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UCL researchers reverse memory loss in mice
Professor Patricia Salinas (UCL Cell & Developmental Biology) comments on her study about a key mechanism underlying the loss of nerve connectivity in the brain, and how the findings could lead to new treatments for Alzheimer's disease.
Read: i News, More: Forbes, UCL NewsAfter the Great Fire, London could have looked like Paris. Thankfully, it doesn't
Recognising the 350th anniversary of the Great Fire of London, Professor Alan Penn, Dean of the UCL Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment, writes about the master plans proposed for rebuilding the city, and how London benefited from a more pragmatic approach.
Read: The TelegraphWhy facts don't unify us
Dr Tali Sharot (UCL Experimental Psychology) writes in the New York Times, explaining her latest study showing that people react differently to information that confirms or challenges their ideology.
Read: The New York TimesTrial shows signs new Alzheimer's drug could benefit early-stage patients
Professor John Hardy (UCL Institute of Neurology) comments on the trial of a new Alzheimer's drug showing promising signs it could slow the early progression of the disease.
Read: The Guardian, More: BBC News, International Business Times, Toronto Star, Daily Mail, ITV News, MirrorOldest fossils on Earth discovered in 3.7bn-year-old Greenland rocks
Dr Nick Lane (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment) says evidence there was life on Earth 3.7 billion years ago ties in with recent revelations that the planet wasn't as inhospitable in that eon as previously believed.
Read: The GuardianWomen's conception rates 'not affected by moderate drinking'
Dr Annie Britton (UCL Epidemiology & Public Health) comments on a new study finding that completely abstaining from alcohol might not be necessary for couples trying to conceive.
Read: BBC News, More: New York Daily News, Evening Standard, The Express, Daily Mail, ITV NewsThe Mexican American War
Dr David Sim (UCL History) talks about the latter stages of the Mexican-American War in the 1840s, and Dr Thomas Rath discusses the war's long-term legacy.
Listen: BBC World Service 'The History Hour'How space weather poses a risk to the finance industry
Professor Lucie Green (UCL Space & Climate Physics) writes about how solar flares can disrupt global finance by interfering with satellite signals and other telecommunications, and how companies are increasingly monitoring space weather forecasts and developing adaptive processes.
Read: The ConversationThe race for vast remote 'marine protected areas' may be a diversion
After US president Barack Obama announced the establishment of the world's largest marine protected area, Dr Peter Jones (UCL Geography) writes that recent moves to protect vast, remote patches of ocean are easy political wins that may distract from conservation priorities.
Read: The Conversation, More: The Guardian, Watch: TRT World, Listen: Radio New ZealandThe legacy of Ada Lovelace
Dr Hannah Fry (UCL Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis) discusses 19th-century mathematician Ada Lovelace and her impact on early computing.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'Woman's Hour'