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Siblings’ brain scans could hold the key to drug addiction |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/siblings-brain-scans-could-hold-the-key-to-drug-addiction3 Feb 2012: Dr Karen Ersche, of the Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience Institute (BCNI) at the University of Cambridge. ... Dr Karen Ersche, of the Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience Institute (BCNI) at the University of Cambridge, said: “It has long been
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How close are you to a fruit fly? | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/how-close-are-you-to-a-fruit-fly8 Jul 2015: The Cambridge branch of FlyBase is headed by Professor Nick Brown who also leads a research lab in the Gurdon Institute.
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Insight into links between obesity and activity in the brain |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/insight-into-links-between-obesity-and-activity-in-the-brain26 Oct 2010: Professor Paul Fletcher, the Department of Psychiatry and the Behavioural & Clinical Neuroscience Institute. ... Their findings are reported today in The Journal of Neuroscience. Professor Paul Fletcher, from the Department of Psychiatry and the
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Alzheimer’s: working with Drosophila | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/alzheimers-working-with-drosophila4 Jan 2011: Dr Damian Crowther (dcc26@hermes.cam.ac.uk), Department of Genetics/Cambridge Institute for Medical Research.
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Carrots and sticks fail to change behaviour in cocaine addiction |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/carrots-and-sticks-fail-to-change-behaviour-in-cocaine-addiction16 Jun 2016: habits. The work was funded by the Medical Research Council and was conducted at the NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre and the Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience Institute.
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The stresses and strains of work and unemployment | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/the-stresses-and-strains-of-work-and-unemployment26 Jun 2018: The programme is adapted from one developed by the Institute of Social Research at the University of Michigan and now being trialled by the DWP. ... Dr Tine Van Bortel from the Cambridge Institute of Public Health is helping to build this evidence base.
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Beliefs, predictions and shortcuts in the deceitful brain |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/beliefs-predictions-and-shortcuts-in-the-deceitful-brain1 May 2010: Professor Paul Fletcher, the Bernard Wolfe Professor of Health Neuroscience in the Department of Psychiatry, is investigating the ways in which we form beliefs about our environment, and how we use ... Research described here takes place within the
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Teaching old cells new tricks | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/teaching-old-cells-new-tricks24 Apr 2012: Dr Ludovic Vallier, who holds an MRC Senior Fellowship in the Anne McLaren Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine, Department of Surgery at Cambridge in collaboration with Professor David Lomas (Cambridge Institute for
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Antipsychotic drugs linked to slight decrease in brain volume |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/antipsychotic-drugs-linked-to-slight-decrease-in-brain-volume18 Jul 2014: not stop their medication on the basis of this research, ” adds Dr Graham Murray from the Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience Institute and the Department of Psychiatry at University of Cambridge.
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Patients with OCD have difficulty learning when a stimulus is safe |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/patients-with-ocd-have-difficulty-learning-when-a-stimulus-is-safe6 Mar 2017: In this study, researchers at Cambridge’s Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience Institute tested 43 OCD patients and 35 matched healthy volunteers to see how well those people with OCD were able
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Tempting fate: how to get a head in embryo development | University…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/tempting-fate-how-to-get-a-head-in-embryo-development13 Oct 2015: Professor Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz is interested in our fate: not in an existential sense, but rather in the fate of cells at the earliest stages of life. “We
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Dementia: Catching the memory thief | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/dementia-catching-the-memory-thief21 Sep 2016: This state-of-the-art institute will fast-track the development of new treatments for Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative diseases. ... Cambridge Neuroscience plays a key role in coordinating dementia research across the large and diverse
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Neuro-tweets: #hashtagging the brain | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/neuro-tweets-hashtagging-the-brain6 May 2011: The Twitter Brain Team. Conception: Dr. Hannah Critchlow, Cambridge Neuroscience Strategic Manager, working with Mr Nick Saffell, University Communications Office. ... Presenter: Professor Ed Bullmore, Department of Psychiatry, Brain Mapping Unit,
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Wiping memories to tackle alcoholism | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/wiping-memories-to-tackle-alcoholism12 Mar 2012: Researchers at the Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience Institute, based in the Department of Experimental Psychology, are tackling the problem of pavlovian ‘cue-drug memory’ - when memories of the people, places and
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Winner takes all: Success enhances taste for luxury goods, study…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/winner-takes-all-success-enhances-taste-for-luxury-goods-study-suggests19 Sep 2017: This study was conducted at the University of Cambridge’s Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience Institute, funded by Medical Research Council and Wellcome Trust.
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Talk with Your Hands: a Cambridge Shorts film | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/talk-with-your-hands-a-cambridge-shorts-film18 Nov 2016: Researchers Craig Pearson (Wellcome Trust-MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute) and Julio Chenchen Song (Department of Linguistics) collaborated with filmmaker Toby Smith.
