UCL in the media
Breaking the link between cancer and poverty
Professor Michael Marmot (UCL Epidemiology & Public Health) comments on how disempowerment can worsen health outcomes through stress and lack of motivation to make healthy choices.
Read: BBC NewsRussia's Lake Baikal Is Invaded by Toxic Algae
Professor Anson Mackay (UCL Geography) comments on the causes of a worsening pollution problem in Lake Baikal.
Read: New York TimesTreatments could target specific types of pain
A new study by Dr Edward Emery and Professor John Wood (UCL Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research) has found that pain sensors are specialised for specific sensations such as heat, cold or mechanical pain, which could guide new treatments for chronic pain conditions such as arthritis.
Read: Express, More: UCL NewsPrince Philip has not had flu in 40 years
Professor Andrew Hayward (UCL Infectious Disease Informatics) comments on his research finding that four in ten people may have T-cells that keep them from experiencing many symptoms of the flu even if infected.
Read: Daily MailTiny beads of hope for liver patients
Professor Rajiv Jalan (UCL Liver & Digestive Health) comments on a new treatment for liver disease, based on his research and being developed by a UCL spinout company, Yaqrit.
Read: The Times2016 set to break heat record despite slowdown in emissions
Professor Chris Rapley (UCL Earth Sciences) comments on the need for more ambitious goals in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Read: Chicago TribuneHow our brains recall celebrities is mirrored by search engines
Dr Hugo Spiers (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) comments on research into how individual neurons store memories in a core memory centre in the human brain.
Read: New Scientist (£)Dementia now the leading cause of death
Dr Liz Sampson (UCL Psychiatry) comments on how dementia has overtaken heart disease as the leading cause of death in England and Wales.
BBC Radio 2 (from 2 mins 8 secs)Brain condition means some cannot form mental images
Professor Eleanor Maguire (UCL Imaging Neuroscience) comments on the link between mental imagery and memory in an article about aphantasia, the inability to form mental images.
Read: Daily MailSaving the Internet of Things from cyber attacks with psychology
Dr John Blythe and Dr Carmen Lefevre (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) write about how to ensure people are more careful about online security.
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