Royal Astronomical Society announces honours
21 January 2010Cambridge academics have been honoured for their outstanding contribution to astronomy by the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS).
Scientists find "missing link" between heart failure and environment
13 January 2010Scientists have found what they believe is the missing link between heart failure, our genes and our environment. The study could open up completely new...
Manchester Police to test Cambridge “pressure points”
12 January 2010Greater Manchester Police are to field test a new Cambridge University initiative to cut crime by focusing police officers on "pressure points" known for their...
Data mining the complex cancer landscape
04 January 2010Computational biology is helping scientists to navigate through the data deluge generated from the analysis of cancer genomes.
Understanding how cancer cells grow
04 January 2010Cambridge scientists are asking what role stem cells play in how cancer develops, spreads and relapses.
Watching cancer cells eat, breathe and die
04 January 2010Cancer cells can now be viewed as never before, thanks to cutting-edge imaging tools being developed in Cambridge.
Cut-and-paste cancer: lymphoma’s genetic blueprint
04 January 2010Researchers in the Department of Pathology have established precisely how the ‘cutting and pasting’ of genetic material from one chromosome to another results in cancer.
Cancer: what's on the cards?
04 January 2010Scientists at Strangeways Research Laboratory are leading the search for the ‘genetic cards’ that determine an individual’s risk of cancer.
Smart testing for smart drugs
04 January 2010Can better decisions be made about which anticancer drugs to progress to clinical trials?
Cambridge Cancer Centre: the vision
04 January 2010Professor Sir Bruce Ponder describes the vision of a Cambridge-wide initiative to link world-class cancer research to improved patient care.