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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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New insights into how the Zika virus causes brain birth defect |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/new-insights-into-how-the-zika-virus-causes-brain-birth-defect1 Jun 2017: A study published today in Science shows that the Zika virus hijacks a human protein called Musashi-1 (MSI1) to allow it to replicate in, and kill, neural stem
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Scientists identify mechanism that helps us inhibit unwanted thoughts …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/scientists-identify-mechanism-that-helps-us-inhibit-unwanted-thoughts3 Nov 2017: We are sometimes confronted with reminders of unwanted thoughts — thoughts about unpleasant memories, images or worries. When this happens, the thought may be
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Why our brain cells may prevent us burning fat when we’re dieting |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/why-our-brain-cells-may-prevent-us-burning-fat-when-were-dieting23 May 2017: “Weight loss strategies are often inefficient because the body works like a thermostat and couples the amount of calories we burn to the amount of calories we
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Scientists discover two repurposed drugs that arrest…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/scientists-discover-two-repurposed-drugs-that-arrest-neurodegeneration-in-mice20 Apr 2017: Misfolded proteins build up in the brain in several neurodegenerative diseases and are a major factor in dementias such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s as well
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Scientists create artificial mouse ‘embryo’ from stem cells for first …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/scientists-create-artificial-mouse-embryo-from-stem-cells-for-first-time2 Mar 2017: Goetz from the Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, who led the research.
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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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Himalayan powerhouses: how Sherpas have evolved superhuman energy…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/himalayan-powerhouses-how-sherpas-have-evolved-superhuman-energy-efficiency22 May 2017: The findings could help scientists develop new ways of treating hypoxia – lack of oxygen – in patients. A significant proportion of patients in intensive care
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Cuts to mental health services putting young people at risk, say…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cuts-to-mental-health-services-putting-young-people-at-risk-say-experts15 Sep 2017: In an article published today in the Journal of Public Mental Health, the team discuss the policy implications of their study published earlier in the year,
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Computer-designed antibodies target toxins associated with…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/computer-designed-antibodies-target-toxins-associated-with-alzheimers-disease22 Jun 2017: The researchers used computer-based methods to develop antibodies – the star players of the body’s natural defence system – to target the deposits of misfolded
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Elephants’ ‘body awareness’ adds to increasing evidence of their…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/elephants-body-awareness-adds-to-increasing-evidence-of-their-intelligence12 Apr 2017: Self-awareness in both animals and young children is usually tested using the ‘mirror self-recognition test’ to see if they understand that the reflection in
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Frankly, do we give a damn…? Study finds links between swearing and…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/frankly-do-we-give-a-damn-study-finds-links-between-swearing-and-honesty16 Jan 2017: Profanity is obscene language which, in some social settings is considered inappropriate and unacceptable. It often refers to language that contains sexual
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Genetics study adds further evidence that education reduces risk of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/genetics-study-adds-further-evidence-that-education-reduces-risk-of-alzheimers-disease7 Dec 2017: Hugh Markus from the Department of Clinical Neurosciences at the University of Cambridge.
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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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Biosocial science: The murky history of the nature and nurture debate …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/biosocial-science-the-murky-history-of-the-nature-and-nurture-debate23 Jan 2017: Self-righteousness, gratitude, sympathy, sincerity, and guilt – what if these social behaviours are biologically influenced, encoded within our genes and
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Pilot programme encourages researchers to share the code behind their …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/pilot-programme-encourages-researchers-to-share-the-code-behind-their-work2 Jun 2017: Now, in a commentary published in the journal Nature Neuroscience, a group of researchers from the UK, Europe and the United States have argued that the sharing of code should be ... The Nature Neuroscience pilot focuses on three elements: whether the
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Running on autopilot: scientists find important new role for…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/running-on-autopilot-scientists-find-important-new-role-for-daydreaming-network23 Oct 2017: When we are performing tasks, specific regions of the brain become more active – for example, if we are moving, the motor cortex is engaged, while if we are
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‘Brain training’ app found to improve memory in people with mild…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/brain-training-app-found-to-improve-memory-in-people-with-mild-cognitive-impairment3 Jul 2017: To overcome this problem, researchers from the Departments of Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences and the Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience Institute at the University of Cambridge developed ‘Game Show’, a memory game
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Marmoset study provides clues to link between mental health disorders …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/marmoset-study-provides-clues-to-link-between-mental-health-disorders-and-heart-disease8 May 2017: Changes in heart rate and blood pressure such as the ‘fight or flight’ response are a normal part of our emotional reactions. However, it is well known that
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Teenagers who access mental health services see significant…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/teenagers-who-access-mental-health-services-see-significant-improvements-study-shows18 Jan 2017: The study, published in Lancet Psychiatry, found that 14-year-old adolescents who had contact with mental health services had a greater decrease in depressive
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