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Depression and diabetes increase risk of dementia
Research from Dr Claudia Cooper & Professor Gill Livingston (UCL Psychiatry) finds that people with mild cognitive impairment are at higher risk of developing dementia if they have diabetes or psychiatric symptoms such as depression.
Read: The Times (£), Daily Express, Independent, GuardianIs the air in your holiday plane poisoning you?
Article about air quality on flights quotes Dr Sarah McKenzie Ross (UCL Psychology), who ran toxicology tests on pilots' blood, calling for further research.
Read: Daily MailUrgent call for new drugs to treat causes of Parkinson's
Dr Tom Foltynie (UCL Neurology) says we are in exactly the same position we were in 50 years ago when it comes to treating Parkinson's and a new approach is desperately needed.
Read: ObserverBuilding on the boundaries
Professor Michael Hebbert (UCL Bartlett School of Planning) says that when constructing buildings, London boroughs frequently neglect their edges in favour of the middles.
Read: Economist (£)Laptops, cash or guaranteed places: how universities are attracting students
Third year student James Connington (UCL Geography) looks at the incentives some universities offer to attract students.
Read: TelegraphE-cigarettes save lives
Professor Robert West (UCL Epidemiology & Public Health) reports that e-cigarette use by never-smokers is negligible and similar to that of nicotine-replacement therapy (NRT).
Read: SpectatorCannabis in the UK
Professor Valerie Curran (UCL Clinical, Educational & Health Psychology) joins a panel to discuss the legal and medical status of cannabis in the UK.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'PM' (from 31 mins 40 secs)Carers say their role is having major impact on mental health
Professor Andrew Steptoe (UCL Epidemiology & Public Health) comments on a report by UCL Epidemiology & Public Health and the International Longevity Centre - UK which has found that more than two-thirds of older carers say the role is having an adverse effect on their mental health.
Read: Yorkshire PostThe hunt is on for new antibiotics - but we have to start looking outside the lab
Dr Jennifer Rohn (UCL Clinical Physiology) looks at the search for new antibiotics, including Swab and Send, a crowdfunding project launched by Dr Adam Roberts (UCL Microbial Diseases) which aims to engage the public in finding the next new antibiotic.
Read: GuardianStealing your thunder
Dr Jack Stilgoe (UCL Science & Technology Studies) examines why geoengineering is one of science's most contested terrains.
Read: Evening Standard
