UCL in the media
'Autoimmune diseases now affecting one in 10 as experts aim to find out why'
Research into the prevalence of autoimmune diseases from Professor Jo Cambridge (UCL Medicine) is featured in an opinion piece in the Mirror.
Extreme cooling ended the first human occupation of Europe
Paleoclimate evidence shows that around 1.1 million years ago, the southern European climate cooled significantly and likely caused an extinction of early humans on the continent, according to a new study by Dr Vasiliki Margari and Professor Chronis Tzedakis (both UCL Geography).
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New measurement of particle wobble hints at new physics
A new measurement of the muon particle’s magnetic moment, conducted at US-based Fermilab and involving Professor Gavin Hesketh and Dr Rebecca Chislett, reinforces a discrepancy between theory and experiment. Professor Jon Butterworth comments (all UCL Physics & Astronomy).
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Raised blood sugar levels linked with increased risk of cardiovascular diseases
Men and women with raised blood sugar levels have 30-50% greater risk of developing cardiovascular diseases even when these levels are below the threshold for diabetes, according to a new study involving Dr Victoria Garfield (MRC Unit for Lifelong Health & Ageing at ʼһ).
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Hacked UK voter data could be used to target disinformation
Dr Michael Veale (UCL Laws) comments on the Electoral Commission data hack, saying leaked electoral record data “can result in serious electoral threats”.
Covid variant ‘Eris’ will likely bring new wave of cases
Professor Christina Pagel (UCL Mathematics) discusses the new variant, saying it will likely cause a wave of new cases - with the hospitalisations and long Covid that follow - but that there is no evidence yet that it will cause more severe disease.
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The case for creating a ‘right to housing’ in Ireland
Professor Colm O’Cinneide (UCL Laws) talks to Irish parliament’s housing committee about the impacts of amending the country’s constitution to create a right to housing.
The health effects of smoke from wildfires
Professor Mark Maslin (UCL Geography) explains that, aside from the immediate danger of wildfires, their soot and smoke can cause serious problems for people with respiratory diseases.
Harnessing the power of AI to shed light on different types of Parkinson’s disease
Machine learning can accurately predict subtypes of Parkinson’s disease using images of patient-derived stem cells, finds a new study by researchers at ʼһ and the Francis Crick Institute, including James Evans and Professor Sonia Gandhi (UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology).
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Exam stress is putting pupils’ mental health at risk
Teenagers and children are at heightened risk of mental health issues during periods of exam stress, researchers including Thomas Steare (UCL Institute of Cardiovascular Science) and Dr Gemma Lewis (UCL Psychiatry) have found.