Tolls on the planned east-west link would have to be three times the current cost of an average trip on CityLink for the project's investors to make a profit, a study led by UCL has found. Read: The Age More: The Age

Almost a quarter of jurors in England and Wales currently misunderstand the restrictions on internet use during a trial, according to research led by Professor Cheryl Thomas (UCL Laws). Read: Guardian More: UCL News Times Telegraph FT BBC

In 2000, Nasa enthusiast Dr Kevin Fong and mountaineer Professor Mike Grocott decided to join forces to investigate the body’s response to extreme conditions. They established the Centre for Altitude, Space and Extreme Environment Medicine (CASE Medicine) at UCL. Read: Metro

A new Interdisciplinary Research Centre led by UCL will develop mobile health technologies that allow doctors to diagnose and track diseases much earlier than ever before. Read: Independent More: UCL News

Professor Benjamin Heydecker (UCL Centre for Transport Studies) found that during the 45 years since the current motorway speed limit of 70mph was first implemented, the risk of road accident fatality per vehicle-km of travel has fallen to less than 1/13 of what it was. Read: Guardian

Researchers have discovered that one of Samantha Cameron's ancestors was a slave owner who received the equivalent of millions of pounds as compensation from the British government when the trade in humans was abolished. The discovery was made by UCL researchers examining the records of the Slave Compensation Commission, which was set up to manage the £20 million fund. Read: Telegraph More: Daily Mail

Ten days after having a subarachnoid haemorrhage – a stroke caused by bleeding in and around the brain – Tommy McHugh, an ex-con who'd been in his fair share of scraps, became a new man, with a personality that nobody recognised. Professor Mark Lythgoe (UCL Metabolism & Experimental Therapeutics) performed a neuropsychological evaluation on Tommy. Read: New Scientist

Professor Patrick Haggard (UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience) co-author of the paper said: “Most studies of emotion processing in the brain simply assume that people passively receive emotional stimuli, and automatically feel the corresponding emotion. In contrast, the area we have identified may contribute to some individuals’ ability to rise above particular emotional situations." Read: Medical Daily More: UCL News

Stroke used to be thought of as untreatable and until recently received little attention from the government or the NHS. Fortunately, the outlook for many stroke patients has changed dramatically, writes Professor Martin Brown (UCL Brain Repair & Rehabilitation). Read: Sunday Times Raconteur

"Our findings indicate that children with conduct problems have an atypical brain response to seeing other people in pain," said Professor Essi Viding (UCL Psychology). Read: Daily Mail More: UCL News NBC News Live Science iTech Post Perth Now NBC Medical Daily Examiner Irish Herald Everyday Health Parent Herald Time Magazine Newcastle Evening Chronicle (no link) Sun (no link)