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The next decade of mental health drugs | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/the-next-decade-of-mental-health-drugs15 Mar 2012: Professor Barbara Sahakian, of the Department of Psychiatry and MRC/Wellcome Trust Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience Institute at the University of Cambridge, and Dr Thomas Insel, Director of the National Institute
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Schizophrenia linked to social inequality | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/schizophrenia-linked-to-social-inequality14 Dec 2012: The research was supported by the Wellcome Trust and the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). ... Dr John Williams, Head of Neuroscience and Mental Health at the Wellcome Trust said: “This research reminds us that we must understand the
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Sex and the brain: fruitless research? | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/sex-and-the-brain-fruitless-research2 Jun 2016: Our behaviour is shaped by many pathways. Geert de Vries, director of the Neuroscience Institute at Georgia State University, has another take on sex differences in the brain. ... Then why study sex differences at all? There are five times more studies
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Alzheimer’s test developed at Cambridge to be trialled by GPs |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/alzheimers-test-developed-at-cambridge-to-be-trialled-by-gps7 Sep 2011: Cambridge Cognition, a spin-out of the University, today announced its plans to launch the GP version of their memory test to aid early detection of
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New funding to untangle Alzheimer’s disease | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/new-funding-to-untangle-alzheimers-disease1 Dec 2009: The programme, which is led by Professor Peter St George-Hyslop in the Cambridge Institute of Medical Research and Department of Clinical Neurosciences, is a major collaborative effort involving 15 scientists ... interests that range from theory to
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Study suggests new treatment for impulsivity in some dementia…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/study-suggests-new-treatment-for-impulsivity-in-some-dementia-patients25 Jun 2015: Around 16,000 people in the UK are estimated to be affected by frontotemporal dementia (also known as Pick’s disease). Patients are often affected at a young
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Novel Thoughts #8: Amy Milton on Hubert Selby’s Requiem for a Dream | …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/novel-thoughts-8-amy-milton-on-hubert-selbys-requiem-for-a-dream3 Jul 2015: Dr Amy Milton from Cambridge’s Department of Psychology relates how Requiem for a Dream, Hubert Selby’s bleak portrayal of drug addiction, motivated her to
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British Academy welcomes new Fellows | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/british-academy-welcomes-new-fellows16 Jul 2014: Professor Francesca Happé, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience, Director and Head of Department, MRC Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London. ... Professor Charles Manski, Board of Trustees
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Calling for help: damaged nerve cells communicate with stem cells |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/calling-for-help-damaged-nerve-cells-communicate-with-stem-cells6 Oct 2015: Research Council Stem Cell Institute at the University of Cambridge studied how this repair process works. ... Dr Helene Gautier from the Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, adds: "So far, the majority of the available treatments are
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‘Stressed’ cells offer clues to eliminating build-up of toxic…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/stressed-cells-offer-clues-to-eliminating-build-up-of-toxic-proteins-in-dementia6 May 2022: In a study published today in Nature Communications, a team led by scientists at the UK Dementia Research Institute, University of Cambridge, has identified a new mechanism that appears to reverse ... The research was supported by the UK Dementia
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Rethinking the secrets of life: a code upon a code | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/rethinking-the-secrets-of-life-a-code-upon-a-code4 Jan 2009: Professor Anne Ferguson-Smith (Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience), Dr Miguel Constância (Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology) and Dr Sue Ozanne (Metabolic Research Laboratories at the Institute of Metabolic Science)
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Bulletproof nuclei? Stem cells exhibit unusual absorption property |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/bulletproof-nuclei-stem-cells-exhibit-unusual-absorption-property20 Apr 2014: Dr Kevin Chalut from the Wellcome Trust-Medical Research Council Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, who led the study, says: “This is a pretty bizarre finding and very unexpected.
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Molecular 3D-maps unlock new ways of studying human reproduction |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/molecular-3d-maps-unlock-new-ways-of-studying-human-reproduction16 Jun 2022: Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience and senior author of the study. ... This research was funded by Wellcome. It was reviewed and approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee of the Central Institute for Experimental
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The Royal Society announces election of new Fellows 2021 | University …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/the-royal-society-announces-election-of-new-fellows-20216 May 2021: University of Cambridge:. Professor Julie Ahringer FMedSci FRS. Director and a Senior Group Leader of the Gurdon Institute. ... Professor Sadaf Farooqi FRCP FMedSci FRS. Wellcome Principal Research Fellow and Professor of Metabolism and Medicine,
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Want to stick with your diet? Better have someone hide the chocolate…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/want-to-stick-with-your-diet-better-have-someone-hide-the-chocolate25 Jul 2013: If you are trying to lose weight or save for the future, new research suggests avoiding temptation may increase your chances of success compared to relying on
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‘Brain training’ app may improve memory and daily functioning in…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/brain-training-app-may-improve-memory-and-daily-functioning-in-schizophrenia3 Aug 2015: State-of-the-art neuroscience at the University of Cambridge, combined with the innovative approach at Peak, will help bring the games industry to a new level and promote the benefits ... The impact of neuroscience on society: Cognitive enhancement in
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The OCD Brain: how animal research helps us understand a devastating…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/the-ocd-brain-how-animal-research-helps-us-understand-a-devastating-condition28 Mar 2017: When David Adam was just 18, a teasing comment from a university friend triggered a series of thoughts that he had contracted HIV and would die of AIDS. This
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Parkinson’s drug may help cocaine users kick habit | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/parkinsons-drug-may-help-cocaine-users-kick-habit7 Jun 2010: Neuroscience Institute (BCNI).
