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Cambridge scientist Professor Christine Holt wins world’s top…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-scientist-professor-christine-holt-wins-worlds-top-neuroscience-award23 Mar 2023: Search. Search. Cambridge scientist Professor Christine Holt wins world’s top neuroscience award. ... The Brain Prize is the world’s largest neuroscience research prize, awarded each year by the Lundbeck Foundation.
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Cambridge Festival of Film
https://www.cam.ac.uk/festival-of-film25 Apr 2023: Two of the country’s leading thinkers in this area Professor of Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience Sarah-Jayne Blakemore and Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Tamsin Ford highlight the problems
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Meet Cambridge's mussel man
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/mussel-man10 Aug 2023: As a biochemist and biomedical engineer with a background in neuroscience, healthcare and frontline work in developing countries, I’ve seen first hand the impact a nutrient deficient diet can have
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‘Biohybrid’ device could restore function in paralysed limbs
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/biohybrid-device22 Mar 2023: Barone from Cambridge’s Department of Clinical Neurosciences, who co-led the research.
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Leading Cambridge neuroscientist appointed as Executive Chair of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/leading-cambridge-neuroscientist-appointed-as-executive-chair-of-medical-research-council22 Aug 2023: The Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, Michelle Donelan, has appointed Professor Patrick Chinnery as the next Executive Chair of the
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Cambridge makes Hay
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/Cambridge-Hay-Festival-202317 May 2023: Dr Critchlow, who has become a bestselling author, broadcaster and neuroscience presenter since appearing at Hay, is a Hay regular, attracting large audiences for her talks on developments in neuroscience.
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First wiring map of insect brain complete | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/first-wiring-map-of-insect-brain-complete10 Mar 2023: Zlatic led the research together with Professor Albert Cardona at the University of Cambridge’s Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience and the MRC LMB, and Dr Michael Winding at the ... This is an exciting and significant body of work
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Journeys of discovery: Christine Holt on how our brains wire-up
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/wiring-the-brain-christine-holt18 Oct 2023: Be a bit foolhardy. Be persistent. Christine Holt is Emerita Professor of Developmental Neuroscience in the Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience and a Fellow of Gonville and Caius College.
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Cambridge Festival launches extensive programme for 2023
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/cambridge-festival-2023-launch10 Feb 2023: Two of the country’s leading thinkers in this area Professor of Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience Sarah-Jayne Blakemore and Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Tamsin Ford examine some potential
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#CamFest Speaker Spotlight
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/cambridge-festival-spotlights/hannah-critchlow28 Feb 2023: th. March, 8-9pm. Why does your research matter? Research of all sorts matters, but neuroscience matters in particular because it helps us to appreciate why we behave as we do ... Have you been surprised by the public interest in neuroscience in terms of
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#CamFest Speaker Spotlight
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/cambridge-festival-spotlights/sarah-jayne-blakemore21 Mar 2023: Sarah-Jayne Blakemore is Professor of Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Cambridge and has carried out pathfinding research on the development of the adolescent brain. ... What can neuroscience tell us about the impact of
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University academics ranked among best in the world | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/university-academics-ranked-among-best-in-the-world21 Dec 2023: Professor Maria Grazia Spillantini (Department of Clinical Neurosciences and Fellow of Clare Hall) has been researching the cause of dementia for many years and was the first to identify the specific
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Scientists identify first genetic marker for MS severity | University …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/scientists-identify-first-genetic-marker-for-ms-severity28 Jun 2023: With others, members of the Department of Clinical Neurosciences have been closely involved in discovery of the vast majority of gene variants that increase susceptibility.
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AI-driven techniques reveal new targets for drug discovery |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/ai-driven-techniques-reveal-new-targets-for-drug-discovery27 Sep 2023: The research team, led by the University of Cambridge, presented an approach to identify therapeutic targets for human diseases associated with a phenomenon
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Suppressing negative thoughts may be good for mental health after all …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/suppressing-negative-thoughts-good-for-mental-health20 Sep 2023: Researchers at the Medical Research Council (MRC) Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit trained 120 volunteers worldwide to suppress thoughts about negative events
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Cambridge researchers awarded European Research Council Consolidator…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-researchers-awarded-european-research-council-consolidator-grants31 Jan 2023: Dr Milka Sarris, Assistant Professor of the Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, was awarded a grant for LongWayFromFlam: The uncharted journeys of inflammatory cells and their functional implications.
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Scientists explain emotional ‘blunting’ caused by common…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/scientists-explain-emotional-blunting-caused-by-common-antidepressants23 Jan 2023: According to the NHS, more than 8.3 million patients in England received an antidepressant drug in 2021/22. A widely-used class of antidepressants,
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Largest genetic study of brain structure identifies how the brain is…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/largest-genetic-study-of-brain-structure-identifies-how-the-brain-is-organised17 Aug 2023: Our brains are very complex organs, with huge variety between individuals in terms of the overall volume of the brain, how it is folded and how thick these
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AI system self-organises to develop features of brains of complex…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/ai-system-self-organises-to-develop-features-of-brains-of-complex-organisms20 Nov 2023: Spatially embedded recurrent neural networks reveal widespread links between structural and functional neuroscience findings.
