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Professor Patrick Chinnery, Head of the Department of Clinical Neurosciences at the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge, has been appointed as the new Executive Chair of the Medical Research Council (MRC).

A large-scale international collaboration has identified new genes associated with breast cancer that could eventually be included in tests to identify women at increased risk of the disease.

̽»¨Ö±²¥largest ever study of the genetics of the brain – encompassing some 36,000 brain scans – has identified more than 4,000 genetic variants linked to brain structure. ̽»¨Ö±²¥results of the study, led by researchers at the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge, are published in Nature Genetics.

Findings may demonstrate a brain and behavioural basis for how nicotine addiction is initiated and then takes hold in early life, say scientists. 

Cambridge scientists have shown that the hypothalamus, a key region of the brain involved in controlling appetite, is different in the brains of people who are overweight and people with obesity when compared to people who are a healthy weight.

An international team of researchers has found a genetic variant that may explain why some people of African ancestry have naturally lower viral loads of HIV, reducing their risk of transmitting the virus and slowing progress of their own illness.

More than half of patients with auto-immune conditions experience mental health conditions such as depression or anxiety, yet the majority are rarely or never asked in clinic about mental health symptoms, according to new research from the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge and King’s College London.

Cambridge researchers are helping launch a nationwide study for children and young people to unlock the power of our DNA.

Up to 3,500 first time mums are due to take part in a study led by Cambridge researchers to understand why some will develop pre-eclampsia and placental complications during pregnancy and whether it effects their long-term health.

̽»¨Ö±²¥ten organisations in Great Britain that carry out the highest number of animal procedures - those used in medical, veterinary and scientific research – have released their annual statistics today.