UCL in the media
Sleeping less than five hours a night can raise depression risk, study suggests
Consistently sleeping less than five hours a night might raise the risk of developing depressive symptoms, according to a new genetic study led by Odessa S. Hamilton (UCL Institute of Epidemiology & Health Care).
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How paediatrician researchers are advancing child health
Consultant Dr Ameenat Lola Solebo (UCL GOS Institute of Child Health) says unless researchers focus on what disorders look like in childhood and how they affect a child’s development, they are not being given the best chance to be the best adults they can be.
What is white phosphorus and how is it used in conflict?
Professor Andrea Sella (UCL Chemistry) explains the science behind the fiery substance white phosphorus and its historic use in warfare since it was first used in the Second World War.
Urgent plans for mass evacuations as supervolcano in Italy on brink of eruption
Italy's Campi Flegrei region was hit by more than 1,100 earthquakes in the last month alone, with Professor Christopher Kilburn (UCL Earth Sciences) warning the area could be moving closer to rupture.
Can we now treat Covid like a cold and is UK still tracking numbers?
“We’re not in 2020 or 2021 and that’s a good thing,” said Professor Christina Pagel (UCL Mathematics), “but we’re also not in 2019. We’ve still got a new disease that’s killing thousands of people each year and we’ve got long Covid.”
Do handbags carry more bacteria than the average toilet seat?
Professor Tim McHugh (UCL Infection & Immunity) says the world is buzzing with bacteria and wouldn’t be surprised if handbags were a hotbed for growing bugs.
15 ways to be a climate-friendly traveller
“Get your kicks spending quality time with friends and family, instead of through consumerism. It’s not stuff and things that make us happy, but often our interactions with friends, colleagues and family,” says Professor Mark Maslin (UCL Geography).
Ron DeSantis—remember him?
Dr Thomas Gift (UCL Political Science) says Ron DeSantis’ presidential campaign was “a flop from even before he officially threw his hat in the ring” and that it’s hard to imagine anyone dethroning Donald Trump.
Democrats have a Palestinian problem
Democrats no longer have a unified position on Israel/Palestine, explains Dr Julie Norman (UCL Political Science), with many young voters increasingly sympathetic to Palestinians.
Genetic testing ‘not useful’ for predicting future conditions
Polygenic risk scores, which estimate disease risk based on common genetic variants, perform poorly in screening and prediction of common diseases such as heart disease, according to a new study led by Professor Aroon Hingorani (UCL Institute of Cardiovascular Science).
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