Pioneering Code of Practice released for use of stem cell-based embryo models in research
04 Jul 2024The University of Cambridge, in partnership with the Progress Educational Trust, has led work to create the first ever UK guidelines for the...
Genetic study points to oxytocin as possible treatment for obesity and postnatal depression
02 Jul 2024Scientists have identified a gene which, when missing or impaired, can cause obesity, behavioural problems and, in mothers, postnatal depression. The...
Cutting-edge genomic test can improve care of children with cancer
02 Jul 2024Whole genome sequencing has improved clinical care of some children with cancer in England by informing individual patient care. Research published...
Largest ever genetic study of age of puberty in girls shows links with weight gain
01 Jul 2024Genes can indirectly influence the age at which girls have their first period by accelerating weight gain in childhood, a known risk factor for early...
Simon Baron-Cohen wins MRC Millennium Medal for transformative research into autism and neurodiversity
20 Jun 2024The UKRI Medical Research Council (MRC) in the UK will today present the MRC Millennium Medal 2023 to Professor Sir Simon Baron-Cohen, in recognition...
Discovery of ‘new rules of the immune system’ could improve treatment of inflammatory diseases, say scientists.
18 Jun 2024Scientists at the University of Cambridge have discovered that a type of white blood cell - called a regulatory T cell - exists as a single large...
Lab-grown ‘mini-guts’ could change how we treat Crohn’s disease
11 Jun 2024Cambridge scientists have grown ‘mini-guts’ in the lab to help understand Crohn’s disease, showing that ‘switches’ that modify DNA in gut cells play...
Moving our bodies - and mindsets
07 Jun 2024Moving your body and mind can help promote mental wellbeing in the workplace, say Cambridge researchers.
Genetics study points to potential treatments for restless leg syndrome
05 Jun 2024Scientists have discovered genetic clues to the cause of restless leg syndrome, a condition common among older adults. The discovery could help...
Exercising during pregnancy normalises eating behaviours in offspring from obese mice
04 Jun 2024Maternal obesity in pregnancy changes the eating behaviours of offspring by increasing long-term levels of particular molecules known as microRNAs in...
Getting to grips with an extra thumb
29 May 2024Cambridge researchers have shown that members of the public have little trouble in learning very quickly how to use a third thumb – a controllable...
Cambridge research receives £5 million boost for ‘world-leading’ cardiovascular research
28 May 2024The University of Cambridge has received £5 million funding from the British Heart Foundation (BHF) to support its world-class cardiovascular disease...