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'London's rush-hour has changed'
Publication date: 31 July 2012
Dr Martin Austwick (UCL Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis) discusses changing commuting patterns during the Olympics, based on GPS data. Watch: BBC London
'Spray-patch' could mend hearts
Publication date: 31 July 2012
Dr Suwan Jayasinghe (UCL Institute of Biomedical Engineering) explains how research to develop a 10,000 volt 3D electric sprayer firing out heart cells could be developed as a tool to treat heart attacks. Read: BBC News
Inequality: Of wealth and health
Publication date: 30 July 2012
Professor Sir Michael Marmot (UCL Epidemiology & Public
Health) explains the scaled effect of poverty and health, saying: "We
shouldn't be thinking only of absolute destitution". Read: New Scientist
Only you: 11 things that make each of us a one-off
Publication date: 30 July 2012
Professor Sophie Scott (UCL Institute of Cognitive
Neuroscience)on why human voices are part of what makes individuals unique. Read: New Scientist
Superstars have to work harder to make it look easy
Publication date: 30 July 2012
Professor Adrian Furnham (UCL Health Psychology) discusses what makes an elite performer. Read: Times (£)
Cost for mothers who work late into pregnancy: smaller babies
Publication date: 30 July 2012
Pat O’Brien (UCL Institute for Women’s Health) comments on new research suggesting women who continue to work into the final stages of pregnancy are likely to have babies with a lower birth-weight. The Times (£)
Mapping the Games
Publication date: 30 July 2012
The giant map of London's streets used in the Olympic opening ceremony was created by urban planning and design company Space Syntax and based on analysis of street networks developed
at UCL's Bartlett School of Architecture. Read: Daily Mail More: UCL News
Doctors 'unaware' over exercise
Publication date: 30 July 2012
Dr Richard Weiler (UCL Institute of Sport, Exercise &
Health) leads new research showing half of medical students are not
learning about the benefits of exercise. Read: BBC News More: Press Association Daily Telegraph
Drug-resistant HIV 'on increase' in sub-Saharan Africa
Publication date: 27 July 2012
Dr Ravindra Gupta (UCL Infection & Immunity) discusses the HIV/AIDS research landscape, the challenges of drug-resistance and the chances of finding a cure. Listen: BBC Radio 4 Today (from 2min 48sec)
New patient chart to save 6,000 lives a year in the UK
Publication date: 27 July 2012
The introduction of a new standardised way of displaying a patient’s vital
signs in hospital could halve avoidable deaths, according to a report led by Dr Bryan Williams (UCL Cardiovascular
Science). Read: The Independent More: Daily Telegraph BBC
Radio 4 Today (from
1hr 09mins), More info: UCL News
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