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The facts about womb cancer
Every year around 9,700 women are diagnosed with uterine cancer. Mr Vikram Talaulikar (UCL EGA Institute for Women's Health) says: “If your cycles have been regular and they become heavier or irregular for more than three to four months, get that investigated."
Donald Trump shooting has 'power to swing election'
"Trump pumping his fist in defiance will go down not only as the most iconic image of this campaign, but as one of the most indelible in modern American political history," says Dr Thomas Gift (UCL Political Science).
The locations most exposed to Labour’s housing revolution
“New developments in London are often associated with increasing price rises in the neighbourhood as they improve infrastructure and amenities,” says Dr Nikodem Szumilo (UCL Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction).
AI makes writing easier, but stories sound alike, study says
A study co-authored by Dr Anil Doshi (UCL School of Management) suggests that ideas generated by the AI system ChatGPT can help boost the creativity of writers who lack inherent flair – albeit at the expense of variety.
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Guide dogs may not approach floating bus stops, research suggests
Guide dogs may avoid approaching floating bus stops because they are "trained to look for the safest place", said Professor Nick Tyler (UCL Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering) at a transport seminar earlier this year.
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The Democrat move that could prove fatal for Biden
Losing his party's leadership on Capitol Hill could prove fatal for Joe Biden, explains Dr Thomas Gift (UCL Political Science): "It’s one thing for rank-and-file Congress members to call for Biden to be replaced. It’s another for those at the top to do so.”
UK needs Covid-style push on dementia drugs, expert says
Patients are already travelling abroad to access a new wave of dementia drugs, says Professor Sir John Hardy (UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology) as the UK is slower than other countries to offer
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Walls closing in on Joe Biden as more donors threaten to defect
The Democrats are in a state of limbo while Joe Biden refuses to step down amid intense pressure from some in his party, says Dr Thomas Gift (UCL Political Science).
Second-hand vaping exposure very low compared to second-hand smoking
Children exposed to vaping indoors absorb less than one seventh the amount of nicotine as children who are exposed to indoor smoking, but more than those exposed to neither, according to a new study led by Dr Harry Tattan-Birch (UCL Institute of Epidemiology & Health Care).
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£1.7 million for new network to improve lives of people at risk of dementia
Funding of more than £1.7million will enable researchers at ʼһ, including Dr Georgina Charlesworth (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences), to set up and lead a new national Dementia Network Plus.