UCL in the media
£20 electronic ear-clips train the body to decrease blood pressure
Professor Alexander Gourine (ʼһeuroscience, Physiology & Pharmacology) has developed a wearable 'ear-clip' device that delivers electric pulses to reduce blood pressure, which he discussed at Cheltenham Science Festival with Professor Mark Lythgoe (UCL Medicine).
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Could thousands of Britons have been wrongly diagnosed with dementia?
“Even if just one or two per cent of diagnoses of dementia are wrong, that is still thousands of people every year,” Professor Robert Howard (UCL Psychiatry).
Energy market reform will cut fuel bills
Professor Michael Grubb (UCL Bartlett School of Environment, Energy & Resources) says the current energy market pricing system is "unconscionable", with households paying several times what it costs to generate and transmit electricity from the cleanest energy sources at scale.
How is climate change affecting our mental health?
Dr Gesche Huebner (Bartlett School of Environment, Energy & Resources) discusses climate anxiety and the effects that experiencing extreme temperatures and weather can have on our mental health.
Dementia sufferers given false hope by ‘clickbait cures’
Professor Gill Livingston (UCL Psychiatry) comments on her research into the risk factors for dementia: "Dementia risk reduction is complex... lifestyle modifications can be difficult to keep going for individuals and policy change must support this effort."
Britain will see a new wave of Covid infections this month
Professor Christina Pagel (UCL Mathematics) told the Independent Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) that the UK is facing a new wave of infections, which hopefully won't be as high as the Omicron and Delta waves.
The best office designs to lure back remote workers
As workers return to offices, Professor Kerstin Sailer (UCL Bartlett School of Architecture) discusses how companies can improve workplace layouts for increased productivity and employee satisfaction.
Behind Boris Johnson’s housing plans
Dr Nikodem Szumilo (UCL Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction) discusses new plans to help lower-paid workers use housing benefits to buy their homes and an extension of the right to buy for housing association tenants.
Why bowls can fuse together when washing up
A photo of two ceramic bowls stuck inside each other went viral on social media and Professor Chris Howard (UCL Physics & Astronomy) said that the phenomenon could have happened due to the bowls being wet, a change in temperature or pressure.
The psychosocial assaults of inflation and poverty
“The evidence is very clear that when people are in financial difficulties their physical health suffers and their mental health suffers,” explains Professor Sir Michael Marmot (UCL Institute of Health Equity).