UCL in the media
Dr House goes digital as IBM's Watson diagnoses rare diseases
Dr Peter Bentley (UCL Computer Science) comments on the potential of applying machine learning techniques to medical diagnoses.
Read: New Scientist (£)Taking a stroll after meals can tackle diabetes
Research led by Andrea Smith (UCL Health Behaviour Research Centre) found that walking briskly or cycling for the recommended 150 minutes per week reduces the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, with more exercise further reducing the risk.
Read: Daily Mail, More: The Telegraph, UCL NewsWithout a Constitution, 'Brexit' Is Guided by a Prerogative. But Whose?
Dr Jeff King (UCL Laws) says the legal challenge to Brexit, which argues that leaving the European Union should be a matter for Parliament, will be one of the most important cases of the century.
Read: New York TimesCan the UN Habitat summit help the world's swelling ranks of urban poor?
Dr Michele Acuto (UCL Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy) says the UN Habitat summit needs a more clear set of objectives and a timeline for cities to tackle the world's most pressing challenges.
Read: ReutersCould Brexit prove terminal for the NHS?
Professor Deborah Gill (UCL Medical School) says the NHS's plan to increase spaces for medical students at UK universities is a welcome change as long as it's well funded, but not a realistic way to keep the NHS successful if leaving the European Union results in fewer medical professionals coming in from outside the UK.
Read: The ObserverDoctor's Diary: Gove was right, we have had enough of experts
Professor emeritus Jonathan Edwards (UCL Medicine) comments on a clinical trial that was widely criticised after publication.
Read: The TelegraphWhat Hackers Actually Do With Your Stolen Personal Information
For a recent study, Jeremiah Onaolapo, Enrico Mariconti and Dr Gianluca Stringhini (UCL Computer Science) created decoy email accounts, leaked the login details online, and then monitored how cybercriminals took advantage, finding that different types of hackers employed very different strategies.
Read: Huffington Post, More: BBC NewsElite athletes think better under pressure than the average person
Professor Vincent Walsh (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) conducted a study comparing the mental processing speed under pressure of elite athletes versus a control group.
Read: The TelegraphCan song lyrics ever be poetry?
Professor emeritus John Sutherland (UCL English Language & Literature) is mentioned in an article about Bob Dylan's Nobel Prize for Literature, as he has previously compared Tupac Shakur's lyrics to 19th-century poetry by Walt Whitman.
Read: BBC NewsFussy eating in toddlers partly down to genetics
A study by Andrea Smith (UCL Health Behaviour Research Centre) found that aversion to new foods and high selectivity with eating habits among young children are strongly influenced by genetics.
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