Gender equality in modern times
01 April 2009The largest multidisciplinary research network of its kind in the UK is investigating why gender equality is still a pressing social issue in the 21st...
Cambridge gene hunters find two new breast cancer genes
30 March 2009Two new regions of the human genome linked to breast cancer have been found by an international team of scientists led by Cambridge University researchers;...
Improving cognitive ability through education and health may cut dementia risk
27 March 2009Improvements in education and health could reduce the number of elderly people who suffer from dementia, according to the first study in England to compare...
A boost for family research
25 March 2009A team studying the psychological well-being of children created by assisted reproduction has been awarded a prize for their work.
The human brain is on the edge of chaos
23 March 2009There has been speculation for many years that the human brain lives “on the edge of chaos”, at a critical transition point between randomness and...
Vikings offered early lessons in effective immigration
13 March 2009New evidence which reveals how the Vikings successfully blended into British and Irish culture long before they were consigned to history as barbaric raiders is...
New research provides insight into cause of type 1 diabetes
05 March 2009Scientists from Cambridge University have discovered four rare mutations of a gene associated with type 1 diabetes (T1D) that reduce the risk of developing the...
Prototype green home unveiled
18 February 2009A zero-carbon home which could become a template for larger-scale production in the UK has been unveiled.
Second-hand smoke linked to cognitive impairment
12 February 2009Exposure to second-hand smoke could increase the risk of developing dementia and other forms of cognitive impairment, according to research published by Dr David Llewellyn...
A brain chemical changes locusts from harmless grasshoppers to swarming pests
30 January 2009Scientists have uncovered the underlying biological reason why locusts form migrating swarms. Their findings, reported in today's edition of Science, could be used in the...