Other proteins made by the body can enhance heat production in brown fat, such as thyroid hormone but often these proteins have important effects in other organs too.

Our results show, for the first time, that certain areas of atherosclerosis within the coronary arteries, previously thought to be inert, are actually highly active and have the potential to cause heart attack.

New technique has important implications for stem cell research and the development of regenerative medicines.

Dame Stella Rimington, former Director-General of MI5, will deliver Newnham College's Jane Harrison Memorial Lecture on Friday, 25 May.

From campus to community, the worlds of mental health research and medical practice are being brought together by a collaboration involving researchers, health and social care providers, and the patients themselves.

Our research clearly shows that the original founder population of domestic horses was established in the western Eurasian Steppe, an area where the earliest archaeological evidence for domesticated horses has been found." —Dr Vera

Understanding how these bacteria invade, survive, proliferate and kill vital macrophage cells provides a wealth of knowledge to help improve our health." —Dr Clare Bryant - Using real-time video microscopy, coupled with mathematical modelling, scientists have changed our assumptions about Salmonella and how it infects human cells.

As we age, we all lose grey matter. However, what we have seen is that chronic cocaine users lose grey matter at a significantly faster rate, which could be a sign of premature ageing.

A collection of artefacts made by prisoners from the Channel Islands in World War II has gone on display in Jersey to mark the 70th anniversary of the Channel Island deportations, with the help of a Cambridge researcher.

The University of Cambridge has appointed Peter Phillips as the new Chief Executive of Cambridge University Press.