UCL in the media
Sweeteners are not bad for you!
Dr Paul Mulholland, an oncologist at University College London who specialises in brain tumours, says: 'I am not aware of any risk factors for brain cancer apart from radiation.' Ìý
Smoking prevalence among England's adults set to drop below 20%
Professor Robert West (UCLÌýEpidemiology and Public Health),Ìýwho co-heads the Smoking Toolkit Study, said: "2013 is going to be... the first year for a hundred years where we're solidly below 20% smoking prevalence in England."
, ,Prince Andrew backs computer 'code clubs' in primary schools
At the launch of the scheme in Camden City Learning Centre in Somers Town last Wednesday, The Duke of York Prince Andrew said: "Kids aren't just playing games on them anymore, they are learning how to code and make it do things for them."Ìý
Genome editing breakthrough raises Down's therapy hopes
"This is a real technical breakthrough. It opens up whole new avenues of research", explains UCL Professor of Neurogentics, Elizabeth FisherÌý
Antibody jab could beat major diseases
Professor John Greenwood's (UCL Institute of Ophthalmology) research has pinpointed a protein responsible for the growth of "bad" blood vessels in the body.
Scientists in bid to pinpoint undiscovered MS treatments
Researchers from UCL and Edinburgh University will test whether medicines for the conditions could benefit certain people with MSÌý
Spacewalk aborted after water leak
Dr Kevin Fong (»Ê¼Ò»ªÈËeuroscience, Physiology, Pharmacology) suggested, "I doubt he was in any danger of drowning, but this could have caused problems for the mission, and there were good reasons to abort..."
UK report says India spend very low on publicly funded medicines
Professor David Taylor commented, "India currently spends only a little over one per cent of its GDP on publicly funded health care, and only about 0.1 per cent of GDP on publicly funded medicines for the Indian people." Ìý Read: Ìý
How do you work out the size of a crowd?
Dr Hannah Fry (UCL Mathematics) explains why estimating the size of a crowd - such as Obama's inauguration reception - is difficult business.
Are you a victim of the hunger gene?
In her recent study, Dr Rachel Batterham, (UCL Metabolism and Experimental Therapeutics), suggested that some of us were simply "biologically programmed to eat more." Ìý Ìý