The British Academy has today announced the scholars elected for this year’s Fellowships in recognition of their contribution to the humanities and social sciences.

Babies born at night or at the weekend are at greater risk of dying due to lack of oxygen (anoxia) than those born during normal working hours, Cambridge researchers have found.

Medication that increases levels of the brain chemical dopamine could open up new ways for helping some heavy users of cocaine and amphetamines kick the habit, researchers from Cambridge have found.

The expertise of Cambridge's new Professor of Clinical Microbiology, Sharon Peacock, is helping to drive a programme of research that will track and block routes of transmission for superbugs.

The most common cause of artificial joint failure is loosening of the prosthetic implant. Dr Athina Markaki is designing materials to anchor them securely.

Why do some people with mental illnesses entertain bizarre and seemingly irrational beliefs that make their lives a misery?

Scientists have found what they believe is the missing link between heart failure, our genes and our environment. The study could open up completely new ways of managing and treating heart disease.

Cambridge scientists are asking what role stem cells play in how cancer develops, spreads and relapses.

Computational biology is helping scientists to navigate through the data deluge generated from the analysis of cancer genomes.

A major new drive to understand, diagnose and treat Alzheimer’s disease has begun in Cambridge.