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Stem-cell treatments help ease patients' blindness
Professor Chris Mason (UCL Biochemical Engineering) comments on US trial results for stem cell-based eye disorder therapy. The UK trial for this therapy is being led by Professor James Bainbridge (UCL Institute of Ophthalmology).
Watch: ITV News at Ten (from 25mins) More: Times Daily MailSoon all our health will be gold standard
Peter Smitham (UCL Orthopaedics and Musculoskeletal Science) comments on how devices designed to help athletes win medals this year will help wheelchair users to avoid long-term damage.
Read: Times (£)Arctic Ocean freshwater bulge detected
Dr Katharine Giles (UCL Earth Sciences) says the Arctic is experiencing some rapid changes.
Read: BBC News More: Reuters Planet Earth Science in ActionJuror Theodora Dallas jailed for contempt of court
Professor Cheryl Thomas (UCL Laws) comments that a quarter of jurors in high profile court cases have seen something about the defendant on the internet during the trial.
Listen: BBC Radio 4's World at One (from 18mins 27s) More: BBC Radio 5 Live's DriveThe Urbanist
Professor Nick Gallent (UCL Bartlett School of Planning) talks about urban planning, and how urbanists learn their craft.
Listen: Monocle 24 (from 22mins)Thinking nasty and acting nice will fool nobody
Professor Adrian Furnham (UCL Health Psychology) talks about the concept of "splitting", and how Executives' inconsistency can take on a Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde character.
Read: Sunday TimesU.K. Looks to 'Rebalance' Economy; Tech University Would Play Role
Professors Stephen Caddick (Vice-Provost, Enterprise) and Stephen Moss (UCL Institute of Ophthalmology) comment on David Willett's proposals for a "new type of university with a focus on science and technology and on postgraduates".
Read: International Herald TribuneBowel disease expert pleads for children's funding
Dr Nikhil Thapar (UCL Institute of Child Health) says there is an urgent need to understand gut conditions better.
Read: BBC NewsTent City University - one of the most remarkable aspects of Occupy London
Professor Ted Honderich (UCL Philosophy) comments on the innovative and vigorous educational arm of the Occupy London protest.
Read: GuardianDilemma for China's one-child generation: Where to spend New Year
"This is a universal issue magnified in China by the one-child policy", says Professor Therese Hesketh (UCL Institute for Child Health) as young urban married couples struggle to decide which set of parents to visit.
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