Prostate screening may have benefits
01 April 2009Cambridge University scientists have shown that screening for prostate cancer using prostate specific antigen (PSA) would lead to a reduction in advanced stage prostate cancer...
Cambridge gene hunters find two new breast cancer genes
30 March 2009Two new regions of the human genome linked to breast cancer have been found by an international team of scientists led by Cambridge University researchers;...
Ukrainian Studies launched in Cambridge
29 March 2009A new initiative, the first of its kind in Europe, aims to deepen understanding of the language, literature and culture of Ukraine by advancing fresh...
Improving cognitive ability through education and health may cut dementia risk
27 March 2009Improvements in education and health could reduce the number of elderly people who suffer from dementia, according to the first study in England to compare...
A boost for family research
25 March 2009A team studying the psychological well-being of children created by assisted reproduction has been awarded a prize for their work.
The human brain is on the edge of chaos
23 March 2009There has been speculation for many years that the human brain lives “on the edge of chaos”, at a critical transition point between randomness and...
What do we think we are?
20 March 2009Would you like to hear sounds from deep within the body, consider the similarities between a funeral sculpture and the structure of DNA, or explore...
Delaying gratification
20 March 2009Whether saving for retirement or living a healthier lifestyle, a new report from the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology hopes to inform policymakers about...
Vikings offered early lessons in effective immigration
13 March 2009New evidence which reveals how the Vikings successfully blended into British and Irish culture long before they were consigned to history as barbaric raiders is...
Sustainable energy – without the hot air
13 March 2009How easy is it to kick our fossil fuel habit? Could Britain live on its own renewables? Professor David Mackay, from the Department of Physics,...