SLMS news http://www.ucl.ac.uk/slms/slms-faculties-news/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. Nick Dawe 2011-09-23T09:14:45Z 'Chase and run' cell movement mechanism explains metastasis http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0613/130517-chase-and-run-cell-movement-explains-metastasis A mechanism that cells use to group together and move around the body – called 'chase and run' - has been described for the first time by scientists at UCL. RSS Feed Clare S Ryan 2013-06-17T09:08:56Z Professor Anne Johnson receives damehood in Queen's Birthday Honours http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0613/14062013-Anne-Johnson-receives-damehood-in-Queens-Birthday-Honours Anne M. Johnson (MD FMedSci FRCP FFPH FRCGP), Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology in the UCL Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care, has been awarded a damehood in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for 2013. RSS Feed David R Weston 2013-06-17T14:22:39Z Professor Peng Khaw knighted in Queen's Birthday Honours http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0613/140602-profpengkhawknighted Professor Peng Tee Khaw, Professor of Glaucoma and Ocular Healing and Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon at Moorfields Eye Hospital and UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, has been knighted in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for 2013. RSS Feed Clare Bowerman 2013-06-14T21:30:37Z Blood pressure at night is higher than previously thought http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0613/11062013-blood-press-higher-at-night Scientists at UCL have developed new technology which reveals that blood pressure measured close to the heart is much higher during sleep than previously thought. Night time blood pressure is a strong predictor of both heart disease and stroke, with previous studies establishing that blood pressure measured over the arm falls at night during sleep. However these new data indicate that the night-time decline in blood pressure may be less extensive than previously thought. RSS Feed George Wigmore 2013-06-11T11:05:00Z Avatar therapy helps silence voices in schizophrenia http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0513/29052013-Avatar-therapy-helps-silence-voices-in-schizophrenia-Leff An avatar system that enables people with schizophrenia to control the voice of their hallucinations is being developed by researchers at UCL with support from the Wellcome Trust. RSS Feed David R Weston 2013-05-29T14:27:05Z 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 Stress and unhealthy lifestyle increase risk of heart disease http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0513/13052013-Stress-and-unhealthy-lifestyle-increase-risk-of-heart-disease-Kivimaki People with job stress and an unhealthy lifestyle are at higher risk of coronary artery disease than people who have job stress but lead healthy lifestyles, according to work published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) by researchers from UCL's Department of Epidemiology and Public Health. RSS Feed David R Weston 2013-05-14T12:53:20Z Study finds brain system for emotional self-control http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0513/100513-study-finds-brain-system-for-emotional-self-control Different brain areas are activated when we choose for ourselves to suppress an emotion, compared to situations where we are instructed to inhibit an emotion, according a new study from the UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience and Ghent University. RSS Feed Rosie Waldron 2013-05-10T10:03:15Z TRACK-HD study identifies early predictors of disease progression in Huntington's disease http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0513/09052013-TRACK-HD-study-identifies-early-predictors-of-disease-progression-in-Huntingtons-disease-Tabrizi An international team led by researchers at the UCL Institute of Neurology has identified a set of tests that could help identify whether - and how - Huntington’s disease (HD) is progressing in groups of people who are not yet showing symptoms. RSS Feed David R Weston 2013-05-09T16:34:39Z Mobile health technologies to rapidly test and track infectious diseases http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0513/Mobile-health-technologies-to-rapidly-test-and-track-infectious-diseases Early-warning sensor systems that can test and track serious infectious diseases – such as major flu epidemics, MRSA and HIV – using mobile phones and the internet are being developed by a major new Interdisciplinary Research Collaboration (IRC) led by UCL. RSS Feed Clare S Ryan 2013-05-09T09:47:00Z UCL awarded record number of ESRC studentships http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0513/090513-ESRC_studentships 18 multidisciplinary studentships worth an estimated £1.6 million have been