UCL in the media
One fifth of women will get pregnant naturally after having an IVF baby
Around 20% of women who needed fertility treatment, such as IVF, to conceive their first child are likely to get pregnant naturally in the future, finds a new UCL study led by Dr Annette Thwaites (UCL EGA Institute for Women’s Health).
Men who previously used antidepressants significantly more likely to need them after having a child
New fathers are over 30 times more likely to take antidepressants in the first year after having a child, if they have a recent history of the treatment, finds a new study led by PhD candidate, Holly Smith (UCL Institute of Epidemiology & Health).
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Scale of disorder underpinning Motor Neuron Disease much larger than previously thought
Hundreds of proteins and mRNA molecules are found in the wrong place in nerve cells affected by Motor Neuron Disease (MND), finds a new study by researchers including Professor Rickie Patani and Dr Oliver Ziff (both UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology).
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Preparing for ‘super-volcanoes’ to erupt
Professor Chris Kilburn (UCL Earth Sciences) explains that volcanoes or calderas that have had a “super-eruption” in the past are not doomed to create similarly devastating eruptions in the future and it is “dangerous” to assume we cannot prepare for these events.
The Food Programme: UPF WTF?
Dr Chris van Tulleken (UCL Infection & Immunity) talks to BBC Radio 4's Food Programme about whether ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are addictive and the latest research in the field.
Psychedelics offer new hope for people living with anorexia
"While this is exciting news, we cannot yet say the psilocybin-assisted therapy will be helpful for patients suffering from anorexia," commented Dr Michael Bloomfield (UCL Psychiatry) on a small study of a drug to treat anorexia, which he says warrants further research.
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Experts fear new game-changing dementia treatment drugs could only work if disease is spotted early enough
Professor Gill Livingston (UCL Division of Psychiatry) comments on reports that new drug donanemab can slow mental decline by more than a third.
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Gulf Stream could collapse as early as 2025, study suggests
Professor David Thornalley (UCL Geography) comments on a study about the climate impacts of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (Amoc): "..if the statistics are robust and a relevant way to describe how the actual Amoc behaves, then this is a very concerning result.”
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Mike Pence's Presidential Dream Is Dying on the Vine
Dr Thomas Gift, founding director of UCL's Centre on U.S. Politics, explains how the former vice president's actions have limited his appeal to voters: "Pence's presidential bid was always a long shot because he never appealed to any particular constituency."
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Two in three cosmetic surgery injections in the UK are not administered by doctors
According to an analysis of the UK’s cosmetic injectables industry by UCL researchers, 68% of cosmetic practitioners who are administering injections such as Botox are not medical doctors.
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