UCL in the media
'Fat' drug could treat epilepsy
Describing work published in the journal Neuropharmacology, Professor Matthew Walker (UCL Institute of Neurology) says: "This offers a whole new approach to the treatment of drug-resistant epilepsies in children and adults."
Read: BBC News More: UCL NewsHappier teenagers earn higher wages
Research by economists at UCL has revealed that those who reported higher levels of life satisfaction went on to receive larger paychecks than their gloomy counterparts.
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The government wants to use secret evidence to counter claims against it. This would undermine the rule of law, says Professor Philippe Sands (UCL Laws).
Read: GuardianDark matter: the underground lab searching for wimps
Dr Chamkaur Ghag (UCL Physics & Astronomy) talks about the DarkSide-50 project, and the search for sub-atomic particles.
Read: ObserverRevolutionary transplant operation could benefit paralysed patients
"This is not a cure for spinal cord injury in humans... But this is the most encouraging advance for some years," says Professor Geoffrey Raisman (UCL Brain Repair & Rehabilitation).
Read: Independent More: Times (£) Telegraph BBC News Daily MailRoyal Charter for chiropractors angers critics
Professor David Colquhoun (UCL Biosciences) has described the awarding of the Royal Charter as "a bad day for reason". "I can only presume that it happened because of deep scientific illiteracy in Department of Health, compound by equal illiteracy in the Privy Council," he said.
Read: THEWilliam Turnbull obituary
A subtle and expressive sculptor who was one of the leading artists of the post-war generation.
Read: GuardianJudaica From Tuck Collection in London to Be Auctioned
UCL set up a museum for Gustave Tuck's silver ritual objects, and they narrowly survived 1940s air raids that destroyed campus buildings.
Read: NY TimesParasitic worms 'treat diarrhoea'
Professor Graham Rook (UCL Research Department of Infection) says a number of research teams were investigating the effects of parasitic worms in various conditions. "We co-evolved with these things, so they had to be tolerated," he added.
Read: BBC NewsIreland to clarify abortion rules after woman's death
"The vagueness ... gives excessive scope to doctors to follow their own personal views or it means even if they want to give the treatment, they'll fall foul of the law," says Dr Ronan McCrea (UCL Laws).
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