News and Events http://www.ucl.ac.uk/slms/aco/articles/rss The School of Life & Medical Sciences (incorporating UCL Medical School) brings together one of the world's major concentrations of biomedical researchers, with ground breaking translational work underpinned by excellence in basic science. Peter Schauer 2012-06-11T10:42:41Z UCLPartners gets the green light to improve the healthcare of over six million people http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0513/23052013-UCLPartners-Academic-Health-Science-Network Millions of people in London and the south east will see improvements to their healthcare following the decision by NHS England to designate UCLPartners as an Academic Health Science Network (AHSN). RSS Feed David R Weston 2013-05-24T16:47:03Z Grassroots women’s groups could halve maternal death rate http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0513/17052013-Womens-groups-could-halve-maternal-death-rate-Costello-Prost Women’s groups can dramatically reduce the number of maternal and newborn deaths in some of the world’s poorest communities, according to a new meta-analysis published in The Lancet . RSS Feed David R Weston 2013-05-17T11:06:14Z Global health policy fails to address burden of disease on men http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0513/17052013-Global-health-policy-fails-to-address-burden-of-disease-on-men-Hawkes Men experience a higher burden of disease and lower life expectancy than women, but policies focusing on the health needs of men are notably absent from the strategies of global health organisations, according to a Viewpoint article in this week’s Lancet . RSS Feed David R Weston 2013-05-17T00:30:00Z Post-mortem MRI: a viable alternative to an autopsy http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0513/17052013-Post-mortem-MRI-a-viable-alternative-to-autopsy-Thayyil Using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and blood tests to establish the cause of death in fetuses and newborn babies is virtually as accurate as a standard autopsy, according to a paper published in The Lancet . RSS Feed David R Weston 2013-05-17T16:17:20Z Grant Museum wins Cultural Pros Award at Museums + Heritage Awards http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0513/130516-Grant-Museum-wins-Cultural-Pros-Award-at-Museums-and-Heritage-Awards The Grant Museum of Zoology at UCL has been voted the winner of the inaugural Culture Pros Pick at the Museums + Heritage Awards – the Oscars of the museum world – at the awards ceremony last night. RSS Feed Clare S Ryan 2013-05-16T09:42:10Z