UCL in the media
Hunger hormones impact decision-making part of the brain, study shows
A hunger hormone produced in the gut can directly impact a decision-making part of the brain in order to drive an animal’s behaviour, finds a new study led by Dr Andrew MacAskill (ʼһeuroscience, Physiology & Pharmacology).
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Left-handers aren’t better spatially, gaming research shows
Left-handedness is not linked to better spatial skills, despite some previous evidence of a performance gap, according to a large international study co-led by Professor Hugo Spiers (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) and University of York researchers.
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New global projections highlight ‘enormous human cost’ to climate inaction
Delayed action on climate change is costing lives and livelihoods, with predictions of a 4.7-fold increase in heat related deaths by mid-century, finds the latest Lancet Countdown report co-led by Dr Marina Romanello (UCL Institute for Global Health).
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Is a vaccine as effective as getting chickenpox?
Professor Helen Bedford (UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health) said: “What is clear is that chickenpox vaccination - especially with two doses - not only reduces the number of cases of the infection but also fewer children have to be admitted to hospital."
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Inflation data gives Joe Biden some good news, but problems not over
Dr Thomas Gift (UCL Political Science) said: "Many Americans continue to see Bidenomics as synonymous with one thing —and one thing only: ever-escalating prices."
With 102 workers killed, U.N. agency in Gaza struggles to provide aid
Dr Anne Irfan (UCL History) said of the conflict in Gaza: “The scale of this is really unlike anything we have seen. It is really difficult to see where we go from here, unless there are going to be really serious resources channelled into UNRWA.”
Four signs to look out for in your walk that could mean you have dementia
Professor Gill Livingston (UCL Psychiatry) said a change in walking habits can be an early sign of dementia, as walking requires a lot of thinking: "You have to walk in space filled with things you need to avoid, in a certain direction all while keeping yourself balanced."
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AI faces look more real than actual human faces
White faces generated by artificial intelligence (AI) now appear more real than human faces, according to new research co-authored by Dr Eva Krumhuber (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences).
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Self-driving buses coming to Milton Keynes in Europe-wide trial
Milton Keynes is trialling a self-driving bus for a LivingLAPT project, led by UCL. Professor Bani Anvari (UCL Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering) said: “This 25-minute ride in Milton Keynes […] is an exciting blend of cutting-edge science and automotive innovation.”
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Computer models that could soon personalise medical care
“What a digital twin is doing is using your data inside a model that represents how your physiology and pathology is working. It is not making decisions about you based on a population that might be completely unrepresentative” said Professor Peter Coveney (UCL Chemistry).