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A drug commonly used to treat glaucoma has been shown in zebrafish and mice to protect against the build-up in the brain of the protein tau, which causes various forms of dementia and is implicated in Alzheimer’s disease

42 hours ago cam.ac.uk brain disease medicine

Magnetic field applied to both sides of brain shows rapid improvement for depression

10 days ago cam.ac.uk brain neuroscience

Airbnb rentals linked to increased crime rates in London neighbourhoods

15 days ago cam.ac.uk economic

Previously unknown Neolithic society in Oued Beht, Morocco discovered

43 days ago cam.ac.uk anthropology

Personal carbon footprint of the rich is vastly underestimated

57 days ago cam.ac.uk environment

Climate change will move and reduce the land suitable for growing food and timber, putting the production of these two vital resources into direct competition, a new study has found

2 months ago cam.ac.uk environment

Hawking Archive made available to historians and researchers

2 months ago cam.ac.uk

Four in ten children in Central London who travelled to school by car switched to more active modes of transport, such as walking, cycling, or public transport, following the introduction of the Ultra-Low Emission Zone (ULEZ)

2 months ago cam.ac.uk

High cholesterol levels at a young age are a significant risk factor for atherosclerosis, according to ultrasound scans of the carotid arteries of +2,000 patients aged ~30 and ~50

2 months ago cam.ac.uk health

Implementation of Functional Languages Using Custom Hardware (1985)

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Cambridge researchers have shown that reducing the serving size by 10% for beer, lager and cider reduces the volume of those drinks consumed in pubs, bars and restaurants…

51 days ago cam.ac.uk beer health

Researchers have shown that reducing the serving size for beer, lager and cider reduces the volume of those drinks consumed in pubs, bars and restaurants, which could have wider public health benefits

51 days ago cam.ac.uk beer health

Mother’s gut microbiome during pregnancy shapes baby’s brain development

2 months ago cam.ac.uk brain health

Rossfest Symposium and Festschrift in memory of Ross Anderson

2 months ago cl.cam.ac.uk security

Baking Pi – Operating Systems Development (2012)

3 months ago cl.cam.ac.uk

The incidence of heart attacks and strokes was lower after COVID-19 vaccination than before or without vaccination

3 months ago cam.ac.uk covid medicine

Blue and great tits recall what they have eaten in the past, where they found the food and when they found it, a new study shows

4 months ago cam.ac.uk

Artificial Intelligence could be used to identify drug resistant infections, significantly reducing the time taken for a correct diagnosis, researchers have shown

4 months ago cam.ac.uk ai

Children diagnosed with type 1 diabetes are at significantly higher risk of a number of mental health issues, including mood and anxiety disorders, a study from a team in the UK and the Czech Republic has found.

3 months ago cam.ac.uk diabetes health

Largest ever genetic study of age of puberty in girls shows links with weight gain: Genes can indirectly influence the age at which girls have their first period by accelerating weight gain in childhood…

4 months ago cam.ac.uk genetics

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

4 months ago cam.ac.uk medicine

Discovery of new white blood cell function

4 months ago cam.ac.uk health

Antarctic ice shelves hold twice as much meltwater as previously thought and this is poorly accounted for in regional climate models

4 months ago cam.ac.uk antarctica environment

Rainforest wildlife under threat as below-canopy temperatures rise

5 months ago cam.ac.uk environment

Scientists have grown ‘mini-guts’ in the lab to help understand Crohn’s disease, showing that ‘switches’ that modify DNA in gut cells play an important role in the disease

5 months ago cam.ac.uk disease genetics health

How do our brains adapt to control an extra body part?

5 months ago cam.ac.uk

Researchers have developed a low-cost, energy-efficient method for making materials, similar to charcoal, that can capture carbon dioxide directly from the air