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Testing for Dementia
Publication date: 28 February 2013
Professor Nick Fox (UCL Institute for Neurology) comments on questions used in tests for dementia and Alzheimer's disease. Listen: BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour
Migration to the UK down by a third
Publication date: 28 February 2013
Official figures from the Office for National Statistics show that net migration to the UK actually fell by a third last year. "I wouldn't be at all surprised if the numbers continued to fall over the next year or two," says Professor John Salt (UCL Geography). Listen: BBC Radio 5 Live (from 2 hours, 27 mins)
Understanding Tumour Diversity
Publication date: 28 February 2013
"Every cancer cell in a tumour is different from its neighboring cancer cell," says Professor Charlie Swanton (UCL Cancer Institute). Listen: BBC Radio 5 Live (from 2 hours, 49 mins)
My virtual body double
Publication date: 28 February 2013
The Virtual Physiological Human project aims to build models that can mimic biological systems. "At some point, we will have a virtual human," says Professor Peter Coveney (UCL Chemistry), whose blood-flow simulator is an example. Read: New Scientist
Should we have faith?
Publication date: 28 February 2013
A study led by Professor Michael King (UCL Mental Health Sciences Unit) found that, in the UK, people that described themselves as spiritual were three times more likely to have an episode of depression. Listen: BBC World Service
Uncovering Britain’s hidden links to slavery
Publication date: 27 February 2013
"British
colonial slave-ownership was of far greater significance in Britain than has
previously been recognised,” said Professor Catherine Hall (UCL
History). Read: Guardian Listen: BBC Radio 4's Today (from 2 hours 19 mins) BBC News BBC Radio Merseyside (From 47 mins) More: LBS project BBC News BBC News Dorset Herald Scotland York Press BBC News (2) Indian Express Windsor Star Scottish Sun Wired Plymouth Herald San Francisco Chronicle Las Vegas Sun The Voice Miami Herald Calgary Herald CBC News Denver Post Huffington Post Huffington Post (2) News 24 Evening Standard Hindustan Times Times of India Telegraph Blog Independent Globe & Mail Belfast Newsletter Gazette & Herald Herald Scotland Herald Scotland (2) New York Times St Helen's Reporter Ebony The Argus Caribbean 360 Jamaica Observer This is Nottingham Plus a range of local and international media.
Level of excess drinking of alcohol 'is underestimated'
Publication date: 27 February 2013
“This gap between what is seen in the surveys
and sales potentially has enormous implications for public health in England,"
says Sadie Boniface (UCL Epidemiology & Public Health). Read: BBC
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Healthy food: can you train yourself to like it?
Publication date: 26 February 2013
"When food is being used for comfort, or as a pick-me-up, most people choose something sweet or salty,” said Professor Jane Wardle (UCL Epidemiology & Public Health). Read: Guardian
Has this blog changed your life?
Publication date: 25 February 2013
Professor Jon Butterworth (UCL Physics & Astronomy) asks readers if his blog has had an impact on their lives. Read: Guardian
Britain's colonial shame: Slave-owners given huge payouts after abolition
Publication date: 25 February 2013
UCL academics, led by Dr Nick Draper (UCL History), spent three
years drawing together 46,000 records of compensation given to British slave-owners
into an internet database to be launched for public use on Wednesday. Read:
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