Professor Mark Thomas (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment) co-authors genetic study showing all modern domesticated cows are descended from a single herd of wild ox, which lived 10,500 years ago. Read: Wired Daily Mail More: UCL press release

Research led by Professor Stephen Machin (UCL Economics) shows that a 1% increase in the number of young men who stay on at school after the age of 16 reduces crime committed by men by 1.7%. Read: The Independent

New research co-authored by Dr Jan-Emmanuel De Neve (UCL Political Science) shows strong relationship between happiness levels when young and higher earnings later in life. Read: Observer, More: BBC Breakfast (No URL available)

Research by Dr Eamon McCrory (UCL Clinical, Educational & Health Psychology) shows the neurological impact on children of domestic violence is similar to soldiers with post-traumatic stress disorder. Read: Independent on Sunday

UCL research student Shah Mahmood and Yvo Desmedt (UCL Computer Science) have identified a “zero day privacy loophole” in Facebook. Read: The Register More: MSNBC

One in three adults aged over 52 have difficulty understanding basic health-related information, according to research by Sophie Bostock and Prof. Andrew Steptoe (UCL Epidemiology & Public Health). Read: BBC News, Telegraph, Daily Mail, More info: UCL News

Taking a sample from just one part of a tumour may not give a full picture of its "genetic landscape" says Prof. Charles Swanton (UCL Cancer Institute). Read: BBC News Nature Daily Mail Reuters FT More: UCL press release

“The key thing here is to develop therapies to tackle this molecule before people exhibit a substantial loss of memory,” says Professor Patricia Salinas (UCL Cell and Developmental Biology). Read: Bloomberg More: Daily Mail Scotsman Independent PA AFP

A Nasa spacecraft has detected oxygen around one of Saturn's icy moons, Dione. "These are fascinating places to look for signs of life," says Professor Andrew Coates (UCL Mullard Space Science Laboratory). Read: BBC News More: UCL News story

Researchers led by Dr Margaret Ashcroft (UCL Metabolism and Experimental Therapeutics) have discovered an important part of the oxygen-sensing machinery of tumour cells, which may be an early step towards a new way to treat cancer. Read: CRUK Blog