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...
‘Magic’ lights to slash household electricity use
28 January 2009A new way of making LEDs could see household lighting bills reduced by up to 75% in five years time, thanks to research at Cambridge...
Plants not guilty of making greenhouse gases
14 January 2009A study led by scientists at Cambridge University and Royal Holloway, University of London, has shown that plants are not guilty of creating tens of...
Research links testosterone levels to autistic traits
13 January 2009Research at Cambridge University's Autism Research Centre (ARC) has found that exposure to high levels of testosterone in the womb is related to the development...
Revolutionising the understanding of the early social fabric of Cambridge
09 January 2009A new book published by the Cambridge Archaeological Unit (CAU) suggests that population density in the later prehistoric / Roman Cambridge area may have been...
Prenatal origins of heart disease
04 January 2009Studies in La Paz, the highest city in the world, are helping to uncover a link between prenatal conditions and heart disease in later life.
Rethinking the secrets of life: a code upon a code
04 January 2009Epigenetics is taking the biomedical research world by storm; three Cambridge scientists use examples from their own research to explain why.
Engaging with Inuit communities
01 January 2009At first glance, reasons for researching locations as different as the Arctic and Mexico are not self-evident. But comparison is at the core of Social...
Freeze Frame: through the eyes of the polar explorers
01 January 2009An ambitious project is making accessible some of the most important visual resources for research into international polar exploration.