024A new study takes a tour of the history of research into human embryology and development to show the "cycles of attention" that led to major...
Professor Sir Simon Baron-Cohen made honorary fellow of Royal Society of Medicine
31 Jul 2024Professor Sir Simon Baron-Cohen has been awarded an honorary fellowship of the Royal Society of Medicine, in recognition of his contribution to...
Incidence of heart attacks and strokes was lower after COVID-19 vaccination
31 Jul 2024The incidence of heart attacks and strokes was lower after COVID-19 vaccination than before or without vaccination, according to a new study...
The master of mutations
29 Jul 2024Dr Alex Cagan – illustrator, geneticist and explorer of animal DNA – is offering a new perspective on the tapestry of life. His work has profound...
Black excellence in cancer research at Cambridge
26 Jul 2024Black scientists in Cambridge are driving change to help create a cancer research sector that better represents the wider population.
Inside the institute looking at early cancer
24 Jul 2024Today sees the launch of the Early Cancer Institute at Cambridge. Its mission is deceptively simple: to detect cancer early enough to cure it.
Cambridge and SAS launch partnership in AI and advanced analytics to accelerate innovation in the healthcare sector
23 Jul 2024The Maxwell Centre at the University of Cambridge and SAS , leaders in data and AI, are launching a partnership aimed at accelerating healthcare...
Mindfulness training may lead to altered states of consciousness, study finds
17 Jul 2024Mindfulness training may lead participants to experience disembodiment and unity – so-called altered states of consciousness – according to a new...