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The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, England, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world, and the fourth-oldest surviving university in the world.
Progressive retinal atrophy (PRA) is a group of inherited diseases that causes progressive degeneration of the light sensitive cells at the back of the eye.
Jul 22, 2024
Mindfulness training may lead participants to experience disembodiment and unity – so-called altered states of consciousness – according to a new study from researchers at the University of Cambridge.
Jul 17, 2024
Adolescents consume around two-thirds of their daily calories from ultra-processed foods (UPFs) new research from the Universities of Cambridge and Bristol has found.
Jul 17, 2024
A massive genetic study involving 800,000 women has uncovered new insights into the timing of puberty in girls.
Jul 1, 2024
A new study reveals that Antarctic ice shelves contain twice as much meltwater as previously thought, with slush playing a major role.
Jun 27, 2024
Heath goannas, Australia's giant scavenging lizards, might be the unlikely heroes sheep farmers have been waiting for.
Jun 25, 2024
Scientists have uncovered genetic clues to the cause of restless leg syndrome, a condition that affects up to one in 10 older adults and can severely impair sleep.
Jun 5, 2024
Cambridge researchers have shown that members of the public have little trouble in learning very quickly how to use a third thumb – a controllable, prosthetic extra thumb – to pick up and manipulate objects.
May 30, 2024
Researchers from the University of Cambridge have created a way to make very low emission concrete at scale – an innovation that could be transformative in the transition to net zero.
May 22, 2024
For those living with autoimmune diseases like lupus, a sudden onslaught of vivid nightmares and unsettling hallucinations might not be just a trick of the mind, but a harbinger of an approaching storm.
May 21, 2024
In a groundbreaking study, researchers have discovered that the summer of 2023 was the hottest in the Northern Hemisphere over the past two millennia.
May 14, 2024
A study conducted by researchers from the University of Cambridge, UK, and Fudan University, China, has uncovered a surprising connection between the mode of delivery at birth and the effectiveness of the measles vaccine.
May 13, 2024
Researchers from the University of Cambridge have developed tiny, flexible devices that can wrap around individual nerve fibres without causing damage.
Apr 26, 2024
Researchers from the University of Cambridge have discovered a way to significantly improve the performance of copper oxide semiconductors, which are being…
Apr 24, 2024
