The University of Cambridge has received UKRI funding for research on age-related biological changes in model organisms as part of a national collaboration.
Scientists have found the strongest evidence yet that our brains can compensate for age-related deterioration by recruiting other areas to help with brain function and maintain cognitive performance.
Research advances at the University of Cambridge mean that the eternal quest to reverse the march of time may soon become a reality.
A reduction in the amount of time spent physically active when adults are over 60 years old is linked to lower quality of life, a Cambridge study of almost 1,500 adults has shown.
Cambridge scientists have shown that it may be possible to spot signs of brain impairment in patients as early as nine years before they receive a diagnosis for one of a number of dementia-related diseases.
Understanding their weirdness could help prevent and better treat human illnesses like arthritis and cancer.
Meet Daniel Ives, co-founder of a Cambridge start-up with one big ambition: to put an end to ageing and the diseases that come with it.
Seven hours is the ideal amount of sleep for people in their middle age and upwards, with too little or too much sleep associated with poorer cognitive performance and mental health, say researchers from the University of Cambridge and Fudan University.
People with dementia struggle to adapt to changes in their environment because of damage to areas of the brain known as ‘multiple demand networks’, highly-evolved areas of the brain that support general intelligence, say scientists at the University of Cambridge.
A new study examines the words and behaviour of older people who went on to take their own lives in 18th-century England.
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