UCL in the media
Donald Trump Indictment 'Leak' Plays Right Into His Hands
Supporters of Donald Trump will use the early uploading of a court filing appearing to show charges against the former president as "evidence that the whole criminal process...is a sham," according to Dr Thomas Gift (UCL Centre on US Politics).
Reflecting on the life of Hattie Jacques
Professor Sophie Scott (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) looks back on the life of actress, Hattie Jacques, and how she made people laugh.
Inside a Dementia Unit in a Federal Prison
"We get into difficult metaphysical questions about personhood here,” said Dr Jeffrey Howard (UCL Political Science) on the ethics of the continued incarceration of a dementia patient who can no longer remember the crime he committed.
Social media use interventions alleviate symptoms of depression
Receiving therapy for problematic social media use can be effective in improving the mental wellbeing of people with depression, finds a new study led by Dr Ruth Plackett and Dr Patricia Schartau (both UCL Institute of Epidemiology & Health).
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Why studying and developing treatments for MND has proved so challenging
Dr Oscar Wilkins (UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology) explains that motor neurone disease presents many challenges to researchers as it "requires us to understand and help fix arguably the most complex cells in the whole human body: motor neurons."
Risk of fakes of weight-loss jab Ozempic
"Organised criminals make more money from [counterfeit medication] than selling heroin – and they do less time for it if caught," said Lecturer Oksana Pyzik (UCL School of Pharmacy), founder of Fight the Fakes, in an article about the sale of counterfeit versions of semaglutide.
Will COVID-19 ever go away?
Lecturer Oksana Pyzik (UCL School of Pharmacy) takes part in a panel about the future of Covid-19, saying that we are in a better position than when the Omicron variant first hit, but that booster vaccines are still needed and there is a lot more to learn about long Covid.
How dirty air is harming your body from head to toe – and 10 tips to protect yourself
Professor Gill Livingston (UCL Psychiatry) comments on research into tiny air pollution particles that may carry harmful antibiotic-resistant bacteria: "One theory behind this link is that fine particulate matter is causing a build-up of abnormal proteins in the brain."
Gene therapy delivered into the brain could treat alcohol misuse
Professor Simon Waddington (UCL EGA Institute for Women's Health) says doctors may be wary of giving people a new treatment unless they are severely ill with alcohol misuse: “It’s a heck of a thing to have an injection into your brain of a gene therapy that you can’t switch off."
New warning over 'Hi Mum' text scam: How fraudsters have sunk to new depths in bid to con cash from vulnerable Brits
"A common strategy is to make it urgent. Something terrible is happening and if you do not pay it is something worse will. It puts people under pressure and makes people not think." Professor Steven Murdoch (UCL Computer Science) warns about the dangers of text message scam.