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Older people with diabetes who do not keep blood sugar levels low are three times more likely to develop eye disease compared to counterparts who have reduced blood sugar levels, suggests a new study by a UCL team.

A new report, from the UCL Coastal Youth Life Chances project, highlights the challenges faced by young people growing up in coastal communities across England.

Middle-aged and older adults who experience pain are more likely to have had worsening symptoms of depression up to eight years before the pain began, according to a new study by UCL researchers.

A new global report published by the World Health Organization (WHO), the evidence review for which has been provided by the UCL Institute of Health Equity (IHE), reveals that the targets from its first landmark Commission on the Social Determinants of Health will be missed.

The rapid rise of vaping that began when disposable e-cigarettes became popular in 2021 appears to have stalled in Great Britain, according to a new study by UCL researchers.

The persistent higher rate of alcohol deaths in England since the pandemic in 2020 is an “acute crisis” requiring urgent action from government, according to a new study led by researchers at UCL and the University of Sheffield.

Long-term exposure to high levels of air pollution may harm the brain health of older adults in England, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.

Researchers at UCL and the University of Leeds have updated the Electronic Frailty Index (eFI) to help more accurately identify older people’s frailty and intervene earlier.

Smoking rates have fallen more quickly in the north of England compared to other regions, according to a new study led by UCL researchers.

A large-scale study involving UCL researchers has found huge variation between GP practices on whether they are likely to pick up prostate cancer using a blood test.

Director of UCL’s Institute of Health Equity (IHE) Professor Sir Michael Marmot will be working with Public Health Scotland (PHS) and councils in three areas of Scotland to reduce health inequalities.

A new service aimed at supporting older people who are starting to become frail, could reduce emergency hospital admissions by more than a third and save the NHS money, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.

A new remotely delivered support programme for patients with dementia could provide excellent care while saving the NHS and social care services an average of £9,000 per person each year, finds a new study involving UCL researchers.

Older people have greater life satisfaction and sense of life’s worth than they did before the Covid-19 pandemic, finds a new study led by a UCL researcher.

Just over one in 20 adults in England both smoke and vape, according to a new study by UCL researchers.