UCL in the media
Ayodhya’s Ram Mandir: Religion and Politics in India
Dr Ashraf Hoque (UCL IOE - Social Research Institute) discusses the significance of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya built on the site of a previous Muslim Mosque, and the controversy that surrounded it which led to it being pulled down by a mob in 1992.
Anger ‘increases risk of heart attack for 40 minutes’
Professor Riyaz Patel (UCL Institute of Health Informatics) said the study was an “elegant experiment” finding that “recalling memories that evoke anger causes a temporary disruption in the usually healthy functioning of the blood vessels”.
Calls for MPs to prioritise health equity and wellbeing
Professor Sir Michael Marmot (UCL Institute of Health Equity) has written a damning letter to party leaders and MPs across the country after a new UCL IHE report confirmed that UK government policies are cutting people’s lives short.
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Women are 40% more likely to experience depression during the perimenopause
Women are 40% more likely to experience depression in the perimenopause than those who aren’t experiencing any menopausal symptoms, finds a new study led by UCL researchers, including Dr Roopal Desai (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences).
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Withdrawal of stop-smoking pill could lead to thousands of avoidable deaths
The disruption to the supply of a prescription medicine that helps people stop smoking may have led to thousands fewer people quitting each year in England, which will lead to avoidable deaths in future, suggests Dr Sarah Jackson (UCL Institute of Epidemiology & Health).
One in five 10-year-olds experience physical punishment
More than one in five 10-year-olds experienced physical punishment in 2020 and 2021 in the UK, reports new research briefing by UCL researchers, led by Dr Anja Heilmann (UCL Epidemiology & Public Health).
Female athletes more likely to get injured at certain points in their menstrual cycle
Football players were six times more likely to experience a muscle injury in the days leading up to their period compared to when they were on their period shows new research led by Dr Georgie Bruinvels (UCL Surgery & Interventional Science, Institute of Sport, Exercise & Health)
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New screening trial to save thousands of men’s lives from prostate cancer
Professors Mark Emberton and Caroline Moore (UCL Division of Surgery & Interventional Science) will co-lead Prostate Cancer UK’s new £42m screening trial, which aims to find the best way to screen men for prostate cancer and double the number of lives saved.
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Only those with the sharpest eyesight can solve this brainteaser in under 9 seconds
Dr Yuntao Chen (UCL Epidemiology and Public Health) said: “It is shocking to think that the number of people living with dementia by 2040 may be up to 70% higher than if dementia incidence had continued to decline.”
People diagnosed with cancer in prison more likely to die from the disease
Cancer patients diagnosed in English prisons do not receive the same level of curative treatment as those in the general population, meaning they are at increased risk of death, according to a study led by Professor Rachael Hunter (UCL Institute of Epidemiology & Health Care).