http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/ News stories from the University of Cambridge en-us Copyright 1998-2006, University of Cambridge Mon, 18 Jul 2011 10:31:53 -0000 Mon, 18 Jul 2011 10:31:53 -0000 news.online@admin.cam.ac.uk news.online@admin.cam.ac.uk http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/resources/2011040101-sm.jpeg http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/dp/2011040101 120 90 MRI brain scan highlights the insula, one of the areas of the brain that is reduced in volume in subjects with Conduct Disorder. http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/dp/2011040101 Brain scans of aggressive and antisocial teenage boys with conduct disorder (CD) have revealed differences in the structure of the developing brain that could link to their behaviour problems.   http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/dp/2011040101 Fri, 01 Apr 2011 07:41:00 GMT http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/resources/2011040101-sm.jpeg MRI brain scan highlights the insula, one of the areas of the brain that is reduced in volume in subjects with Conduct Disorder. http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/dp/2011032804 Today marks the launch of the new Cambridge Pancreatic Cancer Centre, a multi-disciplinary centre of excellence which aims to bring cutting-edge pancreatic research from the bench to the bedside.   http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/dp/2011032804 Mon, 28 Mar 2011 14:56:00 GMT http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/resources/2011032804-sm.jpeg Cambridge launches new Pancreatic Cancer Centre http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/dp/2011030801 Research provides new insight into why poor diet during pregnancy negatively affects offspring’s long term health.   http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/dp/2011030801 Tue, 08 Mar 2011 08:55:00 GMT http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/resources/2011030803-sm.jpeg You are what your mother ate http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/dp/2011030301 Having diabetes in mid-life may reduce a person’s life expectancy by an average of six years, according to a large, multinational study coordinated by the University of Cambridge. http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/dp/2011030301 Thu, 03 Mar 2011 08:15:59 GMT http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/resources/2011030203-sm.jpeg Middle aged diabetics can die six years earlier http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/dp/2011030201 Scientists have discovered a new way to generate human motor nerve cells in a development that will help research into motor neurone disease.   http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/dp/2011030201 Wed, 02 Mar 2011 12:47:59 GMT http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/resources/2011030202-sm.jpeg Stem cell study could aid motor neurone disease research http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/dp/2011022304 Scientists have identified a diabetes drug which halves the mortality rate of a deadly infectious disease found throughout Southeast Asia and Northern Australia.   http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/dp/2011022304 Wed, 23 Feb 2011 11:12:00 GMT http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/resources/2011022305-sm.jpeg Diabetes drug improves survival from life-threatening infectious disease http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/dp/2011021801 Scientists have pinpointed a key cancer-causing gene that, when overactive, triggers a particularly aggressive type of breast cancer to develop.   http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/dp/2011021801 Fri, 18 Feb 2011 11:00:00 GMT http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/resources/2011021802-sm.jpeg Scientists discover first breast cancer ‘oncogene’ in five years http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/dp/2011021001 A new study from Utrecht and Cambridge Universities has for the first time found that an administration of testosterone under the tongue in volunteers negatively affects a person’s ability to ‘mind read’, an indication of empathy. The findings are published this week in the journal Proceeding of the National Academy of Sciences.   http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/dp/2011021001 Thu, 10 Feb 2011 15:58:59 GMT http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/resources/2011021001-sm.jpeg Extra testosterone reduces your empathy http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/dp/2011020801 Paternal genes advise maternal immune cells on how to build the best womb for developing foetuses.   http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/dp/2011020801 Tue, 08 Feb 2011 15:00:00 GMT http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/resources/2011020803-sm.jpeg Immune interaction optimises foetal nourishment during pregnancy http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/dp/2011013101 Cambridge research funded by the health charity Diabetes UK has for the first time successfully demonstrated the potential of an artificial pancreas in pregnant women with Type 1 diabetes. It is hoped the development could drastically reduce cases of stillbirth and mortality rates among pregnant women with the condition.   http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/dp/2011013101 Mon, 31 Jan 2011 09:40:00 GMT http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/resources/2011013101-sm.jpeg Artificial pancreas in pregnancy promises fewer diabetes deaths http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/dp/2011012601 The mechanism that controls the internal 24-hour clock of all forms of life from human cells to algae has been identified by scientists.   http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/dp/2011012601 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 18:00:00 GMT http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/resources/2011012601-sm.jpeg Ancient body clock discovered that helps to keep all living things on time