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A team of scientists from the ̽��ֱ�� of Cambridge and the ̽��ֱ�� of Cukurova in Turkey has taken a major step to understanding how the brain controls the onset of puberty.

Scientists have found the first genetic link to a common childhood brain tumour - reveals research published in the journal Cancer Research.

A ̽��ֱ�� of Cambridge graduate is one of three winners of the 2008 Nobel Prize for Chemistry.

Cambridge researchers have discovered that measuring activity in a region of the brain could help to identify people at risk of developing obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD).

Nicky Clayton, Professor of Comparative Cognition in the Department of Experimental Psychology, has thrown the doors wide open on animal cognition. Where once the idea would have been dismissed that animals can re-experience the past and plan for the future, her imaginative studies have shown this inherent cleverness in crows.

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A new study suggests the TV dinner is the evolutionary next step in the history of dining.

For some people, the urge to eat is uncontrollable. Cambridge scientists have taken us a step closer to understanding the causes of obesity by studying a group of patients for whom overeating is an everyday event.

Gambling is a thriving form of entertainment in the UK, but may also become a form of addiction for some individuals. Just why do people gamble when ‘the house always wins’? Advances in brain imaging techniques are helping Cambridge scientists find out.