An international team of researchers has identified key networks within the brain which they say interact to increase the risk that an individual will think about – or attempt – suicide. Writing in Molecular Psychiatry, the researchers say that their review of existing literature highlights how little research has been done into one of the world’s major killers, particularly among the…
The University of Cambridge will be a partner in a new transatlantic research alliance announced today to help more people beat cancer through early detection. Cancer Research UK will invest up to £40 million over the next five years into the International Alliance for Cancer Early Detection (ACED). ACED is a partnership between Cancer Research UK, Canary Center at Stanford…
People who achieve weight loss of 10% or more in the first five years following diagnosis with type 2 diabetes have the greatest chance of seeing their disease go into remission, according to a study led by the University of Cambridge. The findings suggest that it is possible to recover from the disease without intensive lifestyle interventions or extreme calorie…
From an article by Craig Brierley, Head of Research Communications at the University of Cambridge A mist hangs over the water as a Pict warrior paddles her canoe towards the silhouetted shape of a Viking ship, half submerged ahead. Around her, voices, whispers, linger in the air. What’s happening? It’s breathing. Up ahead. He knows she’s getting closer. He can feel her…
