Toxic discovery on Robinson Crusoe Island
30 April 2023Dr Constanza Toro-Valdivieso has been to the ends of the Earth to collect seal poo. Her results show that seemingly healthy seals are contaminated by...
Saving England's chalk streams
27 April 2023A conference organised by Pembroke College, Cambridge Conservation Initiative and WildFish Conservation has mobilised activists working to save chalk streams - one of the world's rarest habitats - from...
HIV drug helps protect against build-up of dementia-related proteins in mouse brains
26 April 2023Cambridge scientists have shown how the brain’s ability to clear out toxic proteins is impaired in Huntington’s disease and other forms of dementia – and...
Prolonged droughts likely spelled the end for Indus megacities
26 April 2023New research involving Cambridge University has found evidence — locked into an ancient stalagmite from a cave in the Himalayas — of a series of...
Almost half of people with concussion still show symptoms of brain injury six months later
26 April 2023Even mild concussion can cause long-lasting effects to the brain, according to researchers at the University of Cambridge. Using data from a Europe-wide study, the...
Problems with ‘pruning’ brain connections linked to adolescent mental health disorders
24 April 2023Problems with the brain’s ability to ‘prune’ itself of unnecessary connections may underlie a wide range of mental health disorders that begin during adolescence, according...
Cambridge University’s needle-free coronavirus vaccine begins clinical trials in home city
24 April 2023Recruitment is underway in Cambridge for volunteers to take part in clinical trials of a revolutionary new needle-free vaccine to protect against SARS-CoV-2 – the...
International study recommends replacing skull section after treatment for a brain bleed
23 April 2023A major international trial has concluded that, where possible, surgeons should replace the removed section of the skull following surgery to treat a form of...
Cheaper method for making woven displays and smart fabrics – of any size or shape
21 April 2023Researchers have developed next-generation smart textiles – incorporating LEDs, sensors, energy harvesting, and storage – that can be produced inexpensively, in any shape or size,...
Evolution of two contagious cancers affecting Tasmanian devils underlines unpredictability of disease threat
20 April 2023Scientists have traced the family trees of two transmissible cancers that affect Tasmanian devils and have pinpointed mutations which may drive growth of deadly diseases.