Groundbreaking work to beat cancer in spotlight at Cambridge Festival 2024
15 Feb 2024Cambridge researchers will discuss their pioneering work as part of events focusing on cancer and the University’s work to help end the death and...
School uniform policies linked to students getting less exercise, study finds
15 Feb 2024School uniform policies could be restricting young people from being active, particularly primary school-aged girls, new research suggests.
£3 million UKRI funding to support research into better health, ageing, and wellbeing
12 Feb 2024The University of Cambridge has received UKRI funding for research on age-related biological changes in model organisms as part of a national...
Strongest evidence to date of brain’s ability to compensate for age-related cognitive decline
06 Feb 2024Scientists have found the strongest evidence yet that our brains can compensate for age-related deterioration by recruiting other areas to help with...
A peek at some of the top events at the Cambridge Festival 2024
05 Feb 2024Fixing the NHS, stopping wars, and the effects of AI on the democratic process headline a packed programme of events at this year’s Cambridge...
Using AI to tackle society's biggest challenges
05 Feb 2024The winners of a new prize supporting ambitious ideas for how artificial intelligence can address critical societal issues are announced today, with...
Cancer isn’t fair – but care should be
04 Feb 2024Listening to people's lived experiences is helping to improve the awareness and uptake of cancer care. On World Cancer Day, we take a look at some of...
Caring for cancer patients
31 Jan 2024Meet Umaima Ahmad, co-founder and CEO of a Cambridge spinout that aims to keep chemotherapy patients safe from infection while sparing them...
Scientists identify how fasting may protect against inflammation
30 Jan 2024Cambridge scientists may have discovered a new way in which fasting helps reduce inflammation – a potentially damaging side-effect of the body’s...
Religious people coped better with Covid-19 pandemic, research suggests
30 Jan 2024Two Cambridge-led studies suggest that the psychological distress caused by lockdowns (UK) and experience of infection (US) was reduced among those...
Removing largest wine glass serving reduces amount of wine sold in bars and pubs
18 Jan 2024Taking away the largest serving of wine by the glass – in most cases the 250ml option – led to an average reduction in the amount of wine sold at...
‘Mini-placentas’ help scientists understand the causes of pre-eclampsia and pregnancy disorders
17 Jan 2024Scientists have grown ‘mini-placentas’ in the lab and used them to shed light on how the placenta develops and interacts with the inner lining of the...