Researchers have mapped the spread of infectious diseases in humans across millennia, to reveal how human-animal interactions permanently transformed our ...

Cambridge researchers are working to undo a longstanding male bias in health research, to help drive more effective ...

Endoscopies could be replaced by far less invasive capsule sponge tests for half of all patients with Barrett’s oesophagus, a ...

Scientists have discovered that certain species of microbe found in the human gut can absorb PFAS - the toxic and ...

A teenager who has lost family members including her mother because of a rare genetic hereditary illness has become the first ...

An asteroid has been named in honour of a Victorian woman astronomer whose pioneering work at the University of Cambridge has ...

The University of Cambridge today conferred honorary degrees on eight distinguished individuals in recognition of their ...

UK Ambassador to the United States of America Lord Mandelson visited the University of Cambridge to explore its world-leading strengths in ...

As the fetus grows, it needs to communicate its increasing needs for food to the mother. It receives its nourishment via blood vessels in the placenta, a specialised organ that contains cells from ...

After 14 years as Chancellor of the University, Lord Sainsbury of Turville has formally stood down from the role.

Autistic people have higher rates of chronic physical health conditions across the whole body and are more likely to have complex health needs, according to a study led by researchers at the ...

Remotely operated camera traps, sound recorders and drones are increasingly being used in conservation science to monitor wildlife and natural habitats, and to keep watch on protected natural areas.