Latest Population Health Sciences News http://www.ucl.ac.uk/departments/pop-health-sciences-viewer/rss Nick Dawe 2011-08-25T13:13:56Z Professor Anne Johnson receives damehood in Queen's Birthday Honours http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0613/14062013-Anne-Johnson-receives-damehood-in-Queens-Birthday-Honours Anne M. Johnson (MD FMedSci FRCP FFPH FRCGP), Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology in the UCL Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care, has been awarded a damehood in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for 2013. RSS Feed David R Weston 2013-06-17T14:22:39Z Grassroots women’s groups could halve maternal death rate http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0513/17052013-Womens-groups-could-halve-maternal-death-rate-Costello-Prost Women’s groups can dramatically reduce the number of maternal and newborn deaths in some of the world’s poorest communities, according to a new meta-analysis published in The Lancet . RSS Feed David R Weston 2013-05-17T11:06:14Z Global health policy fails to address burden of disease on men http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0513/17052013-Global-health-policy-fails-to-address-burden-of-disease-on-men-Hawkes Men experience a higher burden of disease and lower life expectancy than women, but policies focusing on the health needs of men are notably absent from the strategies of global health organisations, according to a Viewpoint article in this week’s Lancet . RSS Feed David R Weston 2013-05-17T00:30:00Z Post-mortem MRI: a viable alternative to an autopsy http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0513/17052013-Post-mortem-MRI-a-viable-alternative-to-autopsy-Thayyil Using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and blood tests to establish the cause of death in fetuses and newborn babies is virtually as accurate as a standard autopsy, according to a paper published in The Lancet . RSS Feed David R Weston 2013-05-17T16:17:20Z Stress and unhealthy lifestyle increase risk of heart disease http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0513/13052013-Stress-and-unhealthy-lifestyle-increase-risk-of-heart-disease-Kivimaki People with job stress and an unhealthy lifestyle are at higher risk of coronary artery disease than people who have job stress but lead healthy lifestyles, according to work published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) by researchers from UCL's Department of Epidemiology and Public Health. RSS Feed David R Weston 2013-05-14T12:53:20Z Mobile health technologies to rapidly test and track infectious diseases http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0513/Mobile-health-technologies-to-rapidly-test-and-track-infectious-diseases Early-warning sensor systems that can test and track serious infectious diseases – such as major flu epidemics, MRSA and HIV – using mobile phones and the internet are being developed by a major new Interdisciplinary Research Collaboration (IRC) led by UCL. RSS Feed Clare S Ryan 2013-05-09T09:47:00Z UCL awarded record number of ESRC studentships http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0513/090513-ESRC_studentships 18 multidisciplinary studentships worth an estimated £1.6 million have been awarded to UCL’s Doctoral Training Centre by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). RSS Feed Liz Almond Clare S Ryan 2013-05-09T09:47:00Z Light drinking during pregnancy not linked to developmental problems in childhood http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0413/130417-light-drinking-during-pregnancy-not-linked-to-developmental-problems-in-childhood Light drinking during pregnancy is not linked to adverse behavioural or cognitive outcomes in childhood, suggests a new study published today. RSS Feed Clare S Ryan 2013-04-17T09:13:30Z Study finds strong genetic component to childhood obesity http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0313/260313-childhood-obesity-genetics-heritability Childhood body weight is strongly influenced by genes according to new research published today in the International Journal of Obesity . RSS Feed Rosie Waldron 2013-03-27T13:32:57Z 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 Studying brain-cooling for birth asphyxia http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0313/20032013-Brain-cooling-in-low-income-countries-Thayyil In high income countries brain cooling is standard treatment for neonatal encephalopathy - unexpected, devastating brain injury due to low oxygen and blood in the baby’s brain at birth. This therapy reduces mortality and disability. RSS Feed David R Weston 2013-03-20T11:52:06Z 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 Alcohol consumption higher than reported in England http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1302/27022013-Alcohol-consumption-much-higher-than-reported-in-England-Boniface Alcohol consumption could be much higher than previously thought, with more than three quarters of people in England drinking in excess of the recommended daily alcohol limit, according to a new paper in the European Journal of Public Health . RSS Feed David R Weston 2013-02-26T17:58:37Z Study questions effectiveness of genetic testing strategy for inherited high cholesterol http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1302/22022013-How-effective-is-genetic-testing-for-inherited-high-cholesterol-Humphries A substantial proportion of individuals with a clinical diagnosis of Familial Hypercholesterolaemia (FH) inherit a combination of small-effect changes in several genes (polygenic) rather than a large-effect mutation in a single gene (monogenic), according to a new paper in The Lancet . RSS Feed David R Weston 2013-02-25T11:30:53Z 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 Stress at work very unlikely to cause cancer http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1302/11022013-Stress-at-work-unlikely-to-cause-cancer-Kivimaki Work-related stress is not directly linked to the development of colorectal, lung, breast or prostate cancers, but can cause other contributing factors, according to a new study published on bmj.com RSS Feed David R Weston 2013-02-11T17:43:08Z Doctors 'should give lifestyle advice' to cancer patients http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1302/13022013-Doctors-should-give-lifestyle-advice-to-cancer-patients-Williams-Wardle More than 80 per cent of cancer patients’ close friends and family think that doctors should give their cancer patients lifestyle advice on eating habits, weight-loss and exercise, according to a new study in the British Journal of Cancer . RSS Feed David R Weston 2013-02-13T12:36:24Z Obesity leads to vitamin D deficiency http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1302/05022013-Obeseity-leads-to-vitamin-D-deficiency-Hypponen Obesity can lead to a lack of vitamin D circulating in the body, according to a study led by the UCL Institute of Child Health (ICH). Efforts to tackle obesity should thus also help to reduce levels of vitamin D deficiency in the population, says the lead investigator of the study, Dr Elina Hypponen. RSS Feed David R Weston 2013-02-06T18:38:53Z Global Food Security symposia: Creating resilience in the face of catastrophic climate change http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1302/Global_food_security_symposia Across the world, farmers and communities are experiencing the impact of climate change. People living in the world’s poorest areas are most likely to be seriously affected, and least well prepared to withstand the impact of poor harvests and natural disasters. RSS Feed Liz Almond Dominique Fourniol 2013-02-01T12:13:56Z 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 €6 million for research in to fetal growth restriction http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0113/17012013-EVERREST-restricted-growth-syndrome-David UCL researchers in a successful academic-industrial collaboration have been awarded an EU Framework Programme 7 Grant of almost €6 million to develop a therapy for fetal growth restriction. RSS Feed David R Weston 2013-01-17T17:46:54Z Health Survey for England reveals a nation in pain http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1212/20122012-Health-Survey-for-England-reveals-a-nation-in-pain Today's Health Survey for England reveals more than 14 million sufferers of chronic pain - pain which has lasted for more than three months. The study found that pain is more common among some groups than others, pain incurs significant costs and has serious mental health and wellbeing implications. RSS Feed David R Weston 2012-12-20T16:48:09Z 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 Cycling safer than driving for young people http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1212/06122012-cycling-risk Researchers from UCL have found that cycling is safer than driving for young males, with 17 to 20 year old drivers facing almost five times greater risk per hour than cyclists of the same age. RSS Feed George Wigmore 2012-12-06T10:09:27Z