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Illustration of spinal cord

‘Wraparound’ implants represent new approach to treating spinal cord injuries

08 May 2024
A tiny, flexible electronic device that wraps around the spinal cord could represent a new approach to the treatment of spinal injuries, which can...
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Illustration of the human nervous system

Robotic nerve ‘cuffs’ could help treat a range of neurological conditions

26 Apr 2024
Researchers have developed tiny, flexible devices that can wrap around individual nerve fibres without damaging them.
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Top: Complete specimen of Chengjiangocaris kunmingensis from the early Cambrian Xiaoshiba biota of South China. Bottom: Magnification of ventral nerve cord of Chengjiangocaris kunmingensis.

520 million-year-old fossilised nervous system is most detailed example yet found

29 Feb 2016
A 520 million-year-old fossilised nervous system – so well-preserved that individually fossilised nerves are visible – is the most complete and best...
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Top: Complete specimen of Chengjiangocaris kunmingensis from the early Cambrian Xiaoshiba biota of South China. Bottom: Magnification of ventral nerve cord of Chengjiangocaris kunmingensis.

Opinion: Our 500 million-year-old nervous system fossil shines a light on animal evolution

29 Feb 2016
Javier Ortega-Hernández (Department of Zoology) discusses what the discovery of the earliest known fossilised nervous system could tell us about...
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RSC busts

Royal Society announces new Fellows

21 May 2010
Seven Cambridge researchers are among the 44 new Fellows announced by the Royal Society this week.
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Waldmann, Clark and Hale

Campath: from innovation to impact

01 Aug 2009
The path from innovation to impact can be long and complex. Here we describe the 30-year journey behind the development of a drug now being used to...
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Grasshopper

A brain chemical changes locusts from harmless grasshoppers to swarming pests

30 Jan 2009
Scientists have uncovered the underlying biological reason why locusts form migrating swarms. Their findings, reported in today's edition of Science...
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Nerve cell

New hopes for the nervous system: multiple sclerosis

01 Jan 2009
Cambridge neurologists have shown that an antibody used to treat leukaemia also limits and repairs the damage in multiple sclerosis.
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