UCL in the media
Scientists have developed a DNA test that diagnoses deadly breast cancer one year earlier
Professor Martin Widschwendter (UCL Institute for Women's Health) has developed a DNA test that may diagnose fatal breast cancer one year earlier than current methods.
Read: Daily Mail10 things about Britain's roads
Professor Benjamin Heydecker (UCL Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering) says improvements in the number of road fatalities have been brought about by the 'three Es' of road safety policy: engineering, enforcement and education.
Read: BBC NewsWhy going to gym may ward off dementia
Alice Hollamby and Dr Dorina Cadar (UCL Epidemiology & Health) have led a study showing people with dementia who improved their physical fitness were better able to plan, organise and remember things.
Read: Telegraph (£)Comment on the National Archives
Professor Kathleen Burk (UCL History) comments on the difficulties involved in celebrating empire.
Read: The Times (£)We need more from Santa than just project funding
Sarah Chaytor and Professor Graeme Reid (Office of the UCL Vice-Provost, Research) say that without 'quality-related' research funding, the UK research base would be like a Lego set with only one type of brick.
Read: THEBreakthrough for genetic hearing loss as gene editing prevents deafness in mice
Dr Simon Waddington (UCL Institute for Women's Health) says: 'hitherto incurable and often even untreatable diseases are now within the scope of gene therapy' in the wake of a new study preventing deafness in mice.
Read: Guardian, More: TelegraphSinging in mum-baby groups helps combat postnatal depression
Research by Dr Daisy Fancourt (UCL Epidemiology & Health) shows that singing in mum-baby groups helps combat postnatal depression.
Listen: BBC Radio 5 live '5 live Breakfast' (from 1 hr 2 mins 35 secs), More: BBC News, Huffington Post, NewsweekClassified US military footage showing Navy pilots tracking UFOs are 'fake'
Dr Francisco Diego (UCL Physics & Astronomy) says that two videos released in a report by the New York Times show 'zero probability' of alien life.
Read: Evening StandardClosure of former Yugoslavia tribunal leaves powerful legacy of war crimes justice
Professor Philippe Sands (UCL Laws) comments on the closure of the international criminal tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), saying international justice has a 'significant but limited function' in resolving longstanding political differences.
Read: GuardianArtist William Tillyer given year-long platform by London dealer Bernard Jacobson
UK artist William Tillyer, an alumni of the UCL Slade School of Fine Art, will be given a year-long platform by London dealer Bernard Jacobson in 2018.
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