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)...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Innovative aquaculture system turns waste wood into nutritious seafood
20 November 2023Researchers hoping to rebrand a marine pest as a nutritious food have developed the world’s first system of farming shipworms, which they have renamed ‘Naked...