Latest Medical Sciences News http://www.ucl.ac.uk/departments/clinical_sci_viewer/rss Nick Dawe 2006-09-05T09:28:20Z Sounds of UCL: competition winners and panoramas http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0413/190413-sounds-of-ucl-winners-panoramas What sounds make up London’s global university? UCL Communications has announced the winners of its ‘Sounds of UCL’ competition, which invited staff and students to capture ambient audio clips that reflect the life of UCL. RSS Feed Lara J Carim 2013-04-19T07:48:00Z European Commission must innovate to get value from €70 billion science funding programme http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0413/130418-horizon-20-20 The European Commission needs to make some key innovations in its science funding programme if Europe is to enjoy the full benefits of the €70 billion to be spent on science research as part of the Horizon 2020 programme kicking off in 2014, according to an academic paper published by SAGE in the Journal of Health Services Research & Policy today. RSS Feed George Wigmore 2013-04-18T08:27:32Z Child heart surgeons access clearer picture of their success rate http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0413/040413-child-heart-surgeons-access-clearer-picture-of-their-success-rate For the first time, teams that care for children needing heart surgery have been able to review their short-term success rate better across all the different operations they perform. RSS Feed Clare S Ryan 2013-04-04T09:12:03Z UCL PhD researcher strikes gold in Parliament http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0313/180313-UCL-PhD-students-present-science-at-Parliament Joanna Brunker, a PhD student in the UCL Department of Medical Physics and Bioengineering, struck Gold at a competition in the House of Commons, for the excellence of her Biology research, walking away with a £3,000 prize yesterday. RSS Feed Rosie Waldron 2013-04-16T14:34:26Z UCL Friends of MSF charity run http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0313/270313-MSF-Charity-run On Saturday 16th March 2013, over 300 individuals took to the paths of Regent's Park running either 5km or 10km in aid of Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders). RSS Feed Rosie Waldron 2013-03-27T14:47:28Z Call for proposals: UCL–French Embassy science and technology workshops http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0313/20130326-french-embassy-workshops UCL researchers are invited to submit funding proposals to run collaborative science and/or technology workshops as part of the UCL–French Embassy partnership. RSS Feed Nicholas W Tyndale 2013-03-26T16:30:01Z UCL and Oxford unite to tackle challenge of sustainable medical innovation http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0313/20032013-CASMI-launch UCL and the University of Oxford have come together to form CASMI - the Centre for the Advancement of Sustainable Medical Innovation. RSS Feed David R Weston 2013-03-20T17:51:58Z Taking medicine to extreme heights http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0313/150313-xtremem A dedicated team of intensive care doctors, nurses and scientists are taking more than 200 people to the Himalayas to study how our bodies respond to low levels of oxygen. RSS Feed Rosie Waldron 2013-03-15T16:21:03Z UCL Open Access Guidelines and Publishing Guide http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0313/13032013-open-access-guidelines-publication-policy UCL guidelines on open access and a publishing guide are available to UCL researchers. RSS Feed Nicholas W Tyndale 2013-03-13T12:34:48Z Bowel cancers reshuffle their genetic pack to cheat treatment http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1302/27022013-Bowel-cancers-reshuffle-their-genetic-pack-to-cheat-treatment-Swanton Bowel cancer cells missing one of three genes can rapidly reshuffle their genetic ‘pack of cards’ – the chromosomes that hold the cell’s genetic information. This reshuffling has been previously shown to render tumours more resistant to treatment. RSS Feed David R Weston 2013-02-27T02:42:00Z Collaboration points way towards improved treatment for women's cancers http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1302/22022013-Collaboration-points-way-to-improved-treatment-for-womens-cancers-Widschwendter UCL researchers have recently commenced an academic-industrial collaboration – EpiFemCare – to develop new methods for screening, diagnosing and personalising treatment of breast and ovarian cancers. RSS Feed David R Weston 2013-02-26T17:38:36Z Improvement in child cancer survival rates threatened by lack of new drug development http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1302/20022013-Improvement-in-child-cancer-survival-rates-threatened-by-lack-of-new-drug-development-Pritchard-Jones Some of the biggest challenges to the improvement of cancer care for children and young people are set out in a series of studies published in today's Lancet Oncology. RSS Feed David R Weston 2013-02-20T18:40:47Z Factors behind rise in HIV in men who have sex with men http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1302/18022013-Rise-in-HIV-infections-in-men-who-have-sex-wtih-men-Phillips