UCL in the media
Blood test could predict Parkinson’s seven years before symptoms
A team of UCL researchers including Professor Kevin Mills (UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health) and colleagues from University Medical Center Goettingen, have developed a blood test that uses AI to predict Parkinson’s up to seven years before the onset of symptoms.
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The wider importance of media studies in the school curriculum
The effective disappearance of media studies from the curriculum, despite its popularity, has consequences for tomorrow’s university students, writes Professor Andrew Burn (IOE, Faculty of Education and Society).
Experts call for action to tackle decline in children’s health
“We used to think of the combination of undernutrition and obesity as a feature of low- and middle-income countries. We are now seeing it in Britain in 2024, a devastating effect of poverty," says Professor Sir Michael Marmot (UCL Institute of Health Equity).
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How our mealtime habits are changing
“The new super-salad is a supercharged meal in its own right, like an all-in-one bowl of nutrients that certainly won’t leave you hungry," says Alex Ruani (IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society).
Potential ‘life-transforming’ mole reversal therapy shown in rare condition
Researchers at UCL, the Francis Crick Institute and Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) including Professor Veronica Kinsler (UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health) have designed a genetic therapy that could reverse giant moles that occur in a rare skin condition.
What can you do to boost your hearing
Dr Doris-Eva Bamiou (UCL Ear Institute) explains how singing in the shower can boost your hearing: "It improves our ability to detect subtle pitch and timing differences or melody recognition and prediction."
Screening for breast cancer in those who have already been cured
In The Times, Professor Michael Baum (UCL Division of Surgery & Interventional Science) says: "The best way to understand breast cancer would invoke a paradigm shift from a model with a linear dynamic to one that accepts the disease appears and progresses more randomly."
Why are people prescribed antidepressants?
“For years, drug companies have said antidepressants work by correcting a chemical imbalance in the brain, based on the hypothesis that depression is caused by low serotonin," says Dr Mark Horowitz (UCL Psychiatry).
Japanese researchers develop humanoid robot that can drive a car
“This study is potentially interesting for people developing humanoid robots, but doesn’t tell us much about autonomous driving,” says Dr Jack Stilgoe (UCL Science and Technology Studies).
Jean-Luc Mélenchon: the French left’s divisive standard-bearer
French left-wing party Nouveau Front Populaire understand that Jean-Luc Mélenchon should "keep quiet" if they are to remain united in the run-up to the election, argues Professor Philippe Marlière (UCL School of European Languages, Culture and Society).