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Opinion: The Full Brexit

The Director of Cambridge's Centre for European Legal Studies offers his initial reaction to the Prime Minister's address

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Opinion: Four ways to understand Theresa May’s Hard Brexit Speech

An economic historian offers her initial reaction to the Prime Minister's address

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Patients recovering from depression show improvements in memory from the drug modafinil

Modafinil, a drug used to treat narcolepsy – excessive daytime sleepiness – can improve memory in patients recovering from depression, according to new research from the University of Cambridge. The findings, published today in the journal Biological Psychiatry: CNNI, result from a randomised, double-blind, placebo-...

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A natural compound can block the formation of toxins associated with Parkinson’s Disease

Squalamine, a natural product studied for its anticancer and anti-infective properties, could also lead to future treatments for Parkinson’s Disease.

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A natural compound can block the formation of toxins associated with Parkinson’s Disease

Squalamine, a natural product studied for its anticancer and anti-infective properties, could also lead to future treatments for Parkinson’s Disease.

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Frankly, do we give a damn…? Study finds links between swearing and honesty

It’s long been associated with anger and coarseness but profanity can have another, more positive connotation. Psychologists have learned that people who frequently curse are being more honest. Writing in the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science a team of researchers from the Netherlands, the UK, the USA...

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Releasing a better version of me: the power of education in prison to change lives

A pioneering project to teach university students alongside prisoners, so that they learn from each other, has proved remarkably successful. The creators of Learning Together, Drs Ruth Armstrong and Amy Ludlow, are now expanding the scheme and seeking to widen participation across university departments.

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Call of duty: fighting Ebola in Sierra Leone

Working in a lab as a basic scientist can often seem far removed from the real world. A year since the World Health Organization declared the Ebola outbreak over, one researcher tells how the skills he learned working in a lab in Cambridge turned out to be surprisingly useful in fighting one of the most terrifying disease...

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Opinion: How we can make super-fast hyperloop travel a reality

Trains are getting increasingly faster, but as Professor Hugh Hunt from the Department of Engineering explains, the 'super-fast hyperloop' could soon see them matching air travel fo speed.

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Opinion: Why is the norovirus such a huge problem for the NHS?

Writing for The Conversation, Edward Emmott, Research Associate in Virology explores why this notorious virus can cause the NHS such difficulty.

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Opinion: The Full Brexit

Opinion: Four ways to understand Theresa May’s Hard Brexit Speech

Patients recovering from depression show improvements in memory from the drug modafinil

A natural compound can block the formation of toxins associated with Parkinson’s Disease

A natural compound can block the formation of toxins associated with Parkinson’s Disease

Frankly, do we give a damn…? Study finds links between swearing and honesty

Releasing a better version of me: the power of education in prison to change lives

Call of duty: fighting Ebola in Sierra Leone

Opinion: How we can make super-fast hyperloop travel a reality

Opinion: Why is the norovirus such a huge problem for the NHS?

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