UCL in the media
Apps and social media influencers are wrongly making middle-aged women think they have ADHD, experts warn
Professor Joanna Moncrieff (UCL Psychiatry) warns that ADHD may be being over-diagnosed. She said: 'There are many doctors who're extremely uneasy about this. There is such demand for it from patients that doctors feel pressurised to give these diagnoses.”
‘If it’s not in your area yet, it’s coming,’ warns top health chief as new clusters of measles erupt across England
Professor Helen Bedford (UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health) explains when the MMR vaccine should be given and whether it is safe.
The strange (but true) tale of one man’s stuffed body and kidnapped head
A brief history of UCL’s ‘spiritual founder’ Jeremy Bentham.
Skin cancer diagnosis delays caused by lockdowns led to 12,000 years of life lost
Delays in diagnosing melanoma due to Covid-19 lockdowns may have contributed to over 100,000 years of life lost across Europe and over £6bn in costs, mainly indirectly due to loss of productivity, finds a new study led by Dr Kaustubh Adhikari (UCL Biosciences).
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Rabbi helps change army culture with tears and laughter
Dr Samuel Landau (UCL Psychology and Language Sciences) runs workshops aiming to change the military’s culture after complaints of misogyny and racism.
The Atlantic diet — could this be the healthiest way to eat?
Alex Ruani (IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education & Society) explains the health benefits of a diet rich in seasonal foods such as vegetables, fruits, whole grains, beans and olive oil.
Particle accelerator
Dr Melissa Yexley (UCL Physics & Astronomy) describes the subset of collisions taking place in the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) machine. She said: “The whole purpose of the LHC is to understand what we’re made of on a fundamental level”.
There’s only one viable Plan B for the Democrats to beat Trump
Dr Thomas Gift (UCL Political Science) said: “Biden sees himself as sparing the party from what would otherwise be a brutal nomination fight.”
Western leaders point finger at Putin after Alexei Navalny’s death in jail
Dr Ben Noble (UCL School of Slavonic & East European Studies) explains how Navalny changed what it meant to be a politician in Russia when there was more freedom: “The activation of younger people also led to hope, that politics was something that they could get involved in.”
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Scandinavian sleep secrets for a better night’s rest
Professor Jakob Stougaard-Nielsen (UCL School of European Languages, Culture & Society) discusses the changes you can make to radically improve your sleep.