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15 Feb 2013: The first jet lag gene and the first learning gene were identified in flies as well as breakthroughs in neuroscience, such as the discovery of the first channel proteins.

12 Aug 2013: In the new study, published in Nature Neuroscience, a team of researchers from the University of Cambridge, UCL, and the University of Sheffield showed how defects in the Parkinson’s gene ... Professor Nicholas Wood, Neuroscience programme director for

6 Aug 2013: In particular, compared to typical girls, girls with anorexia have an above average number of autistic traits, an above average interest in systems, whilst

21 May 2013: Researchers have pinpointed a catalytic trigger for the onset of Alzheimer’s disease – when the fundamental structure of a protein molecule changes to cause a

15 May 2013: John Williams, Head of Neuroscience and Mental Health at the Wellcome Trust, said: “We need to understand what happens in the brain as part of normal development before we can start ... The U-Change study is part of a larger programme called the

31 Oct 2013: A lot of cognitive neuroscience research tells us that we have distinct patterns in the brain for both forms of attention, which we can measure even when the individual is unable ... Credit: Clinical Neurosciences.

9 Aug 2013: Autism affects different parts of the brain in females with autism than males with autism, a new study reveals. The research is published today in the journal

18 Dec 2013: The breakthrough, which has been detailed in a paper published today, 18 December, in IOP Publishing’s journal Biofabrication, could lead to the production of

17 Dec 2013: A study published this month in the journal Molecular Autism confirms previous research that people with Asperger Syndrome (AS) are more likely to carry

25 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

17 Sep 2013: In 1991, Alastair Compston (Professor of Neurology and Head of the Department of Clinical Neurosciences) began to explore the use of Alemtuzumab as a treatment for the autoimmune disease MS. ... Dr Coles, from the Department of Clinical Neurosciences,

15 May 2013: For Hovorka, various other trials of the artificial pancreas system are also in progress, including in the control of blood sugar in patients in the Neurosciences Critical Care Unit at Cambridge

16 Jul 2013: Professor Hugh Perry, Chair of the Neurosciences and Mental Health Board at the Medical Research Council said: “This robust and comprehensive study gives us crucial information on the prevalence of dementia

3 Jun 2013: Brain scans that claim to be able to determine whether a criminal is guilty of a crime can be fooled, new research reveals. The study has shown that people can

30 Sep 2013: Research in the UK is led by Professor Alastair Compston, a co-founder of the International Multiple Sclerosis Genetics Consortium, and Professor Stephen Sawcer, each from the Department of Clinical Neurosciences

26 Sep 2013: Folic acid deficiency can cause severe health problems in offspring, including spina bifida, heart defects and placental abnormalities. A study out today

25 Jun 2013: Two revolutionary treatments which could alleviate pain in people with hypersensitivity to heat, and provide a new regenerative therapy with MS sufferers, are

28 Oct 2013: The double-blind study, which was carried out by researchers at the University of Cambridge MRC/Wellcome Trust Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience Institute (BCNI) and funded by the Medical Research Council

17 Jan 2013: Dr Ersche, of the Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience Institute (BCNI) at the University of Cambridge, said: “These findings are important because they show that the use of cocaine does not inevitably

27 Nov 2013: A new study has concluded that taking the drug modafinil, typically used to treat sleep disorders, in combination with antidepressants reduces the severity of

27 Nov 2013: A powerful laser imaging technique has been used by researchers to show how minute quantities of a protein associated with Alzheimer’s Disease trigger a

25 Jul 2013: The scientists also highlight an impending crisis in drug development. Major pharmaceutical companies have withdrawn from key areas of preclinical and clinical neuroscience research.