UCL in the media
Extra one-minute check can stop some babies being born prematurely
Women who have a c-section in the late stages of labour are at increased risk of preterm birth in subsequent pregnancies. But ʼһ research led by Dr Amrita Banerjee & Professor Anna David (UCL EGA Institute for Women's Health) have now found a way to prevent this from happening.
World-first cancer treatment saves man given nine months to live
A trial led by Dr Paul Mulholland (UCL Cancer Institute) saw 41-year-old cancer patient Ben Trotman cleared of his glioblastoma, the most common type of brain tumour. Dr Mulholland said: “We need to intervene early to give patients the best chance for longer-term survival.”
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Joe Biden uplifting boy with stutter resurfaces after Trump mocks condition
Dr Brian Klaas (UCL School of European Languages, Culture and Society) shares a video on X of President Joe Biden interacting with a child who has a stutter.
What intermittent fasting, Ramadan style, does to your body
Alex Ruani (IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society) explains the health benefits of fasting. She said: “Ramadan fasting has shown many favourable cardiometabolic effects in healthy people, including lower blood levels of LDL ‘bad’ cholesterol, triglycerides".
What lessons about the gender gap can be learnt from Iceland?
Iceland has understood that gender inequality is endemic and rooted in society, which is why it has adopted a systematic approach to narrowing the gender gap, explains Aleisha Ebrahimi (UCL Laws).
Abuse is main driver of mental ill health in women and girls, say psychiatrists
Research from 2022 led by Professor Praveetha Patalay (UCL Institute of Cardiovascular Science) identified close links between sexual assault and mental illness. Victims were much more likely than others to suffer serious distress or self-harm.
NSF board approves funding for one of two proposed telescopes
The decision from the National Science Foundation to fund one out of two giant ground-based telescopes planned in Hawaii and Chile is "a tragedy given the investment made on both telescopes", says Professor Richard Ellis (UCL Physics & Astronomy).
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How a plane carrying 239 people simply disappeared
"If you wanted to ‘lose’ an aircraft, almost certainly what you’d do is wait till you were on the boundary between two air traffic control regions," says Professor Hugh Griffiths (UCL Electronic & Electrical Engineering).
New treatment could transform the mental health of children with epilepsy
A new psychological treatment for children with epilepsy, developed by a UCL-led team of scientists, has been shown to reduce mental health difficulties compared to standard care, a new study led by Dr Sophie Bennett (UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health) finds.
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Apple brings in changes to European App Store
Managing mobile devices is “totally different” from third-party app stores, and Apple is “deliberately confusing it here to muddy the waters”, says Dr Michael Veale (UCL Laws).
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