Samuel Pepys’ fashion prints reveal his love of fancy French clothes
22 July 2024A collection of French fashion engravings offers precious new insights into the life of Samuel Pepys years after his premature final diary entry. The prints...
New genetic test will eliminate a form of inherited blindness in dogs
22 July 2024Cambridge scientists have identified the genetic mutation that causes progressive retinal atrophy in English Shepherd Dogs, which results in incurable blindness, and developed a genetic...
British Academy elects Cambridge researchers to Fellowship
18 July 2024Six academics from the University of Cambridge have been made Fellows of the prestigious British Academy for the humanities and social sciences.
Mindfulness training may lead to altered states of consciousness, study finds
17 July 2024Mindfulness training may lead participants to experience disembodiment and unity – so-called altered states of consciousness – according to a new study from researchers at...
Soft, stretchy ‘jelly batteries’ inspired by electric eels
17 July 2024Researchers have developed soft, stretchable ‘jelly batteries’ that could be used for wearable devices or soft robotics, or even implanted in the brain to deliver...
‘Diabetes distress’ increases risk of mental health problems among young people living with type 1 diabetes
17 July 2024Children diagnosed with type 1 diabetes are at significantly higher risk of a number of mental health issues, including mood and anxiety disorders, a study...
Ultra-processed food makes up almost two-thirds of calorie intake of UK adolescents
17 July 2024Adolescents consume around two-thirds of their daily calories from ultra-processed foods (UPFs), new research from the Universities of Cambridge and Bristol has found.
AI Chatbots have shown they have an ‘empathy gap’ that children are likely to miss
15 July 2024New study proposes a framework for “Child Safe AI” following recent incidents which revealed that many children see chatbots as quasi-human and trustworthy.
Learning from experience: Patients are vital to advances in tackling cancer
15 July 2024Researchers and clinicians are now welcoming new perspectives: those of people with experience of cancer.
Journeys of discovery: Steve Jackson and a life-saving cancer drug
15 July 2024What excites Steve Jackson is understanding how biology works and why it sometimes goes wrong. But what galvanises him is knowing there are people alive...