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Brain

Abnormal brain structure linked to chronic cocaine abuse

21 Jun 2011

Research gives insight into why some people develop addiction.

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Diagnosed autism is more common in an IT-rich region

20 Jun 2011

Research provides important insight into ‘systemizing’ theory of autism.

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Positron emission tomography

What do drugs do to the brain?

17 Mar 2011

Drug abuse is probably linked to an in-built tendency to act without thinking, as shown by studies of siblings of chronic stimulant users, a leading...

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Our brain

Extra testosterone reduces your empathy

10 Feb 2011

A new study from Utrecht and Cambridge Universities has for the first time found that an administration of testosterone under the tongue in...

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Cambridge Ideas - Bird Tango

11 Nov 2010

Professor Nicky Clayton researches the social behaviour, intelligence and dance credentials of birds! //-->

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Twilight literature

The Twilight Zone?

03 Sep 2010

The effect on the teenage brain of books like Twilight and the Harry Potter series is to be examined at Cambridge University.

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Research hopes to increase available donor kidneys

19 Aug 2010

Donor kidneys from individuals who have recently died from cardiac arrest perform just as well in recipients as kidneys from traditional 'brain-dead...

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Senate House

Academics to join British Academy Fellowship

23 Jul 2010

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

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Why more education lowers dementia risk

23 Jul 2010

A team of researchers from the UK and Finland has discovered why people who stay in education longer have a lower risk of developing dementia; a...

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parkinsons neurons

Parkinson’s drug may help cocaine users kick habit

07 Jun 2010

Medication that increases levels of the brain chemical dopamine could open up new ways for helping some heavy users of cocaine and amphetamines kick...

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Major new study into brain ageing

25 May 2010

Efforts to understand the effects of ageing on the brain have been given a major boost with the announcement of a new £5m grant from the...

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time has come

Violent teen girls miss anger or disgust in others’ faces

05 May 2010

Girls appear to be "protected" from showing antisocial behaviour until their teenage years, new research from the University of Cambridge has found...

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