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Detail from the Ripley Scroll housed at the Fitzwilliam Museum

Body, soul and gold: quests for perfection in English alchemy

08 November 2012

From the elixirs of legend to transmutation of base metals into gold, medieval medical practice and social mobility were steeped in alchemy.

Delirium increases the risk of developing new dementia eight-fold in older patients

10 August 2012

Delirium also found to worsen severity in those already diagnosed with dementia and increase the pace of cognitive decline.

Scientists identify protein that stimulates brown fat to burn calories

11 May 2012

Protein highlights ‘ideal mechanism’ for development of new therapies to fight obesity.

Molecular sacs of debris (pink) are delivered to the lysosome (dark red)

Autophagy: when ‘self-eating’ is good for you

03 April 2012

New discoveries by Cambridge scientists about a molecular waste-disposal process that ‘eats’ bacteria are influencing the clinical management of cystic fibrosis, and could be the basis of innovative new treatments to fight off bacteria.

Scientists find mechanism that leads to drug resistance in bacteria causing melioidosis

10 October 2011

Researchers have identified a novel mechanism whereby the organism Burkholderia pseudomallei that causes melioidosis, a neglected tropical infectious disease, develops resistance to the standard antibiotic treatment.

A close up of a young woman snorting cocaine during the 1920s

Possible tool to help cocaine users kick the habit

06 October 2011

Medicines which increase levels of the brain chemical dopamine may hold the key to helping those addicted to cocaine and amphetamines kick the habit, researchers from the ̽��ֱ�� of Cambridge have found.

All is not what it seems: the blurred boundaries between alchemy and medicine

21 September 2011

An international conference taking place at Cambridge ̽��ֱ�� later this week will reveal that for many centuries alchemy and medicine were deeply intertwined - both in theory and practice.

Scientists create mammalian cells with single chromosome set

13 September 2011

Researchers have created mammalian cells containing a single set of chromosomes instead of two.

Illustration of a network of nerve cells in the brain.

Number of genes associated with MS doubles

11 August 2011

Critical insight provided into the disease mechanisms behind multiple sclerosis.

Research sheds light on cell mechanism which plays a role in such diseases as Huntington’s and Parkinson’s

26 July 2011

New research from scientists at the ̽��ֱ�� of Cambridge provides critical insight into the formation of autophagosomes, which are responsible for cleaning up cellular waste.

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Body, soul and gold: quests for perfection in English alchemy

Delirium increases the risk of developing new dementia eight-fold in older patients

Scientists identify protein that stimulates brown fat to burn calories

Autophagy: when ‘self-eating’ is good for you

Scientists find mechanism that leads to drug resistance in bacteria causing melioidosis

Possible tool to help cocaine users kick the habit

All is not what it seems: the blurred boundaries between alchemy and medicine

Scientists create mammalian cells with single chromosome set

Number of genes associated with MS doubles

Research sheds light on cell mechanism which plays a role in such diseases as Huntington’s and Parkinson’s

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