UCL in the media
Herbal remedies can be risky
"It is not a good idea to self-treat diabetes. Unregulated products are known to often be of poor quality/adulterated, as we have shown with Ginkgo, St. John's wort, Rhodiola/roseroot and others,” said Professor Michael Heinrich (UCL School of Pharmacy).
Government urged to set the right level of folic acid in flour to prevent severe birth defects
The UK Government’s proposal to fortify one type of flour with folic acid is inadequate as it suggests a low dose that wouldn't prevent hundreds of cases of birth defects each year, according to a new paper by Professor Sir Nicholas Wald (UCL Institute of Health Informatics).
William likely to be named Prince of Wales
“It’s not a title that happens automatically to him, but we would expect that one of the new king’s [Prince Charles] early acts would be to make William the Prince of Wales,” said Dr Robert Morris (UCL Constitution Unit).
People need more sleep
“Research shows that over 50 per cent of people do not get the right amount of sleep for them and that will have big implications for their interactions with other people,” said Dr Liz Halstead (IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society).
More evidence needed about whether human ancestor walked upright
“The type of bipedal locomotion cannot be decided on the evidence presented, it could be arboreal or ground or both, and is mixed with climbing,” said Dr Sandra Martelli (UCL Biosciences) about hominid fossil from 7 million years ago.
Rates of teen anxiety and depression increasing
“What we do know is things seem to be getting worse. Over the last five years, or ten years in particular, there are more teens reporting symptoms of anxiety and depression,” said Dr Lucy Foulkes (Psychology & Language Sciences).
Republicans may try to investigate Dr Anthony Fauci
"Few public figures elicit the kind of visceral hatred among the far-right as Anthony Fauci. Even among more moderate conservatives, Fauci would probably rate just below COVID-19 itself in a popularity contest," said Dr Thomas Gift (UCL Political Science).
Rethinking the UK’s food supply
Linking food producers directly to community distribution “supports UK farmers to negotiate decent prices for their produce, currently undermined by large supermarkets” said Professor Henrietta Moore (UCL Institute for Global Prosperity).
UK water shortage caused by lack of water storage
“A drought is two things: it is a lack of water, but it’s also a lack of planning for a lack of water… Rome doesn’t run out of water. Saudi Arabia doesn’t run out of water,” said Professor Mark Maslin (UCL Geography).
Gene therapy partly restores cone receptors in eyes of children born colourblind
Gene therapy has partly restored the function of cone receptors in two children born completely colourblind, reports a study led by Dr Tessa Dekker (UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) and Dr Michel Michaelides (UCL Institute of Ophthalmology).