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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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£3 million UKRI funding to support research into better health, ageing, and wellbeing

12 Feb 2024

The University of Cambridge has received UKRI funding for research on age-related biological changes in model organisms as part of a national...

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Why seven in ten women experience pregnancy sickness

13 Dec 2023

A Cambridge-led study has shown why many women experience nausea and vomiting during pregnancy – and why some women, including the Duchess of...

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The feet of a man suffering from gout.

Cancer drug could hold hope for treating inflammatory diseases including gout and heart diseases

01 Nov 2023

A cancer drug currently in the final stages of clinical trials could offer hope for the treatment of a wide range of inflammatory diseases, including...

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New vaccine technology could protect from future viruses and variants

25 Sep 2023

Studies of a ‘future-proof’ vaccine candidate have shown that just one antigen can be modified to provide a broadly protective immune response in...

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UK organisations release annual statistics for use of animals in research

13 Jul 2023

The ten organisations in Great Britain that carry out the highest number of animal procedures - those used in medical, veterinary and scientific...

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Unborn babies use ‘greedy’ gene from dads to ‘remote-control’ mums into feeding them extra food

11 Jul 2023

A study in mice has found that fetuses use a copy of a gene inherited from their dad to force their mum to release as much nutrition as possible...

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Brown mouse

HIV drug helps protect against build-up of dementia-related proteins in mouse brains

26 Apr 2023

Cambridge scientists have shown how the brain’s ability to clear out toxic proteins is impaired in Huntington’s disease and other forms of dementia...

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A Humboldt's squirrel monkey is fooled by a French drop as part of the experiment.

Sleight-of-hand magic trick only fools monkeys with opposable thumbs

03 Apr 2023

Illusion involving a hidden thumb confounds capuchin and squirrel monkeys for the same reason as humans – it misdirects the expected outcomes of...

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Gene therapy approach to boost ‘cold shock protein’ in the brain without cooling protects mice against neurodegenerative disease

24 Mar 2023

Scientists in Cambridge and Berlin have used a form of gene therapy to increase levels of the so-called ‘cold shock protein’ in the brains of mice...

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‘Biohybrid’ device could restore function in paralysed limbs

22 Mar 2023

Researchers have developed a new type of neural implant that could restore limb function to amputees and others who have lost the use of their arms...

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Pigs on a farm

New animal welfare scoring system could enable better-informed food and farming choices

22 Mar 2023

Cambridge University scientists have come up with a system of measuring animal welfare that enables reliable comparison across different types of pig...

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