Boost your summer break in 2026
Cambridge experts share their tips to help prevent common holiday health problems, so you can get the most out of your time away.
First use of precision editing to study human embryo development reveals role of master gene
Scientists have, for the first time, used an extremely precise genome editing technique called base editing to study gene function in human embryos. They found that a gene called NANOG is essential for forming the future body from an embryo.
Two Cambridge researchers awarded the Kavli Prize
Professor Vasily Belokurov and Professor Christine Holt, both from the University of Cambridge, are among ten scientists awarded the Kavli Prize 2026, one of the world’s largest scientific prizes.
Racism and socioeconomic stress may alter pregnancy biology, leaving black women nearly three times more likely to die
A University of Cambridge study has found that stresses such as systemic racism and socioeconomic disadvantage may sensitise key processes in the body during pregnancy, helping to explain why black women and their babies face significantly higher rates of complication than white women.
Discovery of why only some early tumours survive could help catch and treat cancer at very earliest stages
Cambridge scientists have shown that when tumours first emerge, interactions with healthy cells in the underlying supportive tissue determine their ability to survive, grow, and progress to advanced stages of disease.
Eight Cambridge researchers awarded €17 million in ERC Consolidator Grants
Funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe programme will support promising mid-career scientists to pursue creative research ideas across a broad range of scientific fields.
Golden retriever and human behaviours are driven by same genes
Researchers have discovered that genes underlying specific behavioural traits in golden retrievers - from trainability to fear of strangers - also shape human personality and mental health.
Cambridge researchers awarded prestigious Synergy Grants from European Research Council
Seven researchers at the University of Cambridge have been awarded Synergy Grants from the European Research Council to lead five new collaborative projects that will tackle some of science’s toughest puzzles.
Widely-used technique for assessing IVF embryos may be flawed, study suggests
A test deployed in many fertility clinics to assess the viability of embryos for use in IVF is likely to overestimate the number of embryos with abnormalities, suggests a study published today.
‘Good’ gut bacteria boost placenta for healthier pregnancy
When Bifidobacterium breve, widely available in probiotic drinks, is present in the gut of pregnant females it boosts the placenta’s production of pregnancy hormones to reduce the likelihood of complications like preeclampsia and miscarriage.