UCL in the media
New research under way into impact of concussion on female athletes
"We don't really know whether the research that we see in men is transferable to women and whether there might actually be an increased detriment in female football," says Dr Flaminia Ronca (UCL Surgery & Interventional Science).
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Scandinavian sleep secrets for a better night’s rest
Professor Jakob Stougaard-Nielsen (UCL School of European Languages, Culture & Society) discusses the changes you can make to radically improve your sleep.
Social media contributing to surge of ADHD overdiagnosis
Apps, social media influencers and private clinics are contributing to a surge of ADHD in middle-aged women, Professor Joanna Moncrieff (UCL Psychiatry) warns, adding that thousands are needlessly taking medication designed to calm them down.
People with medical allergies to receive first Covid jab for £45
“It risks creating a situation where those who can afford to have a Covid vaccine will have it and those who can’t will get sick," says Professor Christina Pagel (UCL Mathematics).
Genetics journal retracts papers from China due to human rights concerns
Professor David Curtis (UCL Biosciences) comments on Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine's move to retract 18 research papers from China.
Exercise should be ‘core treatment’ for depression, study claims
UCL academics including Professor David Curtis (UCL Biosciences) and Professor Michael Bloomfield (UCL Psychiatry) give their views on a study that claims some forms of exercise are just as good as therapy and even better than anti-depressants for treating depression.
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Joe Biden faces criticism from left-wing US media
"It's no longer taboo to raise questions about Biden's mental acuity, even in reliably left-leaning outlets like The New York Times," says Dr Thomas Gift (UCL Political Science).
Experts claim companies are jumping on feminist health trends to sell unproven healthcare
Women should draw on the power of 'collective action' to stand up to the firms that are taking advantage, argues Professor Sarah Hawkes (UCL Institute for Global Health).
Could bacteria and fungi be used in solving murder cases?
Professor Ruth Morgan (UCL Security & Crime Science) comments on a new study that has found certain microbes to be reliable indicators for determining the precise time of death as they appear at different stages of the decomposition process.
Confusion over ultra-processed food labelling, study shows
Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) contain more calories, fat, saturated fat, sugar and salt than minimally-processed foods – but not all UPFs are unhealthy, a team of UCL researchers including Dr Adrian Brown (UCL Medicine) has found.
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