UCL School of Life and Medical Sciences

Specialised teaching for individuals with dyscalculia, the mathematical equivalent of dyslexia, should be made widely available in mainstream education, according to a review of current research published in the journal Science.

UCL researchers have discovered that reindeer can not only see ultraviolet (UV) light, but that it is also crucial to their survival in the harsh Arctic environment.

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• World MS Day website
• MS International Federation

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• UCL Centre for Neuroimaging Techniques
• UCL Department of Medical Physics and Bioengineering

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• UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience
• Professor John Morton's webpage
• Royal Society

Crossing your arms reduces the intensity of pain you feel when receiving a painful stimulus on the hand, according to research by scientists at UCL.

The 2011 Beddington Medal awarded by the British Society for Developmental Biology (BSDB) has been won by Carlos Carmona-Fontaine (UCL Cell and Developmental Biology, 2010).

A new test of consciousness which could be helpful in the diagnosis of coma patients has been identified in new research led by scientists from the University of Liège and UCL.

The Council of the School of Pharmacy, University of London, today decided by a decisive majority that the School's long-term future would be best secured through a merger with UCL.

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• UCL School of Life and Medical Sciences
• Professor Phillip Beales
• Professor David Hawkes
• Professor Eleanor Maguire
• Professor Andrew Phillips