Rotating molecules create a brighter future
30 March 2017Scientists have discovered a group of materials which could pave the way for a new generation of high-efficiency lighting, solving a quandary which has inhibited...
Ageing leads to breakdown in cell coordination
30 March 2017A team of researchers from across Cambridge has shed light on a long-standing debate about why the immune system weakens with age. Their findings, published...
The OCD Brain: how animal research helps us understand a devastating condition
28 March 2017OCD can be a devastating condition: therapy and medication often doesn’t work, leaving many people unable to hold down a job or a relationship –...
Encouragement from teachers has greatest influence on less advantaged children
28 March 2017‘Big data’ study finds that children from families with limited education have strongest long-term response to teacher encouragement, and are more likely to progress to...
Major genetic study identifies 12 new genetic variants for ovarian cancer
27 March 2017A genetic trawl through the DNA of almost 100,000 people, including 17,000 patients with the most common type of ovarian cancer, has identified 12 new...
New stem cell method produces millions of human brain and muscle cells in days
23 March 2017Scientists at the University of Cambridge and the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute have created a new technique that simplifies the production of human brain and...
Moderate drinking linked to lower risk of some – but not all – heart conditions
22 March 2017Moderate drinking is associated with a lower risk of several, but not all, cardiovascular diseases, according to a large study of UK adults led by...
Tiller the Hun? Farmers in Roman Empire converted to Hun lifestyle – and vice versa
22 March 2017New archaeological analysis suggests people of Western Roman Empire switched between Hunnic nomadism and settled farming over a lifetime. Findings may be evidence of tribal...
New study shakes the roots of the dinosaur family tree
22 March 2017More than a century of theory about the evolutionary history of dinosaurs has been turned on its head following the publication of new research from...
Opinion: A rattled Saudi Arabia pivots for support to South-East Asia
22 March 2017Saudi Arabia is seeking to strengthen its commercial links with South-east's fast-growing economies. What makes this such an attractive offer - and are there any...