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Under the Microscope #12 - Brain cells from skin cells | University…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/under-the-microscope-12-brain-cells-from-skin-cells28 Feb 2012: This is a beautiful image of human brain cells, which can now be grown from adult skin cells. Under the Microscope is a collection of videos that show glimpses
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Cocaine addiction leads to build-up of iron in brain | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cocaine-addiction-leads-to-build-up-of-iron-in-brain21 Feb 2017: This work was funded by the Medical Research Council and was conducted at the NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre and the Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience Institute.
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Inflammation links heart disease and depression, study finds |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/inflammation-links-heart-disease-and-depression-study-finds19 Mar 2019: While inflammation is a natural response necessary to fight off infection, chronic inflammation – which may result from psychological stress as well as
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Brain training app helps reduce OCD symptoms, study finds |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/brain-training-app-helps-reduce-ocd-symptoms-study-finds23 Oct 2018: The culture—like no other—embraces novel ideas, even if outlandish and far-fetched on the surface,” says Baland Jalal, a neuroscientist at the Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience Institute and PhD
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Patients recovering from depression show improvements in memory from…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/patients-recovering-from-depression-show-improvements-in-memory-from-the-drug-modafinil17 Jan 2017: In a study funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC) and Wellcome, researchers from the Department of Psychiatry and the Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience Institute at the University of Cambridge investigated ... Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive
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Loneliness is contagious – and here's how to beat it | University …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/loneliness-is-contagious-and-heres-how-to-beat-it16 Jul 2018: Loneliness is a common condition affecting around one in three adults. It damages your brain, immune system, and can lead to depression and suicide. Loneliness
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New research provides insight into compulsive gambling | University…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/new-research-provides-insight-into-compulsive-gambling11 Feb 2009: Dr Luke Clark of the Behavioral and Clinical Neuroscience Institute at the University, said: "Gamblers often interpret near-misses as special events, which encourage them to continue to gamble.
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Experts express concerns over infant mental health assessment |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/experts-express-concerns-over-infant-mental-health-assessment11 Oct 2017: The consensus statement, published in the journal Attachment & Human Development, highlights the appropriate use and current limitations of a classification
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The Academy of Medical Sciences announces new Fellows for 2016 |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/the-academy-of-medical-sciences-announces-new-fellows-for-201628 Apr 2016: This year's elected Fellows have expertise that includes paediatrics, genetics, neuroscience and oncology. ... Professor David Owen – Cambridge Institute for Medical Research. Professor Angela Roberts – Department of Physiology, Development and
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Down’s syndrome stem cells used to model Alzheimer’s | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/downs-syndrome-stem-cells-used-to-model-alzheimers16 Feb 2012: Dr Rick Livesey, who led the study at the Wellcome Trust and Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute at the University of Cambridge. ... Dr Rick Livesey, who led the study at the Wellcome Trust and Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute at the University of
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Cambridge academics to receive prestigious psychology award |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-academics-to-receive-prestigious-psychology-award16 Aug 2011: have been previous recipients. It perhaps acknowledges some of the strengths of British Psychology, particularly in the domains of behavioural and cognitive neuroscience, which we are proud to represent. ... We were originally based in two different -
Why we just can't stop eating: the complex truth behind obesity | …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/why-we-just-cant-stop-eating-the-complex-truth-behind-obesity23 Jul 2018: Britain has seen a dramatic transformation in recent years in its attitude towards food. We have gone from being a country ridiculed for its bland, carb-heavy
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Marmoset study identifies brain region linking actions to their…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/marmoset-study-identifies-brain-region-linking-actions-to-their-outcomes24 Jun 2021: Professor Angela Roberts in the University of Cambridge’s Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, joint senior author of the report. ... This research was conducted in the University of Cambridge’s Behavioural and Clinical
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Cannabis users no less likely to be motivated or able to enjoy life’s …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cannabis-users-no-less-likely-to-be-motivated-or-able-to-enjoy-lifes-pleasure1 Sep 2022: A team led by scientists at UCL, the University of Cambridge and the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience at King’s College London carried out a study examining whether cannabis users ... Dr Will Lawn, from the Institute of Psychiatry,
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Scientists identify the cause of Alzheimer’s progression in the brain …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/scientists-identify-the-cause-of-alzheimers-progression-in-the-brain29 Oct 2021: senior author Professor Sir David Klenerman, from the UK Dementia Research Institute at the University of Cambridge. ... The study is a collaboration between researchers at the UK Dementia Research Institute, the University of Cambridge and Harvard
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Cambridge scientists reverse ageing process in rat brain stem cells | …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-scientists-reverse-ageing-process-in-rat-brain-stem-cells14 Aug 2019: A multi-disciplinary research team, based at the Wellcome-MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute at the University of Cambridge, studied young and old rat brains to understand the impact of
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