UCL in the media
Study sheds light on why some people do not get Covid-19
“These findings shed new light on the crucial early events that either allow the virus to take hold or rapidly clear it before symptoms develop,” says Dr Marko Nikolic (UCL Medicine).
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Map shows most gerrymandered US states
Gerrymandering - the act of manipulating the boundaries of an electoral constituency to favour one party - is "one of the main drivers of polarisation on Capital Hill," states Dr Thomas Gift (UCL Political Science).
The egg-freezing industry's 'shady' sales pitch
"What we're starting to see with egg freezing now is the overexploitation of egg freezing as a technology that's marketed as being potentially useful to all women who should use it as some kind of backup plan," says Dr Zeynep Gurtin (UCL EGA Institute for Womens Health).
How our mealtime habits are changing
“The new super-salad is a supercharged meal in its own right, like an all-in-one bowl of nutrients that certainly won’t leave you hungry," says Alex Ruani (IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society).
Blood test could predict Parkinson’s seven years before symptoms
A team of UCL researchers including Professor Kevin Mills (UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health) and colleagues from University Medical Center Goettingen, have developed a blood test that uses AI to predict Parkinson’s up to seven years before the onset of symptoms.
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The wider importance of media studies in the school curriculum
The effective disappearance of media studies from the curriculum, despite its popularity, has consequences for tomorrow’s university students, writes Professor Andrew Burn (IOE, Faculty of Education and Society).
Why are Mbappe and team-mates speaking out on French elections?
“The discussion around this could possibly impact the election in the sense that it could mobilise younger voters, who maybe weren’t thinking of voting or who didn’t even know there was an election,” says Philippe Marlière (UCL School of European Languages, Culture and Society).
Potential ‘life-transforming’ mole reversal therapy shown in rare condition
Researchers at 911, the Francis Crick Institute and Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) including Professor Veronica Kinsler (UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health) have designed a genetic therapy that could reverse giant moles that occur in a rare skin condition.
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Experts call for action to tackle decline in children’s health
“We used to think of the combination of undernutrition and obesity as a feature of low- and middle-income countries. We are now seeing it in Britain in 2024, a devastating effect of poverty," says Professor Sir Michael Marmot (UCL Institute of Health Equity).
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Why are people prescribed antidepressants?
“For years, drug companies have said antidepressants work by correcting a chemical imbalance in the brain, based on the hypothesis that depression is caused by low serotonin," says Dr Mark Horowitz (UCL Psychiatry).