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Neuroscience has transformed our understanding of the brain and promises treatments for devastating disorders that affect millions.

Charts map rapid growth and slow decline of brains

06 April 2022

An international team of researchers has created a series of brain charts spanning our entire lifespan – from a 15 week old fetus to 100 year old adult – that show how our brains expand rapidly in early life and slowly shrink as we age. 

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Illustration of a network of nerve cells in the brain.

Number of genes associated with MS doubles

11 Aug 2011

Critical insight provided into the disease mechanisms behind multiple sclerosis.

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cell

Research sheds light on cell mechanism which plays a role in such diseases as Huntington’s and Parkinson’s

26 Jul 2011

New research from scientists at the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge provides critical insight into the formation of autophagosomes, which are responsible for...

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Brain

Abnormal brain structure linked to chronic cocaine abuse

21 Jun 2011

Research gives insight into why some people develop addiction.

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Diagnosed autism is more common in an IT-rich region

20 Jun 2011

Research provides important insight into ‘systemizing’ theory of autism.

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MRI brain scan highlights the insula, one of the areas of the brain that is reduced in volume in subjects with Conduct Disorder.

Scans reveal differences in brain structure of antisocial teens

01 Apr 2011

Brain scans of teenage boys with severe antisocial behaviour have revealed differences in the structure of the developing brain.

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Positron emission tomography

What do drugs do to the brain?

17 Mar 2011

Drug abuse is probably linked to an in-built tendency to act without thinking, as shown by studies of siblings of chronic stimulant users, a leading...

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sheep

Shear brain power - sheep smarter than previously believed

14 Mar 2011

Scientists at the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge have discovered that sheep are more intelligent than previously believed.

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What does Twitter have to do with the human brain?

11 Mar 2011

We like to think the human brain is special, something different from other brains and information processing systems, but a Cambridge professor is...

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Bob Edwards Nobel Prize lecture comes to Cambridge

07 Mar 2011

̽»¨Ö±²¥lecture given in honour of the 2010 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine, awarded to IVF pioneer Professor Bob Edwards (pictured) in Stockholm...

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Sunlight and Shadow

Looking into the brain

04 Jan 2011

̽»¨Ö±²¥Wolfson Brain Imaging Centre is a unique venture that brings together scientists and doctors from Cambridge ̽»¨Ö±²¥ and Cambridge’s...

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Children's building blocks

Amniocentesis: a key to identify autism in the womb?

04 Jan 2011

Cambridge researchers are pioneering a new test for autism in the womb, by measuring the levels of testosterone produced by the foetus, which makes...

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20ml

Addiction treatment – genes can play a part

04 Jan 2011

Imagine a one-off cure for drug addiction or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) instead of today’s life-long therapy regimes.

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