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Mar 27, 2025
Category: Professional Development, Research, Training
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Join me at BNA2025 – the UK’s largest neuroscience meeting!

I wanted to take a moment to encourage you to consider registering for BNA2025, especially if you haven’t done so yet. This is an incredible opportunity for early career

Mar 12, 2025
Category: Research
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Scientists identify genes that make humans and Labradors more likely to become obese

Researchers at the University of Cambridge have discovered genes linked to obesity in both Labradors and humans. They say the effects can be over-ridden with a strict diet and exercise

Mar 12, 2025
Category: Research
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Chronic diseases misdiagnosed as psychosomatic can lead to long term damage

A ‘chasm of misunderstanding and miscommunication’ is often experienced between clinicians and patients, leading to autoimmune diseases such as lupus and vasculitis being wrongly diagnosed as psychiatric or psychosomatic conditions,

Feb 12, 2025
Category: Research
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Map of brain’s appetite centre could enable new treatments for obesity and diabetes

Scientists have created the most detailed map to date of the human hypothalamus, a crucial brain region that regulates body weight, appetite, sleep, and stress. “HYPOMAP

Feb 5, 2025
Category: Public Engagment, Research
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‘Brain Boost’ Book Launch

Congratulations to Professor Barbara Sahakian and Dr Christelle Langley (pictured below bottom right) on the launch of their recent book, Brain Boost – Healthier

Feb 4, 2025
Category: Research
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Antibiotics, vaccinations and anti-inflammatory medication linked to reduced risk of dementia

Antibiotics, antivirals, vaccinations and anti-inflammatory medication are associated with reduced risk of dementia, according to new research that looked at health data from over 130 million individuals.

Jan 24, 2025
Category: Research, Translational Engagement
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Cambridge researchers are developing implants that could help repair the brain pathways damaged by Parkinson’s disease.

Cambridge researchers are developing implants that could help repair the brain pathways damaged by Parkinson’s disease. “Our ultimate goal is to create precise brain therapies that

Jan 15, 2025
Category: Research
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Boost your life in 2025: Top tips for a healthier body and mind from Cambridge experts

Five Cambridge experts share their top tips on ways to boost your body and mind, backed up by their own research

Jan 15, 2025
Category: Archive, Research
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Final call for poster abstracts for the BNA2025 International Festival of Neuroscience

  Submit your abstract today! Submit your poster abstract by 31st January 2025   Why

Jan 7, 2025
Category: Research
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Sex differences in brain structure present at birth

Sex differences in brain structure are present from birth, research from the Autism Research Centre at the University of Cambridge has shown. “We know there are differences in