Children in poorer countries face almost sixfold higher risk of dying after emergency surgery
07 May 2026Children who need life‑saving emergency surgery after a serious injury are almost six times more likely to die if in poorer countries than in...
Doctors favour explaining anxiety to patients as a human evolution ‘success story’
07 May 2026First major RCT on evolutionary psychiatry finds mental health clinicians are far more likely to say describing anxiety as an evolved survival...
Deaf opera singer welcomes new Cambridge-led cochlear implant trial
06 May 2026Janine Roebuck, a formerly deaf opera singer who regained her hearing thanks to cochlear implants, has described as ‘life changing’ an upcoming...
Racism and socioeconomic stress may alter pregnancy biology, leaving black women nearly three times more likely to die
28 Apr 2026A University of Cambridge study has found that stresses such as systemic racism and socioeconomic disadvantage may sensitise key processes in the...
Cambridge academics elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
27 Apr 2026Five academics from the University of Cambridge have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Damage to brain’s white matter may play key role in neurodegenerative disease, and could be target for future treatments
22 Apr 2026Damage to white matter in the brain can trigger features associated with neurodegenerative disease, Cambridge researchers have discovered in a new...
Scientists find a new way coronaviruses can get into human cells
22 Apr 2026An international team of researchers has identified an East African bat coronavirus capable of entering human cells.
‘Racism infiltrates every aspect of medicine’: New ‘blueprint’ for anti-racist healthcare in the UK launched
20 Apr 2026The first medical textbook on anti-racist healthcare, launching in Parliament on Monday, warns that ethnic inequalities still run deep throughout UK...
Scientists confirm precursor to commonest form of oesophageal cancer – offering opportunities to catch the disease early
16 Apr 2026Scientists have found the strongest evidence to date that a condition known as Barrett’s oesophagus is the starting point for all cases of...
50,000 join Cambridge Festival for ideas, debate and discovery
09 Apr 2026Cambridge turned curious, noisy and gloriously hands on this spring as the Cambridge Festival wrapped its 2026 edition with a surge of public energy...
Most detailed map to date of breast tissue changes reveals role of menopause in cancer susceptibility
31 Mar 2026Scientists have created the most detailed map to date, comprised of over 3 million cells, showing how breast tissue changes as women age – including...
The Cambridge Festival welcomes students from across the country for a taste of university life
30 Mar 2026Over 1,200 KS2 and KS3 pupils from across the region and beyond flocked to the Cambridge West site to experience studying at the University of...