Latest Population Health Sciences News http://www.ucl.ac.uk/populationhealth-sciences/pop-health-sciences-viewer/rss Nicholas Dawe 2011-08-25T13:13:56Z RCPCH review, led by Professor Ruth Gilbert, to be the most comprehensive of its kind http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/slms/slms-news/slms/2012-24-05 The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health review, led by Professor Ruth Gilbert, Professor of Clinical Epidemiology at the Institute of Child Health, UCL, will be the most comprehensive of its kind. UCL News Fleur Adolphe 2012-05-24T17:08:37Z Greater awareness needed of rare disease cluster to aid earlier diagnosis http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/slms/slms-news/slms/2012-17-05 World experts gather at first international cilia scientific conference in London, 16-18 May UCL News Fleur Adolphe 2012-05-17T10:17:50Z Sainsbury Wellcome Centre: contractor appointed and building work begins http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/May2012/17052012-Sainsbury-Wellcome-Centre-contractor-appointment-building-work Building works for a new research centre at UCL will begin later this month, following the formal signing of contracts worth in excess of £70 million with Kier Construction. RSS Feed Ruth Metcalfe 2012-05-16T23:01:00Z Minister for Universities and Science, launches Imanova, a new public-private research centre for imaging science http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/slms/slms-news/slms/2012-15-05 Imanova, a new state-of-the-art imaging centre co-owned by the Medical Research Council and three of London’s leading universities, has been formally launched at a showcase event attended by representatives from the founding organisations and Rt Hon David Willetts MP, Minister for Universities and Science. UCL News Fleur Adolphe 2012-05-15T17:07:51Z Research reveals association between red hair gene and rare birthmarks http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/May2012/12052012-red-hair-gene-birthmarks-research Research carried out at the UCL Institute of Child Health and Great Ormond Street Hospital has identified that the gene causing red hair - melanocortin-1-receptor (MC1R) - is more common in children with Congenital Melanocytic Naevi (CMN), a rare form of birthmark. RSS Feed Ruth Metcalfe 2012-05-11T14:13:04Z Five new UCL fellows of Academy of Medical Sciences http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/May2012/10052012-new-fellows-academy-medical-sciences Five medical researchers from UCL have been recognised for excellence in medical science by election to the Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Sciences. RSS Feed Ruth Metcalfe 2012-05-10T09:38:34Z National hand-washing campaign improved hygiene and reduced infection http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/May2012/03052012-Cleanyourhands An evaluation of the national clean your hands campaign shows for the first time that an effective hand-hygiene campaign, undertaken in the context of a high profile political drive, can successfully reduce some healthcare associated infections, according to a new study published in the BMJ . RSS Feed David R Weston 2012-05-04T04:00:00Z Not enough is known about prescription drug use in pregnancy http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1204/27042012-prescription-drugs-pregnancy-Sutcliffe Prescription drug use during pregnancy is prevalent, however, not enough is known about the adverse effects they may have on the developing fetus, according to a new review by academics at the UCL Institute of Child Health. The research is published in The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist (TOG) today. RSS Feed David R Weston 2012-04-26T23:01:00Z UCL joins NIHR School for Public Health Research http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1204/18042012-ucl-joins-nihr-school-for-public-health UCL is one of eight leading academic partners to form the newly established National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) School for Public Health Research (SfPHR) in England. RSS Feed Ruth Metcalfe 2012-04-18T10:44:29Z World TB Day at UCL http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/March2012/23032012-world-TB-day-at-UCL-2012 A conference titled ‘Tuberculosis: Local and Global’ is being held today (24 March) at UCL to mark World TB Day. RSS Feed Ruth Metcalfe 2012-03-23T10:39:38Z How a mother's genes can increase birth weight http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/March2012/22032012-Birth-weight-gene-Moore Researchers at the UCL Institute of Child Health have found a single genetic variant inherited from the mother significantly increases a baby’s birth weight.  