Articles about 'Medical Research Council'

Cell nucleus before and after treatment with Remodelin

'Remodelling' damaged nuclei could lead to new treatments for accelerated ageing disease

01 May 2014

Scientists at the ̽��ֱ�� of Cambridge have identified a key chemical that can repair the damage to cells which causes a rare but devastating disease involving accelerated ageing. As well as offering a promising new way of treating the condition, known as Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome (HGPS), the discovery could help in the development of drugs against cancer and other genetic diseases and might also suggest ways to alleviate diseases that we associate with normal ageing.

Bulletproof nuclei? Stem cells exhibit unusual absorption property

20 April 2014

Stem cells – the body’s master cells – demonstrate a bizarre property never before seen at a cellular level, according to a study published today from scientists at the ̽��ֱ�� of Cambridge.

Overview of average regional sex differences in grey matter volume. Areas of larger volumes in women are in red and areas of larger volume in men are in blue.

Males and females differ in specific brain structures

11 February 2014

New study examines thousands of brains from two decades of research to reveal differences between male and female brain structure.

Yoghurt cuts risk of type 2 diabetes

06 February 2014

Eating more yoghurt can reduce the risk of new-onset type 2 diabetes, researchers at Cambridge have found.

On yer bike!

30 October 2013

With governments around the world under increasing pressure to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, transport systems are under scrutiny. Dr James Woodcock has introduced another factor into the equation: population health.

Cluster of greatest grey matter volume reduction in patients with ADHD compared with control subjects located in the left middle frontal gyrus, overlaid on a rendered standardized brain template.

Imaging study shows dopamine dysfunction is not the main cause of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

28 October 2013

Research suggests that the main cause of the disorder may lie instead in structural differences in the grey matter in the brain.

Scientists discover genetic disease which causes recurrent respiratory infections

18 October 2013

Discovery could lead to new treatments for this genetic disorder.

Silent killer

13 September 2013

Many of us are infected with a virus we’ll never clear. While we’re healthy, it’s nothing to worry about, but when our immune system is suppressed it could kill us.

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09 August 2013

New research suggests chronic cocaine use causes profound metabolic changes, reducing the body’s ability to store fat.

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