Why animals talk
28 August 2024Dr Arik Kershenbaum listens to wolves, gibbons and dolphins to reveal the messages they send one another. His work challenges our assumptions about what animals...
One term of empathy training measurably improved classroom behaviour
28 August 2024A study involving 900 students in 6 countries found that a short programme of empathy lessons led to measurable, positive changes in their conduct, emotional...
Mother’s gut microbiome during pregnancy shapes baby’s brain development
21 August 2024A study in mice has found that the bacteria Bifidobacterium breve in the mother’s gut during pregnancy supports healthy brain development in the fetus.
Red and processed meat consumption associated with higher type 2 diabetes risk
20 August 2024Meat consumption, particularly consumption of processed meat and unprocessed red meat, is associated with a higher type 2 diabetes risk, an analysis of data from...
Arcadia awards over £10 million for 2 major archaeology projects
20 August 2024The charitable foundation awards £10.3 million for the continuation of 2 Cambridge projects mapping endangered archaeological heritage in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.
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...