̽»¨Ö±²¥ Enterprise Zone aims to drive innovation across Cambridge
20 September 2019Cambridge is to establish a ̽»¨Ö±²¥ Enterprise Zone as part of a new government initiative announced today by Universities Minister Chris Skidmore.
Cambridge Heart and Lung Research Institute receives major funding boost
10 July 2019Chris Skidmore, Minister for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation, announced on 10 July 2019 a £30 million award to the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge to support the new Cambridge Heart and Lung Research Institute (HLRI).
Widely-available antibiotics could be used in the treatment of ‘superbug’ MRSA
24 June 2019Some MRSA infections could be tackled using widely-available antibiotics, suggests new research from an international collaboration led by scientists at the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge and the Wellcome Sanger Institute.Â
Virtual reality can spot navigation problems in early Alzheimer’s disease
24 May 2019Virtual reality (VR) can identify early Alzheimer’s disease more accurately than ‘gold standard’ cognitive tests currently in use, suggests new research from the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge.
Interplay between mitochondria and the nucleus may have implications for changing cell’s ‘batteries’
23 May 2019Mitochondria, the ‘batteries’ that produce our energy, interact with the cell’s nucleus in subtle ways previously unseen in humans, according to research published today in the journal Science.
New prognostic test could enable personalised treatment of inflammatory bowel disease
03 May 2019Scientists at the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge have developed a new test that can reliably predict the future course of inflammatory bowel disease in individuals, transforming treatments for patients and paving the way for a personalised approach.
Blood pressure drug shows promise for treating Parkinson’s and dementia in animal studies
18 April 2019A 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 ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge.
Young at heart
13 March 2019Improvements in public health, education and medicine mean that our lives are much longer than at any point in human history. Thanks to studies of volunteers from the eastern region, we may be able to spend these extra years living independently and in good health.
Cambridge team develops technique to ‘listen’ to a patient’s brain during tumour surgery
16 October 2018Surgeons could soon eavesdrop on a patient’s brain activity during surgery to remove their brain tumour, helping improve the accuracy of the operation and reduce the risk of impairing brain function.
Ebola and Lassa fever targeted by new vaccine trial and improved surveillance
25 September 2018Scientists hope that a new approach to vaccine development, combined with improved surveillance of potential future threats of outbreak, could help to massively reduce the impact of deadly diseases such as Ebola, Marburg and Lassa fever.
