Research headlines http://www.ucl.ac.uk/research-headlines-viewer/rss Nick Dawe 2012-02-01T15:03:43Z Beating cancer doesn’t make you kick habit http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/headlines/052013/220513-cancer-survivors-dont-quit-smoking “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 (£) UCL News Rosie Waldron 2013-05-22T09:18:06Z Greater access to genetic testing in NHS will help cancer fight http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/headlines/052013/210513-genetic-testing-and-cancer 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 UCL News Rosie Waldron 2013-05-22T13:17:10Z One in ten teenage girls has an eating disorder http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/headlines/052013/210513-one-in-ten-teenage-girls-has-an-eating-disorder 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 UCL News Rosie Waldron 2013-05-21T11:04:24Z Diabetes drug to significantly help Parkinson's sufferers http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/headlines/052013/200513-diabetes-drug-treats-parkinsons-patients Doctors believe a drug used to treat diabetes could significantly help people suffering from Parkinson's Disease. "We've got enough evidence to move forward," said Dr Thomas Foltynie (UCL Institute of Neurology). Watch: ITV News UCL News Rosie Waldron 2013-05-23T16:37:37Z Climbing Everest for a high chance of survival http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/headlines/052013/200513-Xtreme-everest-2 Dr Dan Martin (UCL Centre for Altitude, Space and Extreme Environment Medicine), and Xtreme Everest researchers are currently packing up their equipment and sending it and the collected data back to the UK, where the results will be assessed. Read: Scotsman Irish Examiner UCL News Rosie Waldron 2013-05-20T15:42:21Z The medical advances in tackling heart disease http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/headlines/052013/200513-medical-technology-and-heart-disease Dr Vassilis Georgiadis (UCL Medical Molecular Biology Unit) and Dr Suwan Jayasinghe (UCL Mechanical Engineering) comment on their research into repairing damaged hearts. Read: Independent UCL News Rosie Waldron 2013-05-21T11:19:49Z Warning on high tunnel toll http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/headlines/052013/150313-transport-tunnel-tolls-UCL-Australia 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 UCL News Rosie Waldron 2013-05-15T15:41:44Z Verdict on juries: placing blind trust in them helps no one http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/headlines/052013/150513-cheryl-thomas-jury-research 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 UCL News Rosie Waldron 2013-05-15T12:18:26Z Extreme science: Two doctors united to research high altitude and aerospace http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/headlines/052013/150513-Xtreme-everest-Nasa-Grocott-Fong 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 UCL News Rosie Waldron 2013-05-15T12:13:52Z Web searches for symptoms will be monitored to spot outbreaks of infections http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/headlines/052013/120513-web-searches-monitores-to-spot-outbreaks 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 Newcastle Evening Chronicle Phys Org Health Canal UCL News Rosie Waldron 2013-05-14T15:07:00Z Do speed limits reduce the number of road deaths? http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/headlines/052013/130513-do-speed-limits-reduce-the-number-of-road-deaths 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 UCL News Rosie Waldron 2013-05-15T13:41:40Z How Samantha Cameron's ancestor received fortune after slavery was banned http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/headlines/052013/110513-Samantha-Camerons-slave-owner-ancestors 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 UCL News Rosie Waldron 2013-05-13T14:44:36Z Mindscapes: Stroke turned ex-con into rhyming painter http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/headlines/052013/100513-stroke-turned-ex-con-into-painter 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 UCL News Rosie Waldron 2013-05-13T14:35:13Z What Happens In Your Brain When You Inhibit Emotions? http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/headlines/052013/090513-what-happens-brain-when-inhibit-emotions 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 UCL News Rosie Waldron 2013-05-15T12:38:21Z Trials are vital tool in research http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/headlines/052013/090513-stroke-research-clinical-trials 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 UCL News Rosie Waldron 2013-05-09T16:41:40Z The electromagnetic wave festival http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/headlines/052013/060513-electromagnetic-wave-festival Dr Kevin Chetty (UCL Security & Crime Science) comments about passive wifi radar at the electromagnetic wave festival. Listen: BBC Radio 4's PM (from 52 mins) UCL News Rosie Waldron 2013-05-23T10:38:53Z Children with behavioural problems under-react to painful images http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/headlines/052013/020513-children-with-conduct-problems-under-react-to-painful-images "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 THE Newcastle Evening Chronicle (no link) Sun (no link) UCL News Rosie Waldron 2013-05-08T10:43:37Z Herschel's Last Images Show Early Galaxies Were Cooler http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/headlines/052013/030513-Herschel-last-images-early-galaxies-cooler "With so many galaxies in the Herschel images, we can start to look at how galaxies have changed over the history of the Universe,” said Dr Myrto Symeonidis (UCL Space & Climate Physics). Read: Laboratory News More: UCL News UCL News Rosie Waldron 2013-05-08T13:03:32Z The Cold Truth About Emotional Investing http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/headlines/052013/020513-cold-truth-about-emotional-investing New research from Professor David Tuckett (UCL Psychology) and Professor Richard Taffler (Warwick Business School) suggests that emotions play an inevitable part in all investing, by amateurs and pros alike. Read: WSJ UCL News Rosie Waldron 2013-05-03T15:09:33Z Tailored pedagogy http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/headlines/042013/020513-personalised-educations-genetic-profile-learning Psychologists from Goldsmiths, University of London, University College London and Siberia’s Tomsk State University argue that the creation of a “genetic profile” for each student with a learning disability such as dyslexia or dyscalculia could vastly improve training for school psychologists, clinicians and teachers dealing with such students. Read: THE UCL News Rosie Waldron 2013-05-07T14:20:36Z Researchers Discover Migration Habits Of Manx Shearwater Seabird http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/headlines/052013/010513-manx-shearwater-bird-migration “Understanding the behavior of these birds during migration is crucial for identifying important at-sea locations and for furthering conservation efforts,” said lead author Dr Robin Freeman (UCL CoMPLEX). Read: UCL News More: Red Orbit India Education Diary Express (no link) UCL News Rosie Waldron 2013-05-07T10:49:34Z Disputed results a fresh blow for social psychology http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/headlines/042013/300413-Dijksterhuis-social-priming-results-disputed Professor David Shanks (UCL Cognitive, Perceptual & Brain Sciences) is lead author on a paper that reports failure to replicated intelligence priming experiments. Read: Nature UCL News Rosie Waldron 2013-05-01T09:53:39Z Behavior of Seabirds During Migration Revealed http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/headlines/042013/300413-sea-bird-migration "Understanding the behaviour of these birds during migration is crucial for identifying important at-sea locations and for furthering conservation efforts," said Dr Robin Freeman (UCL COMPLEX). Read: Science Daily More: UCL News UCL News Rosie Waldron 2013-05-03T13:13:49Z Humans' indelible stamp on Earth clear 5000 years ago http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/headlines/042013/300413-anthropocene-early-human-migration A new study, co-authored by Professor Dorian Fuller (UCL Institute of Archaeology), argues that the Anthropocene began with the rise of farming or even in Neolithic times, when we took to widespread burning of the bush to hunt animals. Read: New Scientist UCL News Rosie Waldron 2013-05-03T11:47:40Z Herschel mission comes to end as coolant runs out http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/headlines/042013/300413-Herschel-mission-ending “Not only can we study the detailed composition of gas and dust, but we can study the importance of specific types of molecules, such as water, in the formation of stars and planets,” said Professor Bruce Swinyard (UCL Physics & Astronomy). Read: E&T More: UCL News UCL News Rosie Waldron 2013-05-03T11:36:00Z