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brain

Obsessive compulsive disorder linked to brain activity

16 Jul 2008

Cambridge researchers have discovered that measuring activity in a region of the brain could help to identify people at risk of developing obsessive...

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Contamination

Cleaning up contaminated land

01 May 2008

A recently launched project that unites academia with industry is addressing the need to decontaminate ‘brownfield’ sites for redevelopment.

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Tricarboxylic Acid (TCA) Cycle

Putting metabolism on the eco-map

01 Feb 2008

One of the latest technologies to emerge - metabolomics - is being used to create a snapshot of how environmental chemicals affect living organisms...

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Cambridge appoints Professor of Risk

12 Jan 2007

A new Professorship designed to help improve people’s understanding of the mathematics of risk is being established at the University of Cambridge.

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