Placenta and hormone levels in the womb may have been key driver in human evolution

The placenta and the hormones it produces may have played a crucial role in the evolution of the human brain, while also leading to the behavioural traits that

Cambridge University News • cambridge
June 20, 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


Sex differences in brain structure present at birth

Sex differences in brain structure are present from birth, research from the Autism Research Centre at the University of Cambridge has shown.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Jan. 7, 2025 ~5 min

Cambridge joins forces with ARIA to fast-track radical new technologies to revolutionise brain health

A team from across the Cambridge life sciences, technology and business worlds has announced a multi-million-pound, three-year collaboration with the Advanced

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Oct. 9, 2024 ~7 min

Cambridge joins forces with ARIA to build new micro-machines that could revolutionise brain health

A team from across the Cambridge life sciences, technology and business worlds has announced a multi-million-pound, three-year collaboration with the Advanced

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Oct. 9, 2024 ~7 min

Ultra-powered MRI scans show damage to brain’s ‘control centre’ is behind long-lasting Covid-19 symptoms

Damage to the brainstem – the brain’s ‘control centre’ – is behind long-lasting physical and psychiatric effects of severe Covid-19 infection, a study suggests.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Oct. 8, 2024 ~6 min

First map of every neuron in an adult fly brain complete

The first wiring diagram of every neuron in an adult brain and the 50 million connections between them has been produced for a fruit fly.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Oct. 2, 2024 ~9 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


‘Wraparound’ implants represent new approach to treating spinal cord injuries

A tiny, flexible electronic device that wraps around the spinal cord could represent a new approach to the treatment of spinal injuries, which can cause

Cambridge University News • cambridge
May 8, 2024 ~7 min

AI-driven techniques reveal new targets for drug discovery

Researchers have developed a method to identify new targets for human disease, including neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Sept. 27, 2023 ~5 min

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