Articles about 'Medical Research Council'

Blood pressure drug shows promise for treating Parkinson’s and dementia in animal studies

18 April 2019

A prescription drug to treat high blood pressure has shown promise against conditions such as Parkinson’s, Huntington’s and forms of dementia in studies carried out in mice and zebrafish at the ̽��ֱ�� of Cambridge.

‘Fingerprint database’ could help scientists to identify new cancer culprits

16 April 2019

Scientists in Cambridge and London have developed a catalogue of DNA mutation ‘fingerprints’ that could help doctors pinpoint the environmental culprit responsible for a patient’s tumour – including showing some of the fingerprints left in lung tumours by specific chemicals found in tobacco smoke.

Levels of autism in China similar to the West, joint Chinese-UK study shows

21 March 2019

̽��ֱ��first large-scale study of autism in China has revealed that around one in a hundred people in China has an autism spectrum condition – the same figure as found in the West.

Deep brain stimulation may significantly improve OCD symptoms, study suggests

07 March 2019

̽��ֱ��debilitating behaviours and all-consuming thoughts, which affect people with severe obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), could be significantly improved with targeted deep brain stimulation, according to new research published today.

Young people at risk of addiction show differences in key brain region

04 March 2019

Young adults at risk of developing problems with addiction show key differences in an important region of the brain, according to an international team led by researchers at the ̽��ֱ�� of Cambridge.

Skin cancer cells from a mouse show how cells attach at contact points

AI system may accelerate search for cancer discoveries

27 November 2018

Searching through the mountains of published cancer research could be made easier for scientists, thanks to a new AI system.

Study in mice suggests drug to turn fat ‘brown’ could help fight obesity

26 November 2018

Our bodies contain two types of fat: white fat and brown fat. While white fat stores calories, brown fat burns energy and could help us lose weight. Now, scientists at the ̽��ֱ�� of Cambridge have found a way of making the white fat ‘browner’ and increasing the efficiency of brown fat.

Inside the mind of a young person

15 November 2018

Our brains begin to form in the womb but continue to take shape into adolescence. In a series of articles, we look at how the latest research could help us support children’s development, helping them overcome learning disorders and build resilience against future mental health problems.

Over half a million people take part in largest ever study of psychological sex differences and autistic traits

12 November 2018

Scientists at the ̽��ֱ�� of Cambridge have completed the world’s largest ever study of typical sex differences and autistic traits. They tested and confirmed two long-standing psychological theories: the Empathising-Systemising theory of sex differences and the Extreme Male Brain theory of autism.

Selective amnesia: how rats and humans are able to actively forget distracting memories

07 November 2018

Our ability to selectively forget distracting memories is shared with other mammals, suggests new research from the ̽��ֱ�� of Cambridge. ̽��ֱ��discovery that rats and humans share a common active forgetting ability – and in similar brain regions – suggests that the capacity to forget plays a vital role in adapting mammalian species to their environments, and that its evolution may date back at least to the time of our common ancestor.

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