Between 1990 and 2010 new HIV infections in the UK rose in men who have sex with men (MSM). The rise was driven by a 26 per cent increase in the proportion having condomless sex, according to new research by UCL and the Health Protection Agency. RSS Feed David R Weston 2013-02-19T16:10:52Z Minimally invasive test provides best alternative to colonoscopy http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1302/14022013-CT-scans-best-alternative-to-colonoscopy-to-investigate-bowel-cancer-Halligan Research shows that a new scan offering patients a less invasive diagnostic test for possible bowel cancer is more effective than the current radiological standard of barium enema and should be considered alongside the ‘gold standard’ of colonoscopy. RSS Feed David R Weston 2013-02-14T16:49:45Z British ‘stiff upper lip’ may prevent early presentation for cancer symptoms http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0113/30012013-British-stiff-upper-lip-prevents-early-cancer-diagnosis-Wardle Embarrassment and not wanting to waste their doctors’ time are more frequently reported by British people than in other countries, according to new research led by UCL and King’s College London. This may be holding British people back from presenting early with symptoms of cancer. RSS Feed David R Weston 2013-01-30T11:19:05Z Secret of scent lies in molecular vibrations http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0113/130113-secret-of-scent-lies-in-molecular-vibrations Molecular vibrations, rather than molecular shape, give substances their distinct smell according to a new study by UCL scientists. RSS Feed Clare S Ryan 2013-01-28T10:59:15Z Yale UCL Collaborative: 4D imaging transforms heart healthcare http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0113/17012013-Yale-UCL-Collaborative-4D-heart-imaging Modern cardiovascular surgery is being transformed by virtual imaging, according to a talk given at the Yale UCL Cardiovascular Device Innovation Summit. RSS Feed George Wigmore 2013-01-17T16:57:40Z Record number of Marie Curie Fellowships for research at UCL http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1212/181212-Marie-Curie-Fellowships 23 postdoctoral researchers from 14 different countries have been awarded Marie Curie Individual Fellowships. The awards will enable researchers to spend up to two years working with research teams across all schools at UCL. RSS Feed Nicholas W Tyndale 2012-12-18T12:47:46Z UCL Grand Challenges £5,000 grants available http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1211/20121123-grand-challenges-grants-available The UCL Grand Challenges Small Grants Scheme invites applications to fund cross-disciplinary projects in Global Health, Sustainable Cities, Intercultural Interaction and Human Wellbeing. RSS Feed Nicholas W Tyndale 2012-12-06T15:08:49Z Rapid, early warning HIV test in development thanks to £1 million funding http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1211/121122-rapid-early-warning-HIV-testing-in-development A new hand-held device that can diagnose patients at the early stages of HIV and give results within minutes is in development following a £1 million investment in the technology. RSS Feed Clare S Ryan 2012-11-22T12:35:28Z 11th MINAP Public Report http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/slms/slms-news/nicor/11th_minap_public_report  Myocardial Ischaemia National Audit Project ( MINAP ) has published its 11th  Annual Public Report reporting on performance against national standards for hospitals that admit patients with a heart attack. UCL News Damian Marlee 2012-11-15T09:21:06Z UCL Research Frontiers Contest results http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1211/06112012-research-frontiers-contest-results The results of the UCL Research Frontiers contest have been announced, celebrating the fact that curiosity-driven discovery and analysis has been a feature of UCL from its foundation. RSS Feed Nicholas W Tyndale 2012-11-06T13:21:36Z Professor Jane Dacre wins high profile City Award http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/slms/slms-news/slms/2012-05-11 Professor Jane Dacre, Director, UCL Medical School won the Medicine & Healthcare Category for the 2012 Women in the City Woman of Achievement Award on Tuesday 30th October. UCL News Morgan Williams 2012-11-05T11:48:01Z Personalised feedback makes healthcare workers twice as likely to clean their hands http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1210/24102012-clean-your-hands-FIT-trial A major three-year trial led by researchers at UCL, in partnership with the Health Protection Agency, has shown that giving one-to-one feedback to healthcare workers makes them twice as likely to clean their hands or use soap. RSS Feed George Wigmore 2012-10-24T15:36:41Z New Dean for UCL’s Faculty of Medical Sciences http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1210/23102012-New-Dean-Medical-Sciences-Lomas Professor David Lomas PhD ScD FRCP FMedSci is set to join UCL as Dean of the Faculty of Medical Sciences and Chair of Medicine from 1st January 2013. RSS Feed David R Weston 2012-10-23T16:35:02Z