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HeLa: the cells that changed science
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/hela-bookclub25 Feb 2021: immortal cells; Professor Andrea Brand, Gurdon Institute, Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge and Professor Nick Hopwood, Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Cambridge. -
Stress does not lead to loss of self-control in eating disorders,…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/stress-does-not-lead-to-loss-of-self-control-in-eating-disorders-study-finds12 Apr 2021: The research was funded by the Bernard Wolfe Health Neuroscience Fund, Wellcome, the NIH-Oxford-Cambridge Scholars Program and the Cambridge Trust. -
Navigating the complexities of international engagement | University…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/navigating-the-complexities-of-international-engagement1 Oct 2021: humankind. For example, we are one of a number of UK universities (including the University of Oxford and King’s College London) collaborating with the Centre for Cognitive Neuroscience at Fudan -
Supporting neurodiversity in the workplace: an insider’s perspective…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/business-and-enterprise/blog/supporting-neurodiversity-in-the-workplace-an-insiders-perspective-on-a-thinklab-project1 Jul 2021: I am an engineer working in energy research; as a ThinkLab participant, I was working alongside PhD students specialising in fields ranging from neuroscience, sociology and medicine to chemistry, bioinformatics, and -
Inflatable, shape-changing spinal implants could help treat severe…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/spinal-implants25 Jun 2021: Cambridge’s Department of Clinical Neurosciences, one of the paper’s senior authors. -
Tackling COVID-19: Dr Ben Underwood | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/tackling-covid-19-dr-ben-underwood4 Jan 2021: Most of my research until recently has been in dementia, and in particular trialling potential treatments with the Gnodde Goldman Sachs Translational Neuroscience Unit. -
New centre to foster global conversations about ethical issues raised …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/new-centre-to-foster-global-conversations-about-ethical-issues-raised-by-science9 Dec 2021: With a similar mission but an independent programme to its Cambridge counterpart, the Berkeley centre will initially address artificial intelligence, genome editing and neuroscience. -
AI could detect dementia years before symptoms appear
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/AIdementia12 Aug 2021: Dr Timothy Rittman from the Department of Clinical Neurosciences and a consultant at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, part of Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust, is now leading a trial to -
Scientists reverse age-related memory loss in mice | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/scientists-reverse-age-related-memory-loss-in-mice22 Jul 2021: In a study published in Molecular Psychiatry, the team show that changes in the extracellular matrix of the brain – ‘scaffolding’ around nerve cells – lead to -
A mental health revolution
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/a-mental-health-revolution7 Oct 2021: By Charis Goodyear. Impact at a glance. The ‘Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery’ (CANTAB) was invented to bridge a translational gap between basic neuroscience and classical neuropsychological assessment. ... She collaborated with -
Exhibitions, discussions, and an open mic night mark Black History…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/exhibitions-discussions-and-an-open-mic-night-mark-black-history-month-2021-at-cambridge1 Oct 2021: Speakers:. Sonita Alleyne, Master of Jesus College. Professor Franklin Aigbirhio, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Senior Research Fellow at Magdalene College. -
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: research.”. Professor Usha Goswami CBE FBA FRS. Professor of Cognitive Developmental Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, and Director of the Centre for Neuroscience in Education. ... He has applied a developmental neuroscience perspective to -
Heal thyself
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/neurodegeneration-collaboration24 May 2021: It has recently issued a call for more ideas for collaboration between researchers and industry, in a wide range of disease areas including cancer, neuroscience and infectious diseases. -
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 -
Gates Cambridge class of 2021
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/gatesclassof202114 Apr 2021: Hallie Gaitsch, who will do a PhD in Clinical Neurosciences focusing on using remyelination biology and spatiotemporal modeling of multiple sclerosis lesion development to create a method for effectively assessing myelin -
New genetic clues point to new treatments for ‘silent’ stroke |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/new-genetic-clues-point-to-new-treatments-for-silent-stroke25 Mar 2021: Researchers discovered changes to 12 genetic regions in the DNA of people who have had a lacunar stroke – a type of stroke caused by weakening of the small -
Beyond the pandemic: prepare and plan a biosecure future
