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Men are more likely than women to catch tuberculosis (TB), finds a new study led by UCL researchers.

Scientists at UCL have developed a framework for stress testing how AI chatbots respond to vulnerable users, helping researchers identify weaknesses and test ways of making mental health interactions safer.

A new exhibition offering a fascinating insight into how the now-iconic design of Coventry Cathedral came about after it was bombed in the Second World War has been curated by a UCL researcher.

The hotel room that famed author Oscar Wilde stayed in while visiting Brighton shortly before his arrest on charges of homosexuality has been identified by archaeologists from UCL Archaeology South-East.

The largest clinical trial of long Covid care to date has found that specialist NHS long Covid services may help reduce fatigue, one of the condition’s most common and disabling symptoms.

Financial hardship is increasingly recognised as one of several factors that may shape our risk of cognitive decline in later life, writes Dr Jacques Wels (Unit for Lifelong Health & Ageing at UCL) in The Conversation.

Artificial intelligence developed by researchers at UCL has revealed a promising combination of cancer treatments that could help patients with locally advanced rectal cancer live longer.

A pioneering experimental treatment for motor neurone disease (MND), developed by UCL spinout Trace Neuroscience, will be trialled in humans as part of a new international clinical programme.

Teaching science and Religious Education (RE) in a more connected way improves students’ engagement with science and boosts interest in STEM careers, UCL researchers find.

Police in the UK are overwhelmed by the amount and complexity of the digital data they collect while investigating crimes and need better support to make decisions about what devices should be seized, prioritised and examined, finds a new report led by UCL researchers.

Persistent financial hardship accelerates age-related cognitive decline, according to a new study led by UCL researchers.

Children hospitalised with severe pneumonia can safely switch from injectable to oral antibiotics once they begin to recover, allowing many to return home sooner and complete treatment outside hospital, according to a major clinical trial co-led by researchers at UCL.

Earlier toilet training and new recycling technologies are among expert-backed solutions to reduce the environmental impact of disposable nappies and other hygiene products, described in a new study led by UCL researchers.

This week we speak to Ayeshah Emon, Lecturer in Public Health at UCL's Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care and medical anthropologist about fostering creative learning, doing what you love for a living, and how a parakeet can take you back in time...

Writing in The Conversation, Professor James Wilsdon (UCL Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy) comments on how the shutdown of the UK’s department of science could affect the future of research.