UCL in the media
Babies most likely to be born at 4am
Four o'clock in the morning is the time most babies are born spontaneously in England, with the majority arriving between 01:00 and 07:00 finds a study led by Dr Peter Martin (UCL Institute of Epidemiology & Health).
Read: BBC News, More: Daily Mail, ITV News, Evening Standard, HuffPost UKWe have hints of a theory beyond quantum physics
Dr Ciarán Lee (UCL Physics & Astronomy) writes that quantum mechanics might be no more than an approximation for some deeper, more intriguing theory lying just out of reach.
Read: New Scientist (£)Climate fears as ice loss in Antarctica speeds up
Professor Chris Rapley (UCL Earth Sciences) comments on recent research showing the rate at which the Antarctic ice sheets are melting has trebled over the past decade.
Read: Times (£), More: Independent, Discover, Reuters, Yahoo!Type 2 diabetics face a 32% higher risk of developing Parkinson's in old age
Professor Tom Warner (UCL Institute of Neurology) has led a study suggesting people with type 2 diabetes are almost a third more likely to develop Parkinson's in later life.
Read: Daily Mail, More: Mirror, Times (£). Express, UCL NewsBitcoin's price was artificially inflated last year, researchers say
Dr Sarah Meiklejohn, (UCL Department of Computer Science) and Angela Walch, Research Fellow (UCL Centre for Blockchain Technologies ) comment on research into the increase in the price of Bitcoin and other big cryptocurrencies last year.
Read: The New York Times, Washington PostWe have hints of a theory beyond quantum physics
Dr Ciarán Lee (UCL Department of Physics & Astronomy) discusses moving beyond quantum mechanics.
Read: New ScientistCriminals can be identified from the microbes they leave behind
Professor Ruth Morgan (UCL Department of Security & Crime Science) comments on research suggesting that criminals can be identified by microbes they leave at the scene of a crime.
Read: New ScientistColombia struggles to build trust in the state as peace process rumbles on
PhD student Gwen Burnyeat argues that the Colombian government has learned the hard way that simply explaining a complex deal to people won't win them over.
Read: The ConversationDementia risk to 50-year-olds with raised blood pressure - study
Dr Archana Singh-Manoux (UCL Epidemiology & Public Health) and Dr Jessica Abell (UCL Behavioural Science & Health) have authored a study suggesting fifty-year-olds with slightly raised blood pressure are at an increased risk of getting dementia in later life.
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