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/beyond-the-pandemic-biosecurity3 Feb 2021: Advances in neuroscience and bioengineering could lead to new beneficial drugs and “nootropic” cognitive enhancers, but also new weapons. -
Lab-grown ‘mini brains’ hint at treatments for neurodegenerative…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/lab-grown-mini-brains-hint-at-treatments-for-neurodegenerative-diseases21 Oct 2021: In findings published today in Nature Neuroscience, the Cambridge team reports growing these models for 240 days from stem cells harbouring the commonest genetic mutation in ALS/FTD, which was not ... Dr András Lakatos, the senior author who led the -
For the brain, context is key to new theory of movement and memory |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/for-the-brain-context-is-key-to-new-theory-of-movement-and-memory24 Nov 2021: How is it that a chef can control their knife to fillet a fish or peel a grape and can wield a cleaver just as efficiently as a paring knife? Even those of us -
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: The international team, led by the University of Cambridge, found that instead of starting from a single point in the brain and initiating a chain reaction -
Study identifies trigger for ‘head-to-tail’ axis development in human …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/study-identifies-trigger-for-head-to-tail-axis-development-in-human-embryo17 Jun 2021: the embryo develops through these early stages,” said Professor Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz in the University of Cambridge’s Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, and senior author of the report. -
The Academy of Medical Sciences announces election of new Fellows…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/the-academy-of-medical-sciences-announces-election-of-new-fellows-202112 May 2021: Professor Franklin Aigbirhio FRSC. Professor of Molecular Imaging Chemistry, Department of Clinical Neurosciences and the Department of Chemistry, Senior Research Fellow, Magdalene College. -
Scientists can predict which women will have serious pregnancy…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/scientists-can-predict-which-women-will-have-serious-pregnancy-complications8 Jun 2021: and Neuroscience, who led the study. -
Whole genome sequencing increases diagnosis of rare disorders by…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/whole-genome-sequencing-increases-diagnosis-of-rare-disorders-by-nearly-a-third4 Nov 2021: Professor Patrick Chinnery from the MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit and the Department of Clinical Neurosciences at the University of Cambridge, said:. ... Dr Katherine Schon from the MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit and the Departments of Clinical -
10,000 autistic people to take part in the UK’s largest study of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/10000-autistic-people-to-take-part-in-the-uks-largest-study-of-autism24 Aug 2021: Following feedback from autistic people, their families, and charities, the Spectrum 10K team has decided to pause any further recruitment of new participants. -
Academy of Social Sciences confers Fellowships on three Cambridge…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/academy-of-social-sciences-confers-fellowships-on-three-cambridge-academics30 Sep 2021: The research will lead to innovative eMOTIONAL city mapping that will be produced from spatial analysis on social and health data and neuroscience experiments. ... To do this, the project will draw on urban planning and design, neuroscience, data science -
Rate of mental disorders among children remained stable in 2021 after …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/rate-of-mental-disorders-among-children-remained-stable-in-2021-after-previous-rise30 Sep 2021: The report, Mental Health of Children and Young People in England 2021, showed that among six to 16 year olds, the proportion with a probable mental disorder -
Teenagers at greatest risk of self-harming could be identified almost …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/teenagers-at-greatest-risk-of-self-harming-could-be-identified-almost-a-decade-earlier15 Jun 2021: The team, based at the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge, found that while sleep problems and low self-esteem were common risk -
Pandemic restrictions aggravating known triggers for self-harm and…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/pandemic-restrictions-aggravating-known-triggers-for-self-harm-and-poor-mental-health-among-children10 Mar 2021: Writing in The BMJ, Professor Tamsin Ford at the University of Cambridge and colleagues say deterioration in mental health is clearest among families already -
Mind Over Chatter: What is the future of wellbeing? | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/about-research/podcasts/mind-over-chatter-what-is-the-future-of-wellbeing27 May 2021: Season 2, episode 3 Our wellbeing is essential to our overall quality of life. But what is wellbeing? Why is it so hard to pin down? How is it different from -
Study shows brain differences in interpreting physical signals in…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/study-shows-brain-differences-in-interpreting-physical-signals-in-mental-health-disorders22 Jun 2021: The researchers, from the University of Cambridge, found that the part of the brain which interprets physical signals from the body behaves differently in -
