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Only a small proportion of cases of dementia are thought to be inherited – the cause of the vast majority is unknown. Now, in a study published today in the journal Nature Communications, a team of scientists led by researchers at the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge believe they may have found an explanation: spontaneous errors in our DNA that arise as cells divide and replicate.

Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are more likely than other women to have an autistic child, according to an analysis of NHS data carried out by a team at Cambridge ̽»¨Ö±²¥â€™s Autism Research Centre. ̽»¨Ö±²¥research is published today in the journal Translational Psychiatry.

̽»¨Ö±²¥sex of a baby controls the level of small molecules known as metabolites in the pregnant mother’s blood, which may explain why risks of some diseases in pregnancy vary depending whether the mother is carrying a boy or a girl, according to new research from the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge.

Is it time to ditch the car and find a more active way of getting to work? It could save your life, say Oliver Mytton and Jenna Panter from the MRC Epidemiology Unit, writing for ̽»¨Ö±²¥Conversation.