UCL in the media
Can a trigger-happy immune system cause cancer after viral infection?
Research led by Dr Tim Fenton (UCL Cancer Institute) finds that cancers that develop after HPV infection are caused by a family of genes that normally combat viral infections.
Read: Guardian, More: UCL NewsI went to a laser pain lab and got experimented on for science
A new study by Dr Giandomenico Iannetti and Dr Flavia Mancini (UCL Neuroscience, Physiology & Pharmacology) shows how our ability to identify where it hurts varies across the body. Dr Roman Cregg (UCL Centre for Anaesthesia) comments on the clinical implications for chronic pain.
Read: Buzzfeed, More: Times (£), Guardian, UCL NewsFasting for three days can regenerate entire immune system
Professor Chris Mason (UCL Biochemical Engineering) comments on the findings of a study into the effects of fasting on the immune system.
Read: Telegraph, More: New Zealand Herald, Gulf NewsWant to ward off allergies?
Picking food up off the floor, keeping a dog and regularly kissing your relatives are some of the best ways to ward off allergies, according to Professor Graham Rook (UCL Research Department of Infection) in his talk at Cheltenham Science Festival.
Read: Daily Mail, More: TelegraphNew drugs may help patients to cure themselves
Dr Sergio Quezada (UCL Research Department of Haematology) comments the possibilities of new immunotherapy treatments for cancer which use the body's own immune system.
Read: The Times, More: The Australian (£)As renewables boom, need for energy storage is more urgent
Dr Catalina Spataru (UCL Energy Institute) explains the issues in storing energy produced from renewables.
Read: The ConversationHow to read a poem consisting only of punctuation
Professor Mark Ford (UCL English Language & Literature) explains how to read Tipp-Ex Sonate by Koos Kombuis, a poem which only uses punctuation.
Read: BBC NewsUK R&D investment: value for money, but too little money?
Professor Graeme Reid (Office of the UCL Vice-Provost, Research) says the UK's current level of research spending is "strikingly below" rivals such as the US and Germany and could be increased by up to 50 per cent.
Read: THEBosses should let workers take naps
In his talk at Cheltenham Science Festival, Professor Vincent Walsh (UCL Cognitive Neuroscience) says workers should be allowed naps in the afternoon and encouraged to clock-in whenever they want, to encourage a more creative and productive workforce.
Read: Daily Mail, More: Telegraph, New Zealand HeraldForeign accent syndrome
Professor Sophie Scott (UCL Cognitive Neuroscience) explains what foreign accent syndrome is and how the number of cases reported is on the increase because experts know more about the syndrome.
Watch: BBC News