UCL in the media
A 'game-changer' drug can prevent chronic urine infections... yet many women are still not being given it
Professor Jennifer Rohn (UCL Renal Medicine) said: “It only looks for a few of the bacteria that we know cause UTIs. So if a dipstick comes up negative, the doctor might send you home without antibiotics and think that you're not sick.”
Proposed shake-up of cabinet government
Professor Robert Hazell (UCL Political Science) argues in favour of an ‘inner cabinet’ in government, but critiques Whitehall’s previous use of non-executive boards.
Extra one-minute check can stop some babies being born prematurely
Women who have a c-section in the late stages of labour are at increased risk of preterm birth in subsequent pregnancies. But UCL research led by Dr Amrita Banerjee & Professor Anna David (UCL EGA Institute for Women's Health) have now found a way to prevent this from happening.
I've eaten no chocolate or ultra-processed food in two months — here's what I've learned about food
Dr Chris Van Tulleken (UCL Infection & Immunity) said: "If it's wrapped in plastic and it contains at least one ingredient that you don't typically find in a domestic kitchen, then it's ultra-processed food."
Lower abortion limit from 24 weeks, 700 doctors urge MPs
Professor John Wyatt (UCL EGA Institute for Women's Health) said his experience has convinced him that abortion limits needed to be changed. He said: “we are able to keep babies alive from 22 to 23 weeks gestation and many of them survive and live normal and healthy lives".
How 350 young adults are still getting hooked on smoking every day
UCL research suggests 127,500 people aged between 18 and 25 pick up smoking each year. Dr Sarah Jackson (UCL Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care) said: " ‘Smoking at any age has severe health consequences, but these are particularly pronounced among those who start young.”
Joe Biden uplifting boy with stutter resurfaces after Trump mocks condition
Dr Brian Klaas (UCL School of European Languages, Culture and Society) shares a video on X of President Joe Biden interacting with a child who has a stutter.
What intermittent fasting, Ramadan style, does to your body
Alex Ruani (IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society) explains the health benefits of fasting. She said: “Ramadan fasting has shown many favourable cardiometabolic effects in healthy people, including lower blood levels of LDL ‘bad’ cholesterol, triglycerides".
More precise understanding of dark energy achieved using AI
A research team led by Dr Niall Jeffrey & Dr Lorne Whiteway (UCL Physics & Astronomy) have used AI techniques to infer the influence and properties of dark energy more precisely from a map of dark and visible matter in the Universe covering the last seven billion years.
World-first cancer treatment saves man given nine months to live
A trial led by Dr Paul Mulholland (UCL Cancer Institute) saw 41-year-old cancer patient Ben Trotman cleared of his glioblastoma, the most common type of brain tumour. Dr Mulholland said: “We need to intervene early to give patients the best chance for longer-term survival.”
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