UCL in the media
Turning part of the brain off to treat depression and memory loss
Dr Michael Mosley references an experiment where Professor Joe Devlin (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) applied transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to his motor cortex as part of a documentary - a treatment used by the NHS to combat depression.
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Nurse home visits have a lasting impact for disadvantaged mothers and daughters
Nurse home visits to disadvantaged mothers can significantly reduce their rates of hypertension and their daughters’ likelihood of obesity, finds a new reanalysis of health data by a team led by Professor Gabriella Conti (UCL Economics).
China warned over tests on mutant Covid strain with '100% fatality rate'
Professor François Balloux (UCL Biosciences) cautions against a study based around a new deadly strain of coronavirus in China, warning the research is "terrible" and "scientifically totally pointless".
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UCL cancer researcher honoured with Blavatnik Award
Dr Nicholas McGranahan (UCL Cancer Institute) a computational biologist, has been named the Life Sciences Laureate at the 2024 Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists in the UK.
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New Covid variants learn old tricks to stay ahead of immune defences
Recent SARS-CoV-2 variants such as BA.4 and BA.5 developed abilities missing from the first Omicron variants that allowed them to overcome humans’ innate immunity, according to UCL researchers including Dr Ann-Kathrin Reuschl (UCL Division of Infection & Immunity).
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How close to Donald Trump is Nigel Farage?
Dr Thomas Gift (UCL Political Science) downplays the role he expects Nigel Farage to play in Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, should he win the Republican nomination.
Donald Trump tipped to pick Nikki Haley as vice president
Donald Trump will be looking to balance the ticket in choosing his second-in-command and may select his political rival, Nikki Haley, according to Dr Thomas Gift (UCL Political Science).
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What England's fossil discoveries have told us about our past
One of Britain's oldest fossil discoveries was found in Boxgrove Quarry by Mark Roberts (UCL Institute of Archaeology), which Dr Matthew Pope (UCL Institute of Archaeology) describes as an "exceptionally preserved 26km-wide ancient landscape of stone".
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Exploring the intricacies of social infrastructure in neglected regions
A persuasive case for "productive nostalgia" in places largely forgotten by the 21st century is made by a group of UCL researchers led by Professor John Tomaney (UCL Bartlett School of Planning) in a new research paper published next month.
British Sign Language LGBTQ+ Glossary developed by UCL researchers
Dr Patrick Rosenburg (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) appeared on the BBC disability news and mental health podcast, Access All, this week to discuss a new glossary of LGBTQ+ vocabulary developed by UCL DCAL and charity Deaf Rainbow UK.