UCL in the media
Man born without penis has prosthetic fitted
UCL surgeons have developed an artificial penis for a man who was born without one.
Read: The Sun, More: Daily Mail, MirrorMoneysupermarket TV ad draws complaints as trust in comparison sites slips
Dr Dimitrios Tsivrikos (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) comments on declining consumer confidence in price comparison sites.
Read: The TelegraphHigh frequency sounds in modern life 'may make people sick'
Professor Jonathan Ashmore (UCL Biosciences) says that more research needs to be done before trusting a study claiming that ultrasound emissions in public places could be damaging to health.
Read: The TelegraphA digital junkie suffering from infomania
Dr Dimitrios Tsivrikos (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) weighs in on infomania, the compulsive desire to check news and information on digital platforms, and offers advice on how to manage it.
Read: Los Angeles TimesOnly 25 Hainan gibbons remain-What next for the world's rarest primate?
Professor Helen Chatterjee (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment) writes about the conservation challenges facing the Hainan gibbon.
Read: The ConversationThe war on baby girls winds down
Professor Therese Hesketh (UCL Institute for Global Health) comments on the experiences of men in Chinese regions with skewed sex ratios.
Read: The EconomistFrench presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron's 'anti-system' angle is a sham
Professor Philippe Marlière (UCL School of European Languages, Culture & Society) writes about Emmanuel Macron, founder of the En Marche! party, who bills himself as an "anti-system" candidate.
Read: The GuardianParents should enforce 'no seconds' policy at mealtimes to prevent child obesity
Dr Clare Llewellyn (UCL Epidemiology & Public Health) and Professor Russell Viner (UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health) spoke at a Royal Society of Medicine meeting about research into child obesity, discussing the role of genetics and suggestions for parents and health providers.
Read: The Telegraph, More: Daily Mail, BBC Radio 5 live 'Afternoon Edition' (from 37 mins 15 secs)The human hive
Dr Seirian Sumner (UCL Biosciences) discusses the social and breeding behaviours of eusocial insects such as bees.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'The Human Hive' (from 10 mins 20 secs)Middle-Aged Women 'Secretly Living With Eating Disorders'
Dr Nadia Micali (UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health) led a study identifying risk factors for eating disorders among middle-aged women, that found most women affected do not seek professional help.
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