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The threat facing online comments
Professor Eric Barendt (UCL Laws) comments on a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights regarding the policing of defamatory comments on online articles.
Read: Financial TimesTwitter oblivious to Farage's media mauling as EU polls open
Orlanda Ward and Javier Sajuria (UCL Political Science) compare how the main party leaders are perceived in the media and on Twitter in the run-up to the European elections.
Read: The ConversationCarbon loss from tropical forests 'underestimated'
Dr Simon Lewis (UCL Geography) comments on the findings of a new report which show that the amount of carbon lost from tropical forests is being significantly underestimated.
Read: BBC NewsE-cigarettes 'help smokers to quit'
A study led by Dr Jamie Brown (UCL Clinical, Educational & Health Psychology) and Professor Robert West (UCL Epidemiology & Public Health) has found that people attempting to quit smoking without professional help are approximately 60% more likely to succeed if they use e-cigarettes.
Read: BBC News, More: Telegraph, Guardian, The Times, Independent, Daily Mail, Daily Express, The Economist, Scotsman, The Herald, Globe & Mail, New York Times, BMJ, UCL News, Listen: BBC Radio Tees 'Breakfast' (from 1 hour 53 mins), Watch: Wall Street Journal, More: ITV WalesModerate internet use unlikely to harm teenagers' brains
A review study conducted by Kathryn Mills (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) has found that moderate internet use does not appear to adversely affect the development of teenage brains.
Read: Independent, More: Telegraph, The Times, Daily Mail, Sky News, The Australian, Listen: BBC London 94.9 'Breakfast' (from 1 hour 49 mins)It's never too late to slim down and help your heart
A study led by Professor John Deanfield (UCL Vascular Physiology) has found that dieting at any age has lasting benefits for the heart and arteries regardless of whether a person later regains the lost weight.
Read: Daily Mail, More: Telegraph, Huffington Post, Khaleej TimesThe shale gas industry needs up front tax breaks
Navinda De Silva (UCL Australia) explains how the current fiscal regime is impeding the progression of shale gas exploration in Australia.
Read: The AdvertiserRegenerative medicine technologies
Dr Chris Mason (UCL Biochemical Engineering) explains why the regulations surrounding regenerative medicine need to be updated and what can be learnt from new laws adopted in Japan.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'You & Yours' (from 26 mins)What do mobiles do to children's brains?
Professor Patrick Haggard (UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience) will chair a steering committee on the Study of Cognition, Adolescents and Mobile Phones (Scamp), tasked with examining the effects mobile phones have on the developing brains of children.
Read: Scotsman, More: Yorkshire Post, Belfast Telegraph, Express & Star, Shropshire StarUS students request 'trigger warnings' on literature
Professor John Mullan (UCL English Language & Literature) comments on the use of 'trigger warnings' on works of literature which contain potentially distressing material.
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