RSS Feed David R Weston 2012-03-22T16:01:00Z Poor literacy skills linked to increased mortality risk among older people http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/March2012/16032012-Health-Literacy-increased-mortality-older-people One in three older people who have difficulty reading and understanding basic health related information may be at increased risk of death, concludes a UCL study published by the BMJ today. RSS Feed David R Weston 2012-03-16T07:00:00Z MedFest 2012 - Medical Film Festival at UCL http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/February2012/28022012-medfest-Medical-Film-Festival-at-UCL MedFest - the UK’s first National Medical Film Festival - will be hosting a film screening and panel discussion at UCL on 1 March. RSS Feed Neil D Rodger 2012-02-28T16:06:41Z Step towards creating intestine transplant using patient’s own cells http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/February2012/08022012-step-towards-intestine-transplant Doctors at the UCL Institute of Child Health have made progress towards engineering donated intestines, so that they can be implanted without rejection. RSS Feed Ruth Metcalfe 2012-02-08T10:53:34Z Population Health Science Publication http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/slms/slms-news/slms/2012-09-01 Under the population health banner UCL brings together researchers and practitioners (including basic and applied scientists, clinicians, epidemiologists, statisticians and social scientists) to explore the factors that determine health and disease in populations and to develop, test and measure the impact of interventions aimed at improving the health and wellbeing of the public. The Population Health Science Publication illustrates our commitment to this field. UCL News Fleur Adolphe 2012-01-09T17:13:11Z UCL News review 2011 http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1112/111223-ucl-news-review The past year at UCL has seen a landmark larynx transplant, a lecture from Noam Chomsky, simulated missions to Mars and a Queen’s Anniversary Prize for the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, among many other groundbreaking developments. UCL Communications has created the digital review of the year below: click on the images to discover more. RSS Feed Nicholas Dawe 2011-12-22T09:47:27Z Wolfson Foundation awards £20million to UCL for experimental neurology centre http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1112/111219-wolfson-experimental-neurology-centre A new centre dedicated to the understanding and treatment of neurodegenerative diseases will be established at UCL following the award of a £20million grant from the Wolfson Foundation, it was announced today. RSS Feed Ruth Metcalfe 2011-12-19T09:49:31Z UCL Research Strategy published http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1112/111213-UCL-Research-Strategy-published The 2011 UCL Research Strategy calls for a transformation of the understanding of the role of our comprehensive research-intensive university in the 21st century. RSS Feed Nicholas W Tyndale 2011-12-14T10:16:54Z Obituary: Professor Jon Driver http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/slms/slms-news/slms/2011-11-30 UCL reports with great sadness the death on 28 November of Jon Driver, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience, and one of the world’s leading psychologists and neuroscientists. UCL News Nicholas Dawe 2011-11-30T12:17:24Z Vice-Provost begins Presidency of the Academy of Medical Sciences http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1111/111125-tooke-announcement Professor Sir John Tooke, Vice-Provost (Health) at UCL, has today begun a five year term as President of the Academy of Medical Sciences. He takes over from Professor Sir John Bell who retired yesterday having led the Academy to significantly increased prominence and influence. RSS Feed George Wigmore 2011-11-25T12:50:24Z Tate Liverpool exhibition inspires pioneering science games http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/slms/slms-news/neuroscience/11112401-wondermind-game Source: Tate Liverpool Press Release UCL News Alison A Brindle 2011-11-24T10:47:29Z New UCL Institute of Health Equity aims to narrow health gap http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1111/111122-health-equity-institute-launch UCL has moved closer to reducing health inequality present in the UK after the launch of the new UCL Institute of Health Equity by Professor Sir Michael Marmot (UCL Epidemiology & Public Health) and Health Secretary Andrew Lansley. RSS Feed Ruth Metcalfe 2011-11-22T17:45:50Z UCL Provost named preferred choice for new NHS role http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1110/141011-provost-new-nhs-role UCL President & Provost Professor Malcolm Grant was today named as the preferred choice to chair the NHS Commissioning Board by the Secretary of State for Health. RSS Feed Ruth Metcalfe 2011-10-14T12:01:03Z Parental weight strongly influences thinness in children http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1110/03102011-parental-weight-influences-child-thinness Children with thinner parents are three times more likely to be thin than children whose parents are overweight, according to a new study by UCL researchers. RSS Feed Ruth Metcalfe 2011-10-04T08:08:34Z UCL Grand Challenges Small Grants available http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1109/11091902 Up to £5,000 per project is available to UCL staff through the 2011 UCL Grand Challenges Small Grants Scheme. The closing date for applications is 18 November 2011. RSS Feed Nicholas W Tyndale 2011-09-19T15:07:48Z