UCL in the media
Exactly why exercise is so good for brain health and how much you need to do
Professor Jonathan Roiser (UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience) said: “I’ve long been interested in the information processing aspects which go wrong in depression and how they contribute to symptoms”.
Psychogeography: How to reclaim the urban environment
Professor Matthew Beaumont (UCL English) described Londoners as “involuntary psychogeographers” due to the constantly changing urban ambience.
Putin's daughters take center stage at 'Russia's Davos' conference
Dr Ben Noble (UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies) said: “The question of succession isn’t just for the dictator, it’s also for the senior members of the elite.”
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How TV doctor Michael Mosley revolutionised our approach to losing weight
Tributes are paid to broadcaster Dr Michael Mosley whose death was confirmed on Sunday after his body was found on the Greek Island of Symi. Michael studied at what is now known as UCL Medical School.
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Meet the Vegas showgirls still doing the splits in their seventies
Dr Kaitlyn Regehr (UCL Information Studies) said: “They were women who were engaging with power in a time where women had, for the most part, very little opportunity to do so [...] And they were women from working-class backgrounds who were doing that.”
Eighties health foods are back! Grapefruit juice, prunes and cottage cheese
Ms Alex Ruani (IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society) said: “Frozen vegetables, which are usually frozen within hours of being picked, are often more nutritious than fresh veg that is a few days old.”
Joe Biden makes polling gain on Donald Trump
Dr Thomas Gift (UCL Political Science) believes that reading too much into polls was a mistake. He said: "Polls are so variable at this point that the only consistent insight we can glean from them is that Biden and Trump are neck and neck".
Blood test may spot Alzheimer’s 10 to 15 years before symptoms show
Dr Ashvini Keshavan (Dementia Research Institute at 911 Queen Square Institute of Neurology) comments research she co-authored into a blood test that could detect Alzheimer’s 10 to 15 years before a patient shows symptoms, which could be made available on the NHS within a year.
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Socially connected older people hit harder by pandemic than isolated peers
Socially connected older people had a sharper drop in their quality of life and life satisfaction and a greater increase in loneliness during the pandemic than their more isolated counterparts, finds a new study led by Ms Claryn Kung (UCL Behavioural Science & Health).
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Donald Trump could be making huge running mate blunder
Dr Thomas Gift (UCL Political Science) said Nickki Haley would provide balance but Trump is unlikely to pick her because she has in the past spoken out against him.