Search is on for ‘super memorisers’ to help scientists unlock the secrets of memory

Cambridge scientists are today launching a search to find people who have exceptional memory, as they attempt to understand why some people are much better at

Cambridge University News • cambridge
May 3, 2023 ~3 min

Dogs may be at risk from high levels of lead from shotgun pellets in raw pheasant dog food, study finds

Researchers tested samples of raw pheasant dog food and discovered that the majority contained high levels of lead that could put dogs’ health at risk if they

Cambridge University News • cambridge
May 3, 2023 ~5 min


Almost half of people with concussion still show symptoms of brain injury six months later

Even mild concussion can cause long-lasting effects to the brain, according to researchers at the University of Cambridge. Using data from a Europe-wide study,

Cambridge University News • cambridge
April 26, 2023 ~5 min

Prolonged droughts likely spelled the end for Indus megacities

New research involving Cambridge University has found evidence — locked into an ancient stalagmite from a cave in the Himalayas — of a series of severe and

Cambridge University News • cambridge
April 26, 2023 ~5 min

HIV drug helps protect against build-up of dementia-related proteins in mouse brains

Cambridge scientists have shown how the brain’s ability to clear out toxic proteins is impaired in Huntington’s disease and other forms of dementia – and how,

Cambridge University News • cambridge
April 26, 2023 ~6 min

Cambridge University’s needle-free coronavirus vaccine begins clinical trials in home city

Recruitment is underway in Cambridge for volunteers to take part in clinical trials of a revolutionary new needle-free vaccine to protect against SARS-CoV-2 –

Cambridge University News • cambridge
April 24, 2023 ~2 min

Problems with ‘pruning’ brain connections linked to adolescent mental health disorders

Problems with the brain’s ability to ‘prune’ itself of unnecessary connections may underlie a wide range of mental health disorders that begin during

Cambridge University News • cambridge
April 24, 2023 ~6 min

International study recommends replacing skull section after treatment for a brain bleed

A major international trial has concluded that, where possible, surgeons should replace the removed section of the skull following surgery to treat a form of

Cambridge University News • cambridge
April 23, 2023 ~6 min


Evolution of two contagious cancers affecting Tasmanian devils underlines unpredictability of disease threat

Scientists have traced the family trees of two transmissible cancers that affect Tasmanian devils and have pinpointed mutations which may drive growth of

Cambridge University News • cambridge
April 20, 2023 ~5 min

Finding new ways to diagnose childhood brain tumours

Cambridge researchers are using new techniques to distinguish different types of medulloblastoma, a type of brain tumour in children.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
March 24, 2023 ~3 min

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