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Healthy lifestyle can help prevent depression – and new research may…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/healthy-lifestyle-can-help-prevent-depression-and-new-research-may-explain-why11 Sep 2023: In research published today in Nature Mental Health, an international team of researchers, including from the University of Cambridge and Fudan University,
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Early-stage stem cell therapy trial shows promise for treating…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/early-stage-stem-cell-therapy-trial-shows-promise-for-treating-progressive-ms27 Nov 2023: The study, led by scientists at the University of Cambridge, University of Milan Bicocca and Hospital Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza (Italy), is a step towards
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Why reading nursery rhymes and singing to babies may help them to…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/why-reading-nursery-rhymes-and-singing-to-babies-may-help-them-to-learn-language30 Nov 2023: Credit: Centre for Neuroscience in Education, University of Cambridge.
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Problems with ‘pruning’ brain connections linked to adolescent mental …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/problems-with-pruning-brain-connections-linked-to-adolescent-mental-health-disorders24 Apr 2023: Dr Tianye Jia from the Institute of Science and Technology for Brain-Inspired Intelligence, Fudan University, Shanghai, China and the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, UK
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Search is on for ‘super memorisers’ to help scientists unlock the…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/search-is-on-for-super-memorisers-to-help-scientists-unlock-the-secrets-of-memory3 May 2023: Anyone who believes they have an exceptional memory is invited to take an online survey and memory test. Based on their performance, some people will be
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Clinicians rank patient views as least important in diagnosis, study…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/clinicians-rank-patient-views-as-least-important-in-diagnosis-study-finds18 Dec 2023: Dr Tom Pollak, senior study author from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, said: “No human being is always going to be able to accurately pinpoint
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International study recommends replacing skull section after…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/international-study-recommends-replacing-skull-section-after-treatment-for-a-brain-bleed23 Apr 2023: The RESCUE-ASDH trial, funded by the UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), involved 40 centres in 11 countries and involved 450
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‘Smart’ drugs can decrease productivity in people who don’t have…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/smart-drugs-can-decrease-productivity-in-people-who-dont-have-adhd-study-finds9 Jun 2023: New research from the University of Cambridge and the University of Melbourne, published in Science Advances, shows neurotypical workers and students taking
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Lab-grown ‘small blood vessels’ point to potential treatment for…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/lab-grown-small-blood-vessels-point-to-potential-treatment-for-major-cause-of-stroke-and-vascular16 Nov 2023: Dr Alessandra Granata from the Department of Clinical Neurosciences at Cambridge, who led the study, said: “Despite the number of people affected worldwide by small vessel disease, we have little in
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Hospitality and real estate sectors have highest rates of common…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/hospitality-and-real-estate-sectors-have-highest-rates-of-common-mental-health-problems14 Feb 2023: Researchers from the University of Cambridge and University College London found significant gender disparities of common mental health problems against
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Brain’s ‘appetite control centre’ different in people who are…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/brains-appetite-control-centre-different-in-people-who-are-overweight-or-living-with-obesity8 Aug 2023: The research was supported by the Bernard Wolfe Health Neuroscience Fund, Wellcome and the NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre, with additional funding from Alzheimer’s Research UK.
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Scientists begin building AI for scientific discovery using tech…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/scientists-begin-building-ai-for-scientific-discovery-using-tech-behind-chatgpt13 Oct 2023: The team includes experts in physics, astrophysics, mathematics, artificial intelligence and neuroscience.
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Our brains are not able to ‘rewire’ themselves, despite what most…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/our-brains-are-not-able-to-rewire-themselves-despite-what-most-scientists-believe-new-study-argues21 Nov 2023: Spotlight on neuroscience.
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Almost half of people with concussion still show symptoms of brain…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/almost-half-of-people-with-concussion-still-show-symptoms-of-brain-injury-six-months-later26 Apr 2023: Dr Emmanuel Stamatakis from the Department of Clinical Neurosciences and Division of Anaesthesia at the University of Cambridge said: “Worldwide, we’re seeing an increase in the number of cases of ... Rebecca Woodrow, a PhD student in the Department
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Autistic individuals have increased risk of chronic physical health…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/autistic-individuals-have-increased-risk-of-chronic-physical-health-conditions-across-the-whole-body29 Sep 2023: This analysis method is regularly used in neuroscience to understand how different regions of the brain interact with each other.
