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Scientists have found a way to stop brain cancer cells spreading by essentially ‘freezing’ a key molecule in the brain. The finding could pave the way for a new type of treatment for glioblastoma, the most aggressive form of brain cancer, although extensive testing will be required before it can be trialled in patients...

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has today announced the approval of a new treatment for a form of hereditary blindness for use on the NHS in England. Cambridge researchers played a pivotal role in providing the evidence that led to this important development. Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (...

The brain holds a ‘map’ of the body that remains unchanged even after a limb has been amputated, contrary to the prevailing view that it rearranges itself to compensate for the loss, according to new research from scientists in the UK and US. The findings, published today in Nature Neuroscience, have implications for the...

The University of Cambridge and AstraZeneca have a long history of scientific collaboration. In 2013, AstraZeneca’s decision to move its global headquarters and new strategic R&D centre to Cambridge started a new chapter of partnership. AstraZeneca chose Cambridge – the largest life science cluster in Europe – for its...