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Genetic mutations linked to Parkinson’s disease

12 Aug 2013

Mutations might play a key role in the death of brain cells.

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Neurons derived from human embryonic stem cells

Stem cell study could aid motor neurone disease research

14 Mar 2011

Scientists have discovered a new way to generate human motor nerve cells in a development that will help research into motor neurone disease.

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Roulette wheel

New research provides insight into compulsive gambling

11 Feb 2009

Why do people gamble if they know that the house always wins? Researchers at the University of Cambridge argue that near-misses, where the gambler...

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Nerve cell

New hopes for the nervous system: Parkinson's disease

01 Jan 2009

The way a common virus hijacks the cell it infects could hold the clue to combating Parkinson's disease.

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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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Orexin neurons

Orchestrating brain activity

01 Feb 2008

New research in Cambridge is deciphering neural control signals that create the right brain state for the right situation.

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Peacocks

Can old brains learn new tricks?

01 Sep 2007

Although our brains deteriorate as we get older, Cambridge researchers are finding that some abilities are preserved through ‘flexible’ use of neural...

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