A team from the UCL Centre for Altitude, Space & Extreme Environment Medicine (CASE) recently spent several weeks on Everest studying hundreds of trekkers, climbers and Sherpas. The research will further our understanding of how our bodies adapt to low oxygen levels. Read: New Scientist

“Human genetics influences susceptibility to leprosy to some extent and better nutrition and better housing are also possible reasons for the overall decline,” said Dr Helen Donoghue (UCL Division of Biosciences). Read: The Conversation

"Once the building became a ruin it becomes like a standing stone quarry," said Trevor Ennis (UCL Institute of Archaeology). Read: BBC News

“We were quite frankly surprised by just how much scientists are struggling to cope in the current climate of managed decline in funding," said Dr Jennifer Rohn, a biologist at UCL and founder of Science is Vital. Read: Nature More: THE (£)

"(This) suggests an alternative way in which cancer treatments might work in the future if therapies can be targeted at the process of interaction between malignant and healthy cells," said Prof. Roberto Mayor (UCL Cell & Developmental Biology). Read: Telegraph More: UCL News io9

"At UCLH we have been using MRI, followed by a guided biopsy for several years, but there are only a handful of hospitals in this country which currently do this, and that needs to change,” said Professor Mark Emberton (UCL Research Department of Urology). Read: Telegraph More: Daily Mail Independent Telegraph (2)

Professor Pete Coffey (UCL Institute of Ophthalmology) joins calls by scientists and lawyers in Britain challenging a European ban on the patenting of embryonic stem cells. Read: Independent

"Our study strongly suggests that some cases of cardiovascular disease could be prevented through vitamin D supplements or food fortification," said Dr Vimal Karani (UCL Institute of Child Health). Read: Daily Mail More: Express Mirror

"(Blood) pressure when someone is asleep is a strong predictor of heart disease. This (device) almost certainly gives a better measure than blood pressure in the arm," said Prof. Bryan Williams (UCL Cardiovascular Science). Read: BBC More: On Medica

The time is now to develop new antibiotics, but serious barriers stand in our way, said Dr Jenny Rohn (UCL Clinical Physiolog). Read: Guardian

"There has been controversy about interpreting this data, and that made me get down to it," said Professor Richard Allsop (UCL Engineering). Listen: BBC Radio 5 Live Breakfast (from 22 mins) More: BBC Radio Northampton Breakfast (from 1 hour, 20 mins)

Dr Pia Hardelid (UCL Institute of Child Health) said: “What we found was, particularly for children aged ten to 18, increasing differences in injury deaths between the countries,” she said. “England was consistently the lowest, with Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland significantly higher.” Read: Scotsman

Researchers from the Institute of Ophthalmology at University College London recently did tests on mice that showed improved vision and fewer signs of aging in eyes after the mice had been given vitamin D supplements. Read: Mirror

Surveys show that university students aged between 18 and 25 have the highest rates of binge drinking, with more than half indulging on a regular basis, according to a recent study by University College London. Read: Mirror

Similar numbers of boys and girls appear to be affected by Gender Identity Disorder (GID), according to a study led by Dr Sophie Khadr (UCL Institute of Child Health). Read: Australian

“Social and psychological research should help us change people’s lives. To do that, the scientific record needs to be both accurate and complete,” said Dr Evan Mayo-Wilson (UCL Psychology). Read: THE

Poor children are now four times more likely to be unhealthy than richer children after the "health gap" increased seven fold in a decade, according to a new study from UCL. Read: Telegraph More: Evening Standard BMJ The Conversation Western Daily Press

"The patient essentially has a therapist in their pocket which they can listen to at any time when harassed by the voices," said Professor Julian Leff (UCL Mental Health Sciences). Read: Evening Standard More: UCL News Guardian BBC Bloomberg New Scientist Medical Daily E&T Mirror The Conversation Daily Mail Business Standard Listen: BBC's World Service The Science Hour Time New Scientist (1) New Scientist (2)

Professor Monty Mythen and Dr Dan Martin (both UCL Institute of Child Health) discuss the Xtreme Everest team's search for a breakthrough in critical care. Watch: Guardian (1) and (2) More: North-West Mail

A large study carried out by University College London and Great Ormond Street Hospital has found that postmortem examinations in foetuses and infants using a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and blood tests are as accurate as conventional methods. Read: BMJ More: UCL News

Dr Jesse Clarke (UCL London Centre for Nanotechnology) comments on how he helped film a nanometer-sized gold crystal at a billion frames per second. Read: Discovery News More: The Engineer

"Shock interference is just a reflection of a transmitted signal, and yes if you do it properly you can, for example, detect and track aircraft 100 kilometers away," said Professor Hugh Griffiths (UCL Electronic & Electrical Engineering). Listen: BBC Radio 4's Material World (from 24 mins)

“Anecdotally, we often hear that a cancer diagnosis is a ‘wake-up call’, but the results from our large study show that this is not the general rule,” said Professor Jane Wardle (UCL Epidemiology & Public Health). Read: Times (£)

The outlook for women with BRCA genes will improve, with greater access to genetic testing and screening and risk reducing surgery for women who have not yet developed cancer, says Dr Lucy Side (UCL Women's Cancer). Read: The Conversation

Up to one in ten teenage girls has an eating disorder, and increasing numbers of boys are also at risk, according to a new study from the UCL Institute of Child Health. Read: Daily Mail More: Times (£) Scotsman Mirror BMJ Guardian GP Online Nursing Times Nursing in Practice The Australian Belfast Telegraph Health Canal Listen: BBC Radio Bristol Breakfast show