New cell death mechanism has implications for breast cancer treatments
25 February 2011A novel mechanism of cell death that occurs in mammalian organisms has been revealed by researchers at the University of Cambridge.
Extra testosterone reduces your empathy
10 February 2011A new study from Utrecht and Cambridge Universities has for the first time found that an administration of testosterone under the tongue in volunteers negatively...
Immune interaction optimises foetal nourishment during pregnancy
08 February 2011Paternal genes advise maternal immune cells on how to build the best womb for developing foetuses, researchers have found.
A masterpiece of biblical proportions
01 February 2011Home to more than seven million books, Cambridge University Library is to celebrate the most influential, most bought, most read and most widely disseminated English...
Ancient body clock discovered that helps to keep all living things on time
01 February 2011The mechanism that controls the internal 24-hour clock of all forms of life from human cells to algae has been identified by scientists.
Artificial pancreas in pregnancy promises fewer diabetes deaths
01 February 2011Cambridge research funded by the health charity Diabetes UK has for the first time successfully demonstrated the potential of an artificial pancreas in pregnant women...
Was the fox prehistoric man’s best friend?
31 January 2011Early humans may have preferred the fox to the dog as an animal companion, new archaeological findings suggest.
Killing Kings
31 January 2011A new study by a Cambridge University criminologist reveals just how dangerous it was to be a monarch in Europe before the modern era.
Contextualising Islam in Britain enters second phase
14 January 2011The views of leading UK Muslims on some of the most contentious issues affecting Muslims in Britain are to be compiled and published online in...
GM chickens that don’t transmit bird flu developed
14 January 2011Breakthrough could prevent future bird flu epidemics.