UCL in the media
Doctor’s incurable cancer in remission after novel treatment
Professor Paul Mulholland (UCL Cancer Institute) said: “It’s wonderful to see Professor Scolyer doing so well. It is a credit to Professor Georgina Long and team.”
First ‘warm-blooded’ dinosaurs may have emerged 180 million years ago
The ability to regulate body temperature, a trait all mammals and birds have today, may have evolved among some dinosaurs early in the Jurassic period about 180 million years ago, suggests a new study led by Dr Alfio Alessandro Chiarenza (UCL Earth Sciences).
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Why a dirty house is good for your health
Richard Beckett’s (UCL Bartlett School of Architecture) research tested whether using concrete and ceramic tiles dosed with beneficial bacteria could reduce levels of pathogens such as MRSA within a building.
Public health expert lambasts UK government as fund to tackle inequality launches
Professor Sir Michael Marmot (UCL Institute of Health Equity) calls for government cuts to be reversed as a fund backed by Legal & General and his research institute opens to support local initiatives.
'Preparing for a long confrontation': Why Putin has appointed an economist as defence minister
Professor Ben Noble (UCL School of Slavonic & East European Studies) said: "The main takeaway is that Vladimir Putin is hunkering down for a long confrontation with the West”.
Children born by C-section ‘at higher risk of measles as jab is less effective for some’
Professor Alastair Sutcliffe (UCL GOS Institute of Child Health) said: “This paper applies to a population where the vaccine is given at a different age than in the UK and supports our policies of giving the vaccine when we do”.
‘Weight loss’ drug semaglutide linked to better heart health
The weight loss drug semaglutide delivers cardiovascular benefits irrespective of starting weight and amount of weight lost, according to preliminary findings from a research team led by Professor John Deanfield (UCL Institute of Cardiovascular Science).
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Is reading for pleasure the single biggest factor in how well a child does in life?
Professor Alice Sullivan (IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society) explains that children who read extensively made more progress with vocabulary than those who didn’t, and it was a more important predictor in their progress than having a parent with a degree.
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Measles case confirmed as experts fear UK faces worst outbreak in 12 years
Professor Helen Bedford (UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health) said current vaccine uptake figures are too low to keep the virus at bay, and cases will only rise if they remain stagnant.
Northern Lights
Ms Catherine Regan (UCL Space & Climate Physics) describes the peak in solar activity that we are experiencing, solar maximum, which causes solar flares which can lead to releases of plasma.
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