Our mission is to translate world class fundamental research into interventions that positively impact health and wellbeing for people everywhere.
Professor Duncan Richards, Head of Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge
Our mission is to translate world class fundamental research into interventions that positively impact health and wellbeing for people everywhere.
Professor Duncan Richards, Head of Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge
7 May 2026
Nikos Nikolopoulos and Professor Yorgo Modis from the University of Cambridge Department of Medicine Molecular Immunity Unit have determined the atomic structure of the human endogenous retrovirus K (HERV-K) envelope glycoprotein (Env), revealing structural features that could inform future therapeutic strategies...
How individual consciousness works – and makes us unique
5 May 2026
Peter Coppola and Emmanuel A Stamatakis shared their latest findings from their Nature Communications Biology article on how the brain’s default mode network explains what makes each of us unique.
Scientists identify ‘neural fingerprint’ of psychedelic drugs in the brain
7 April 2026
Dr Emmanuel Stamatakis (Medicine/Queens’ College) speaks to the Guardian about a study he has co-authored which identified a hallmark signature produced by psychedelic drugs in the human brain when users experience their mind-altering effects.
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