New way to extend ‘shelf life’ of blood stem cells will improve gene therapy
15 August 2024Researchers have discovered a way to extend the shelf life of blood stem cells outside the body for use in gene therapy, providing patients with...
One in four patients in vegetative or minimally conscious state able to perform cognitive tasks, study finds
14 August 2024Around one in four patients with severe brain injury who cannot move or speak – because they are in a prolonged coma, vegetative or minimally...
Together against prostate cancer
13 August 2024New, repurposed and combined treatments could soon transform prostate cancer outcomes, with DNA repair research informing promising clinical trials at Cambridge.
The mink must go: ending a catastrophic UK invasion
13 August 2024Many have said it's an impossible task. But a new approach is astonishing scientists by clearing the UK of destructive American mink - the lasting...
Historic fires trapped in Antarctic ice yield key information for climate models
09 August 2024Pollutants preserved in Antarctic ice document historic fires in the Southern Hemisphere, offering a glimpse at how humans have impacted the landscape and providing data...
Advanced MRI scans help identify one in three concussion patients with ‘hidden disease’
08 August 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 August 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 August 2024Cambridge researchers have cast doubt on whether new amyloid immunotherapy drugs will have the desired effect of significantly reducing the impact of Alzheimer’s disease.
A new way of thinking about the economy could help protect the Amazon, and help its people thrive
06 August 2024To protect the Amazon and support the wellbeing of its people, its economy needs to shift from environmentally harmful production to a model built around...
Astronomers uncover risks to planets that could host life
05 August 2024Astronomers have discovered that red dwarf stars can produce stellar flares that carry far-ultraviolet (far-UV) radiation levels much higher than previously believed.