Finding new ways to diagnose childhood brain tumours

Cambridge researchers are using new techniques to distinguish different types of medulloblastoma, a type of brain tumour in children.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
March 24, 2023 ~3 min

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

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, protecting

Cambridge University News • cambridge
March 24, 2023 ~5 min


£16million gift to support Europe’s largest heart and lung research centre

A Cambridge institute dedicated to improving cardiovascular and lung health has received a £16 million gift from Canadian entrepreneur and philanthropist Dr

Cambridge University News • cambridge
March 23, 2023 ~5 min

Cambridge scientist Professor Christine Holt wins world’s top neuroscience award

The Brain Prize 2023 is awarded for critical insights into the molecular mechanisms of brain development and plasticity.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
March 23, 2023 ~6 min

At least 80% of the world’s most important sites for biodiversity on land currently contain human developments, study finds

At least 80% of sites identified as being internationally important for biodiversity on land currently contain infrastructure − of which more than 75% contain

Cambridge University News • cambridge
March 23, 2023 ~6 min

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

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

Cambridge University News • cambridge
March 22, 2023 ~6 min

Cambridge start-up wins funding to develop new diagnostics

Cambridge start-up SMi and its research partners have received two Innovate UK awards to progress their work on testing for infectious diseases and detecting

Cambridge University News • cambridge
March 20, 2023 ~5 min

Underactive immune response may explain obesity link to COVID-19 severity

Individuals who are obese may be more susceptible to severe COVID-19 because of a poorer inflammatory immune response, say Cambridge scientists.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
March 20, 2023 ~6 min


Giant underwater waves affect the ocean’s ability to store carbon

Underwater waves deep below the ocean’s surface – some as tall as 500 metres – play an important role in how the ocean stores heat and carbon, according to new

Cambridge University News • cambridge
March 16, 2023 ~6 min

Maintaining heart function in donors declared ‘dead by circulatory criteria’ could improve access to heart transplantation

More donated hearts could be suitable for transplantation if they are kept functioning within the body for a short time following the death of the donor, new

Cambridge University News • cambridge
March 16, 2023 ~8 min

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