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Is your world awash with germs?
A UCL Institute of Child Health study has concluded that strong soaps, beauty products and biological washing powders can strip away the skin's protective outer layer, leaving people more likely to develop allergies.
Read: The GuardianAre smoking deaths under-reported?
Doctors can be reluctant to cite smoking as a cause of death, according to new research from Dr Ian Proctor (UCL Research Department of Pathology) Listen:
BBC Today ProgrammeOf mice and medicine: In defence of animal experiments
Professor David McAlpine and Dr Rolad Schaette (UCL Ear Institute) explain why and how they use animals in their laboratory.
Read: IndependentNick Clegg in drive to boost Lib Dems' influence
The appointment of new advisers for Nick Clegg follows a report by the UCL Constitution Unit which found that the Liberal Democrats required additional resources. Read:
Daily Telegraph, Sunday Times, More info: UCL Constitution UnitLancet welcomes UCL Provost's new appointment
The editor of The Lancet praises the choice of UCL Provost Professor Malcolm Grant as the chair of the NHS Commissioning Board and reflects on the difficult role of an effective government health advisor.
Read: Lancet (£) More: UCL news storyPig-to-human tissue transplants 'imminent'
With pig-to-human tissue transplant trials set to begin in the next 2-3 years in the US, Professor Robin Weiss (UCL Research Department of Infection) warns that safety issues are unresolved.
Read: The IndependentSkin-deep truths about beauty
Professor David Colquhoun (UCL Division of Biosciences) is irked by the scientific claims made by skin-care companies about the effectiveness of their products.
Read: The EconomistForeign outposts will benefit from Knight moves
The head of University College London's Australian campus has been assured by the nation's immigration minister that it will benefit from relaxed student-visa rules, after concerns that it would be excluded.
Read: THETeens' IQ scores less stable than previously thought
A UCL study suggests that IQ is not stable during teenage years, but shifts in line with changes in particular brain areas.
Read: The Guardian More: TelegraphNHS bill 'completely unintelligible', MPs told
UCL Provost Malcolm Grant, newly appointed chair of the proposed NHS Commissioning Board, has told MPs that the coalition's health bill is "completely unintelligible".
Read: The Guardian
