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England's most depressed streets revealed

Dr Jen Dykxhoorn (UCL Psychiatry) believes regeneration programmes may be helpful. She said: 'There is some evidence that initiatives like planting trees, removing litter, and improving the physical quality of neighbourhoods can reduce rates of depression.'

23 Jun 2025

Why some people have no sense of direction, according to science

A team led by Professor Hugo Spiers (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) are investigating dementia and what shapes our sense of direction using a single mobile video game, Sea Hero Quest.

23 Jun 2025

NHS survey overstates mental health crisis in children

Professor Dr Joanna Moncrieff (UCL Psychiatry) has questioned the method and the labelling of children as mentally ill. “Anyone scoring above the average in this survey is deemed to have a probable mental health problem – I mean that’s nuts,” she says.

23 Jun 2025

Breakthrough Alzheimer's drugs too pricey for NHS

Professor Rob Howard (UCL Psychiatry) said the benefits of the Alzheimer’s drug lecanemab "were too small to be noticeable" to be adopted by the NHS, while the cost would "have been close to the cost of a nurse's salary for each treated patient."

19 Jun 2025

Positive life outlook may protect against middle-aged memory loss

Higher levels of wellbeing may help reduce the risk of memory loss in middle age, suggests a study led by Dr Amber John and Professor Joshua Stott (both UCL Psychology & Language Sciences), which tracked more than 10,000 over 50-year-olds across a 16-year span.

19 Jun 2025

Is It Possible to Treat Psychopathy Before It Starts?

“Early intervention is something we really ought to be investing in,” said Professor Essi Viding (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) on the importance of early treatment for kids who display psychopathic tendencies, before harmful tendencies become ingrained.

18 Jun 2025

Talking therapy could be effective treatment for stroke survivors

Stroke survivors with depression or anxiety who attend talking therapy sessions are more likely to recover from their psychological symptoms, finds a new study by Dr Jae Won Suh and Professor Joshua Stott (both UCL Psychology & Language Sciences).

18 Jun 2025

UCL staff recognised in King’s Birthday Honours

Congratulations to members of UCL’s community who have been recognised in The King’s Birthday Honours for their outstanding contributions to economics, child health, the history of medicine, addiction care, science outreach on space, and patient safety.

16 Jun 2025

Smartphone tests could accelerate drug development for Huntington’s disease

A series of digital tests, carried out via smartphone app, could enhance the detection of disease progression in Huntington’s disease and improve the efficiency of clinical trials, finds research led by Professor Ed Wild (UCL Huntington’s Disease Centre) and scientists at Roche.

12 Jun 2025

Brain mechanisms that distinguish imagination from reality discovered

Areas of the brain that help a person differentiate between what is real and what is imaginary have been uncovered in a new study led by Dr Nadine Dijkstra (UCL Department of Imaging Neuroscience) and Professor Steve Fleming (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences).

06 Jun 2025

Can 90% of Alzheimer’s disease be prevented?

“We know there are genes that can confer risk for Alzheimer's, but we also know there are lots of other factors,” said Professor Rob Howard (UCL Psychiatry) on the root cause of dementia.

04 Jun 2025

"More problems than it was helping”: Behind the growing distrust of antidepressants

“We can’t conclude that depression is related to serotonin abnormality,” said Professor Joanna Moncrieff (UCL Psychiatry) on the causes of depression.

04 Jun 2025

Women who drink coffee age better – thanks to three key health benefits

“There are a few possible mechanisms for the beneficial effect of coffee and caffeine on dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, including reducing inflammation, decreasing the chance of stroke and slowing neurone (nerve cell) death,” said Professor Gill Livingston (UCL Psychiatry).

04 Jun 2025

The five new tactics for treating Alzheimer’s – and the difference they could make

“If we’re going to see any advances in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease in the next five to 10 years, it will be through better symptomatic treatments, not through better disease modifiers,” said Professor Rob Howard (UCL Psychiatry) on new Alzheimer's treatments.

04 Jun 2025

The shocking number of people who now have ADHD, revealed for the first time in official NHS figures

“We all have ADHD symptoms to some extent,” said Professor Joanna Moncrieff (UCL Psychiatry) on the prevalence of ADHD and its rates of diagnosis.

30 May 2025

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