awarded to UCL’s Doctoral Training Centre by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). RSS Feed Liz Almond Clare S Ryan 2013-05-09T09:47:00Z Children with behavioural problems under-react to painful images http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0513/020513-children-with-behavioural-problems-under-react-to-painful-images When children with conduct problems see images of others in pain, key parts of their brains under-react, according to new research published today in Current Biology. RSS Feed Rosie Waldron 2013-05-02T16:08:22Z Behaviour of seabirds during migration revealed http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0413/130501-behaviour-of-seabirds-during-migration-revealed The behaviour of seabirds during migration – including patterns of foraging, rest and flight – has been revealed in new detail using novel computational analyses and tracking technologies. RSS Feed Clare S Ryan 2013-05-01T12:44:45Z ‘Clean’ your memory to pick a winner http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0413/130424-clean-your-memory-to-pick-a-winner Predicting the winner of a sporting event with accuracy close to that of a statistical computer programme could be possible with proper training, according to researchers. RSS Feed Clare S Ryan 2013-04-24T11:20:29Z Learning disabilities affect up to 10 per cent of children http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0413/130419-learning-disabilities Up to 10 per cent of the population are affected by specific learning disabilities (SLDs), such as dyslexia, dyscalculia and autism, translating to 2 or 3 pupils in every classroom according to a new study. RSS Feed George Wigmore 2013-04-19T09:15:53Z Sounds of UCL: competition winners and panoramas http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0413/190413-sounds-of-ucl-winners-panoramas What sounds make up London’s global university? UCL Communications has announced the winners of its ‘Sounds of UCL’ competition, which invited staff and students to capture ambient audio clips that reflect the life of UCL. RSS Feed Lara J Carim 2013-04-19T07:48:00Z European Commission must innovate to get value from €70 billion science funding programme http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0413/130418-horizon-20-20 The European Commission needs to make some key innovations in its science funding programme if Europe is to enjoy the full benefits of the €70 billion to be spent on science research as part of the Horizon 2020 programme kicking off in 2014, according to an academic paper published by SAGE in the Journal of Health Services Research & Policy today. RSS Feed George Wigmore 2013-04-18T08:27:32Z Light drinking during pregnancy not linked to developmental problems in childhood http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0413/130417-light-drinking-during-pregnancy-not-linked-to-developmental-problems-in-childhood Light drinking during pregnancy is not linked to adverse behavioural or cognitive outcomes in childhood, suggests a new study published today. RSS Feed Clare S Ryan 2013-04-17T09:13:30Z Search for new antibiotics advanced by discovery of key processes within bacterial protein http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0413/120413-bacteria-hair-transport-antibiotics Scientists have discovered how bacteria transport the tiny hair-like strands, called pili, which cover their outer surface from the inside of the cell, where they are assembled, to the exterior. Pili are a key target for a new generation of antibiotics, as without them the bacteria are unable to group together and to stick to human cells causing infection. RSS Feed Rosie Waldron 2013-04-12T15:02:29Z Child heart surgeons access clearer picture of their success rate http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0413/040413-child-heart-surgeons-access-clearer-picture-of-their-success-rate For the first time, teams that care for children needing heart surgery have been able to review their short-term success rate better across all the different operations they perform. RSS Feed Clare S Ryan 2013-04-04T09:12:03Z Easter Eggs Live http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0313/270313-CABI-Easter-Eggs-Live-channel-4-chick-MRI Researchers at the UCL Centre for Advanced Biomedical Imaging (CABI) have embarked on a rather unique Easter egg hunt and have been scanning chicken eggs for a new Channel 4 programme called Easter Eggs Live. RSS Feed Rosie Waldron 2013-03-27T16:40:49Z UCL PhD researcher strikes gold in Parliament http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0313/180313-UCL-PhD-students-present-science-at-Parliament Joanna Brunker, a PhD student in the UCL Department of Medical Physics and Bioengineering, struck Gold at a competition in the House of Commons, for the excellence of her Biology research, walking away with a £3,000 prize yesterday. RSS Feed Rosie Waldron 2013-04-16T14:34:26Z