UCL in the media
Grief, summer seasonal affective disorder, and anxiety in older people
Professor Andrew Steptoe (UCL Behavioural Science & Health) discusses the English Longitudinal Study of Aging to explores whether it is common for people to feel more anxious as they get older.
New immunotherapy could treat cancer in the bone, study suggests
A new type of immunotherapy, developed by Dr Jonathan Fisher (UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health), has shown promising preclinical results against a bone cancer called osteosarcoma, as part of a study in mice.
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Britain will be battered by mini-tornados and 'never-ending rain' within 10 years
Professor Bill McGuire (UCL Earth Sciences) said: “In summer, shorter-lived torrential rainfall and hail are more likely, associated with convective storms [severe local storms] that develop when temperatures are high.”
Israel is close to crossing US ‘red line’ – putting its weapons supply at risk
Dr Julie Norman (UCL Political Science) described President Biden’s red line on Rafah as becoming “increasingly grey, as is often the case, as red lines are often left intentionally ambiguous”.
'Anglo-Saxon' and racism
Professor Joe Cain (UCL Science and Technology Studies) explains how the term ‘Anglo-Saxon’ is used and politicised in the USA.
Women often outlive men but in poorer health. What causes the difference in diseases
Professor Sarah Hawkes (UCL Institute for Global Health) discusses the differences in disease between men and women. She said: “It's not just about the biological body within which you're born. It's about the gendered experience of the environment in which you live".
National project to tackle loneliness among young people
Social prescriptions, such as arts & sports clubs, are to be offered to children who report high levels of loneliness or low community connection as part of a new four-year project led by Dr Daniel Hayes & Professor Daisy Fancourt (both UCL Behavioural Science & Health).
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MAGA rages at RFK Jr. stunt ahead of Donald Trump's speech
Dr Thomas Gift (UCL Political Science) said: "If Kennedy gets to go on a rant about COVID vaccines and government conspiracies, it will damage Trump by eating into his populist support."
What disaster professors stock for emergencies
Professor Ilan Kelman (UCL Institute for Risk & Disaster Reduction), said: “It is not about instilling fear … It’s simply about saying, ‘Let’s do what we can to help each other and support each other,’ recognising that governments cannot and should not do everything.”
Russian defence ministry officers arrested in war machine retune
Professor Mark Galeotti (UCL School of Slavonic & East European Studies) said that Putin allows corruption until it impacts his personal projects. He said “Putin now sees corruption in the Ministry of Defence as an obstacle to succeeding in what he needs to achieve in Ukraine”.