Eating more yoghurt can reduce the risk of new-onset type 2 diabetes, researchers at Cambridge have found.

A new therapy for peanut allergy has been successful in the majority of the 99 children who took part in a clinical trial.

New study finds links between thyroid hormones and body temperature, shedding new light on changes that occur during fevers, and euphoric feelings arising from a hot bath or sauna

A delegation of Cambridge academics, led by the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz, is attending the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, this week.

Scientists have confirmed that variations in a particular gene play a key role in the autism spectrum condition known as Asperger Syndrome. They have also found that variations in the same gene are also linked to differences in empathy levels in the general population. 

A new test for blood cancers will catch many more cases than the present test that identifies only 60 per cent.

Researchers believe findings could help the many individuals for whom anti-depressants offer little or no relief

Researchers advocate for stronger measures to reduce alcohol-related harm in the UK

These and similar drugs are the second most prescribed on the NHS

Research raises possibility of devices in the future to help some patients in a vegetative state interact with the outside world.