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New report highlights increase in number of children and young people …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/new-report-highlights-increase-in-number-of-children-and-young-people-with-eating-disorders21 Nov 2023: The report is a follow on from the 2017 survey, which six years ago reported an upswing in anxiety, depression and self-harm among young women. Among other key
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HIV drug helps protect against build-up of dementia-related proteins…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/hiv-drug-helps-protect-against-build-up-of-dementia-related-proteins-in-mouse-brains26 Apr 2023: A common characteristic of neurodegenerative diseases such as Huntington’s disease and various forms of dementia is the build-up in the brain of clusters –
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Cambridge researchers elected to Academy of Medical Sciences…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/outstanding-cambridge-biomedical-and-health-researchers-elected-to-academy-of-medical-sciences18 May 2023: Professor James Rowe FMedSci. Professor of Cognitive Neurology, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, and MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit. ... His work integrates cognitive neuroscience, brain imaging, fluidic biomarkers, computational models and
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Cambridge to lead new research platform to transform treatment of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-to-lead-new-research-platform-to-transform-treatment-of-traumatic-brain-injury-in-the-uk28 Jun 2023: To facilitate this, the TBI-REPORTER platform will establish a network of research-ready NHS specialist neuroscience hospitals primed to trial innovative ways of diagnosing and treating TBI.
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Human embryo-like models created from stem cells to understand…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/human-embryo-like-models-created-from-stem-cells-to-understand-earliest-stages-of-human-development27 Jun 2023: of the tiny embryo into the mother’s womb,” said Professor Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz in the University of Cambridge’s Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, who led the work.
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Combined steroid and statin treatment could reduce ‘accelerated…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/combined-steroid-and-statin-treatment-could-reduce-accelerated-ageing-in-preterm-babies-study-in2 Feb 2023: Lead author Professor Dino Giussani from the Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience at the University of Cambridge said: “Glucocorticoids are a clear lifesaver, but the problem with steroids is that
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Reduced grey matter in frontal lobes linked to teenage smoking and…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/reduced-grey-matter-in-frontal-lobes-linked-to-teenage-smoking-and-nicotine-addiction-study15 Aug 2023: Levels of grey matter in two parts of the brain may be linked to a desire to start smoking during adolescence and the strengthening of nicotine addiction, a
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Gene therapy approach to boost ‘cold shock protein’ in the brain…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/gene-therapy-approach-to-boost-cold-shock-protein-in-the-brain-without-cooling-protects-mice-against24 Mar 2023: The discovery is a step towards harnessing the protective effects of cooling the brain to treat patients with acute brain injury and even to prevent dementias,
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Reading for pleasure early in childhood linked to better cognitive…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/reading-for-pleasure-early-in-childhood-linked-to-better-cognitive-performance-and-mental-wellbeing28 Jun 2023: In a study published today in Psychological Medicine, researchers in the UK and China found that 12 hours a week was the optimal amount of reading, and that
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Experts call for urgent mental health support for people living with…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/experts-call-for-urgent-mental-health-support-for-people-living-with-long-term-autoimmune-diseases26 Jul 2023: Dr Tom Pollak from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, said the study highlights the importance of all clinicians asking their patients about mental health: “We
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In-person mindfulness courses help improve mental health for at least …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/in-person-mindfulness-courses-help-improve-mental-health-for-at-least-six-months-study-shows10 Jul 2023: University of Cambridge researchers looked at participants of group-based and teacher-led mindfulness courses, conducted in person and offered in community
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Unborn babies use ‘greedy’ gene from dads to ‘remote-control’ mums…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/unborn-babies-use-greedy-gene-from-dads-to-remote-control-mums-into-feeding-them-extra-food11 Jul 2023: The findings by researchers from the Centre for Trophoblast Research at Cambridge’s Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience and the Medical Research Council Metabolic Diseases Unit, part of the ... Dr Jorge Lopez-Tello, a lead author of
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Marking and Assessment Boycott: an update from the Acting…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/notices/news/marking-and-assessment-boycott-an-update-from-the-acting-vice-chancellor16 Jun 2023: 21/06/2023. Mathematical Tripos, Part II. 22/06/2023. Natural Sciences Tripos, Part II: Physiology, Development and Neuroscience. -
Partnership, Annual Address to the University 2015 | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/about-the-university/how-the-university-and-colleges-work/people/vice-chancellor/speeches/annual-address-to-university-201531 May 2023: infection, oncology and neuroscience. -
The New Imperatives | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/about-the-university/how-the-university-and-colleges-work/people/vice-chancellor/speeches/new-imperatives31 May 2023: Seven initiatives have emerged -Neuroscience, Conservation, Infectious Diseases, Cancer Research, Energy, Stem Cells and Language Sciences. -
Contents Executive Summary…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/sites/www.cam.ac.uk/files/filefield_paths/cfa2021_evaluation_report.pdf17 Feb 2023: Life Science Other Population Health Biodiversity and conservation Bioinformatics: 2 Biomedical Sciences: 2 Biotechnology Citizen science – biodiversity: 2 Genomics and Genetics: 3 Molecular biology: 2 Neuroscience: 3 Stem Cell research Zoology.
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