UCL in the media
Pressure in the womb may influence facial development
Physical cues in the womb, and not just genetics, influence the normal development of neural crest cells, the embryonic stem cells that form facial features, finds a new study led by Professor Roberto Mayor (UCL Cell & Developmental Biology).
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Cost increasingly important motive for quitting smoking in England
Health concerns are still the primary motive for more than half of those who say they want to stop smoking in England, but cost is now a key factor for more than one in four, finds a new study led by Dr Sarah Jackson (UCL Institute of Epidemiology & Health Care).
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Conflicts threaten US upheaval on eve of election
Joe Biden has "always touted himself as an internationalist and a statesman," explains Dr Julie Norman (UCL Political Science), but says Republicans will argue that given all the problems happening in the world today, things were a lot calmer when Trump was in charge.
New border poll a blow to Joe Biden
Polling indicates illegal immigration will be one of the top issues at November's presidential election, says Dr Thomas Gift (UCL Political Science), adding: "Other issues, from abortion to Russia's war in Ukraine, to the Israel-Hamas conflict, barely register in comparison."
Leading brain expert makes the case for variation
“Habit is so ingrained in our biology that it is mediated by a separate brain system,” remarks Professor Raymond Dolan (UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology).
Free-speech row over researcher’s ‘race realism’ blog
“If you take a category like race and look at it from a genetic point of view, it quickly unravels because the genetics don’t align with race as a biological category," says Dr Adam Rutherford (UCL Biosciences).
US aid for Ukraine is part of 'a much larger package'
The US aid package recently approved by the House of Representatives will include about $60bn for Ukraine as well as about $25bn for Israel, with some to Taiwan as well, outlines Dr Julie Norman (UCL Political Science).
Reflecting on the NHS contaminated blood scandal
"The fact that these treatments were given without detailed consent being obtained from the parents is greatly to be regretted and it's a lesson we must look back on," says Professor Edward Tuddenham (UCL Cancer Institute), reflecting on the infected blood scandal of the 1970s.
The benefits and side effects of iron supplements
If your life quality declines and you start feeling tired, weak, have shortness of breath and cannot concentrate, you may be dealing with a lack of iron, explains Alex Ruani (IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society).
How ‘incel’ culture became mainstream
In the wake of the recent stabbing incident in Sydney where five women were murdered, Dr Kaitlyn Regehr (UCL Information Studies) comments that the case shows some of the hallmarks of an incel culture where men "feel left out of romantic relationships and society more generally".