How human Aboriginal remains were traded for scientific accolades
29 November 2023Victorian collector traded human Aboriginal remains for scientific accolades, study reveals
Early-stage stem cell therapy trial shows promise for treating progressive MS
27 November 2023An international team has shown that the injection of a type of stem cell into the brains of patients living with progressive multiple sclerosis (MS) is safe, well tolerated and has a long-lasting effect that appears to protect the brain from further damage.
ActNowFilm
27 November 2023Youth leaders and world figures featured in new ActNowFilm, to premiere at COP28 call for young people to be included in national climate negotiation teams and global decision-making.
Cambridge partners with AstraZeneca and Medical Research Council on new world-class functional genomics laboratory
27 November 2023The facility, based at the Milner Therapeutics Institute, will support the discovery of new medicines and diagnostics for chronic diseases by applying advanced biological and technological tools, including CRISPR gene editing.
The Fens of eastern England once held vast woodlands
24 November 2023The Fens of eastern England, a low-lying, extremely flat landscape dominated by agricultural fields, was once a vast woodland filled with huge yew trees, according to new research.
Four Cambridge researchers awarded consolidator grants from the European Research Council
22 November 2023The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded grants worth a total of €627 million to 308 researchers across Europe, of whom four are at the University of Cambridge.
New report highlights increase in number of children and young people with eating disorders
21 November 2023One in five children and young people have a probable mental health condition, according to The Mental Health of Children and Young People in England 2023 report, published today. The report also reveals a significant rise in those being diagnosed with eating disorders, including a 10% increase among young men and women aged 17-19.
Cambridge launches Institute for Technology and Humanity
21 November 2023A major interdisciplinary initiative has been launched that aims to meet the challenges and opportunities of new technologies as they emerge, today and far into the future.
Our brains are not able to ‘rewire’ themselves, despite what most scientists believe, new study argues
21 November 2023Contrary to the commonly-held view, the brain does not have the ability to rewire itself to compensate for the loss of sight, an amputation or stroke, for example, say scientists from the University of Cambridge and Johns Hopkins University.
AI system self-organises to develop features of brains of complex organisms
20 November 2023Cambridge scientists have shown that placing physical constraints on an artificially-intelligent system – in much the same way that the human brain has to develop and operate within physical and biological constraints – allows it to develop features of the brains of complex organisms in order to solve tasks.
