UCL in the media
Depression has complex roots
“The notion of depression being due to a chemical imbalance is outmoded, and the Royal College of Psychiatrists wrote this was an over-simplification in a statement published in 2019,” said Professor David Curtis (UCL Biosciences).
Commission finds evidence that January 6 riot was a planned attack
Professor Brian Klaas (UCL School of European Languages, Culture and Society) said that the more the January 6 Commission investigated the attack on the Capitol, the more evidence found that it was a coordinated, planned attack.
Gorilla habitat in DRC up for oil exploration
“Opening these forests to oil development will lead to hunting, deforestation, oil pollution, carbon emissions and social conflict. The oil auction is an auction to begin a wildlife, health, climate and human rights catastrophe,” said Professor Simon Lewis (UCL Geography).
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The potential of genetic screenings
“Fantastically, we established the first genomic medicine service of any healthcare service in the world. But most of the value is if you make predictions and prevent the disease, rather than cure the disease,” said Professor Stephan Beck (UCL Cancer Institute).
How to address the NHS staffing crisis
Professor Dame Jane Dacre (UCL Medical School) chaired a report on the current staffing crisis at the NHS, and makes recommendations to the Health and Social Care Committee on how to address the issues and improve working conditions.
Hepatitis spate in children linked to common adeno-associated virus
Recent acute hepatitis cases of unknown origin in children have been linked to the common adeno-associated virus 2 (AAV2) in two new studies led by Professor Judith Breuer (UCL GOS Institute of Child Health).
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New way to synthesize pufferfish toxin for research
“It’s one of the most selective and useful tools that people have for neuroscience research. You would find tetrodotoxin in virtually every research lab that was doing cellular neuroscience,” said Professor Alasdair Gibb (UCL Biosciences).
Camilla rising to her role
Dr Robert Morris (UCL Constitution Unit) said that the Duchess of Cornwall Camilla “is already doing a good job” of assuming the royal responsibilities of Queen Consort.
Current Covid wave may have peaked
Professor Francis Balloux (UCL Biosciences) said that Covid cases were projected to peak around July 9 or 10, then an expected lull because of built up public immunity to the Omicron strain.
Full impact of record-breaking heatwave not yet known
“The heatwave was extremely serious, there was the potential for very high death rates. We hope this did not happen, we are waiting for the numbers,” said Professor Ilan Kelman (UCL Institute for Risk & Disaster Reduction).