Mouse study suggests a common diabetes drug may prevent leukaemia

Metformin, a widely used and affordable diabetes drug, could prevent a form of acute myeloid leukaemia in people at high risk of the disease, a study in mice

Cambridge University News • cambridge
April 17, 2025 ~6 min

Cambridge researchers developing brain implants for treating Parkinson’s disease

Cambridge researchers are developing implants that could help repair the brain pathways damaged by Parkinson’s disease.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Jan. 23, 2025 ~4 min


Monoclonal antibodies offer hope for tackling antimicrobial resistance

Monoclonal antibodies – treatments developed by cloning a cell that makes an antibody – could help provide an answer to the growing problem of antimicrobial

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Sept. 16, 2024 ~6 min

UK organisations release statistics for use of animals in research in 2023

The ten organisations in Great Britain that carry out the highest number of animal procedures - those used in medical, veterinary and scientific research –

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Sept. 11, 2024 ~5 min

High cholesterol levels at a young age significant risk factor for atherosclerosis

Our risk of developing atherosclerosis – ‘furring’ of the arteries – can begin much earlier in life than was previously thought, highlighting the need to keep

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Sept. 4, 2024 ~5 min

Genetic study points to oxytocin as possible treatment for obesity and postnatal depression

Scientists have identified a gene which, when missing or impaired, can cause obesity, behavioural problems and, in mothers, postnatal depression. The

Cambridge University News • cambridge
July 2, 2024 ~6 min

What’s going on in our brains when we plan?

Study uncovers how the brain simulates possible future actions by drawing from our stored memories.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
June 11, 2024 ~5 min

Exercising during pregnancy normalises eating behaviours in offspring from obese mice

Maternal obesity in pregnancy changes the eating behaviours of offspring by increasing long-term levels of particular molecules known as microRNAs in the part

Cambridge University News • cambridge
June 4, 2024 ~3 min


Exercising during pregnancy normalises eating behaviors in offspring from obese mice

Maternal obesity in pregnancy changes the eating behaviors of offspring by increasing long-term levels of particular molecules known as microRNAs in the part

Cambridge University News • cambridge
June 4, 2024 ~3 min

Robotic nerve ‘cuffs’ could help treat a range of neurological conditions

Researchers have developed tiny, flexible devices that can wrap around individual nerve fibres without damaging them.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
April 26, 2024 ~5 min

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