Mindfulness can improve mental health and wellbeing – but unlikely to …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/mindfulness-can-improve-mental-health-and-wellbeing-but-unlikely-to-work-for-everyone11 Jan 2021: The techniques and frameworks taught in mindfulness have rich and diverse backgrounds, from early Buddhist psychology and meditation through to cognitive neuroscience and participatory medicine – the interplay between all of these -
Mothers can influence offspring’s height, lifespan and disease risk…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/mothers-can-influence-offsprings-height-lifespan-and-disease-risk-in-unexpected-ways-through-their17 May 2021: The study, published today in Nature Genetics, found that genetic variants in the DNA of mitochondria could increase the risk of developing these conditions, -
New mechanism preventing toxic DNA lesions opens up therapeutic…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/new-mechanism-preventing-toxic-dna-lesions-opens-up-therapeutic-avenues-for-huntingtons-disease1 Sep 2021: Researchers say the breakthrough study, published in Cell Reports, could lead to much needed therapies for the rare genetic disease, which is currently -
Unhealthy patterns of diet, exercise, and sleep linked to high risk…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/unhealthy-patterns-of-diet-exercise-and-sleep-linked-to-high-risk-of-cardiovascular-disease-in10 May 2021: The results are published today in the journal Molecular Autism. Earlier research suggests that autistic people die 16-35 years younger than expected, and that -
Researchers call for greater awareness of unintended consequences of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/researchers-call-for-greater-awareness-of-unintended-consequences-of-crispr-gene-editing-012 Apr 2021: CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing is a widely used research tool which allows scientists to remove and replace sections of DNA in cells, allowing them, for example, -
Autistic individuals may be more likely to use recreational drugs to…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/autistic-individuals-may-be-more-likely-to-use-recreational-drugs-to-self-medicate-their-mental1 Jul 2021: There is significant debate about substance use of autistic adolescents and adults. Some studies indicate that autistic individuals are less likely to use -
Following the hops of disordered proteins could lead to future…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/following-the-hops-of-disordered-proteins-could-lead-to-future-treatments-of-alzheimers-disease14 Jan 2021: Researchers from the University of Cambridge, Google Research and the University of Milan have used machine learning techniques to predict how proteins, -
Simple treatment during pregnancy can protect baby from memory…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/simple-treatment-during-pregnancy-can-protect-baby-from-memory-problems-in-later-life-study-in-rats21 Apr 2021: pregnancy,” said Professor Dino Giussani from the University of Cambridge’s Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, who led the study. ... from Cambridge’s Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, first author of the -
High insulin levels during childhood a risk for mental health…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/high-insulin-levels-during-childhood-a-risk-for-mental-health-problems-later-in-life-study-suggests13 Jan 2021: The researchers, led by the University of Cambridge, used a sample of over 10,000 people to study how insulin levels and body mass index (BMI) in childhood may -
Autism rates have increased and show differences in ethnic minorities …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/autism-rates-have-increased-and-show-differences-in-ethnic-minorities-and-links-to-social29 Mar 2021: Black and Chinese pupils were 26% and 38% more likely to be autistic respectively and autistic children were much more likely to face significant social -
Function identified of ‘mystery protein’ that kills healthy brain…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/function-identified-of-mystery-protein-that-kills-healthy-brain-cells-of-people-with-parkinsons10 Feb 2021: A study published in Nature Communications presents new evidence about what a key protein called alpha-synuclein actually does in neurons in the brain. Dr -
Gene therapy technique shows potential for repairing damage caused by …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/gene-therapy-technique-shows-potential-for-repairing-damage-caused-by-glaucoma-and-dementia31 Mar 2021: Gene therapy – where a missing or defective gene is replaced by a healthy version – is becoming increasingly common for a number of neurological conditions -
Large-scale genetic study reveals new clues for the shared origins of …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/large-scale-genetic-study-reveals-new-clues-for-the-shared-origins-of-irritable-bowel-syndrome-and5 Nov 2021: IBS is a common condition worldwide, affecting around 1 in 10 people and causing a wide range of symptoms including abdominal pain, bloating and bowel
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