Cambridge cancer expert leads development of new NICE guideline on kidney cancer
19 Mar 2026Professor Grant Stewart has led the development of the first national guideline on improving the diagnosis and management of kidney cancer.
Cambridge to Careers: How my degree prepared me to be a confident doctor
18 Mar 2026From a small Welsh town to top of her Cambridge medical exams, Liz Samuel discovered resilience, self-belief and ballroom dancing. She’s now returned...
Speaker spotlight: SPROUT Study
16 Mar 2026Dr Cara Ruggiero (Principal Investigator) and Dr Marie Spreckley (Co-Investigator) from the MRC Epidemiology Unit lead the SPROUT (Supporting...
Study highlights stroke risk linked to recreational drugs, including among young users
09 Mar 2026The recreational drugs cannabis, cocaine and amphetamines significantly increase the risk of stroke – including among younger users – Cambridge...
Speaker spotlight: Dr Inês Prata Machado
06 Mar 2026For Brain Tumour Awareness Month 2026, we spoke to Dr Inês Prata Machado about her work at the CRUK Cambridge Centre where interdisciplinary teams...
The cellular switch that explains why humans aren’t nocturnal
06 Mar 2026Differences in cellular pathway activity flip the switch from nocturnality to diurnality and explain a major evolutionary change humans have...
Celebrating women through research: The Cambridge Festival marks International Women’s Day
06 Mar 2026To mark International Women’s Day (Sunday 8 March), the Cambridge Festival (16 March–2 April) is spotlighting the outstanding achievements of women...
No evidence ADHD is being over-diagnosed, say experts
06 Mar 2026Experts are warning that far from being over-diagnosed, people with ADHD are waiting too long for assessment, support and treatment.
Cambridge start-up to tackle endometriosis
05 Mar 2026Endometriosis affects around 10% of women worldwide and is often a cause of infertility. Léa Wenger's start-up, Cyclana has set itself the task of...
Patients regain weight rapidly after stopping weight loss drugs – but still keep off a quarter of weight lost
04 Mar 2026A year after stopping taking weight loss drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy, people regain on average 60% of their lost weight – but beyond this, their...
Discovery of why only some early tumours survive could help catch and treat cancer at very earliest stages
04 Mar 2026Cambridge scientists have shown that when tumours first emerge, interactions with healthy cells in the underlying supportive tissue determine their...
Cambridge to Careers: How I got my dream job as a clinical psychologist
04 Mar 2026From Bradford to Cambridge and back again, Arcellia Sasu-Twum shows how taking a chance and backing herself academically helped her to qualify as a...