UCL in the media
Lactose Tolerance And Multiple Genetic Adaptations - A Soft Selective Sweep
Dr. Bryony Jones (UCL Genetics, Evolution and Environment) "Such variations have so far been very poorly studied and it will be important for them to be better characterized to understand better the relationship between historic adaptation and 21st century disease susceptibility."
Read: Science 2.0Dementia patients face higher risk of urinary incontinence
British researchers, from UCL, Kingston University and St. George's University, looked at the records of more than 200,000 seniors, about a quarter of whom had dementia, to determine whether dementia played a role in incontinence diagnoses.
Read: McKnightsBBC Newsnight: Syria
Dr Meg Russell (UCL Political Science) says, "over the last decade - particularly in the run up to Iraq - we've seen more pressure for parliament to have explicit decsion making power."
Watch: Newsnight (from 15mins 30secs)Nanomagnets clean blood
'The significant advance of this work over previous research is that they used nanoparticles with a high magnetic moment,' says Nguyen T K Ngan (UCL Institute of Epidemiology and Health)
Read: Chemistry WorldSpectral library chronicles chemical evolution of Italian stamps
Prof Robin Clark (UCL Chemistry) says that, while useful in philatelic studies, the database is not entirely foolproof as not all the components are detectable with FT-IR alone.
Read: Chemistry WorldCambridge Mill Road chalk graffiti charts scientists' community data
Lisa Koeman and Vaiva Kalnikaite (UCL Department of Computer Science), are collecting "community data" and presenting it as street art.
Read: BBC NewsWe Earthlings are all Martians, apparently
Dr Nick Lane (UCL Genetics, Evolution and Environment) said that there were simpler ways to explain how the earliest polymers formed in the presence of water. Read:
The Times (£)Air Ambulance 'perk' to help troubled A&Es recruit doctors
The "novel collaboration" has been engineered by UCL Partners, which brings together hospitals across north-east London, Essex and Hertfordshire to boost patient care.
Read: Evening StandardSocio-economic class is a factor in the prospects of people with glaucoma
Researchers from UCL checked the socio-economic status of 220 patients newly diagnosed with glaucoma at three English hospitals. Those with late glaucoma were of lower occupational status, lower educational level, and were less likely to own a car or their own home.
Read: Tele-ManagementFollow the money: investigators trace forgotten story of Britain's slave trade
Prof Catherine Hall (UCL History) says: "There was a strong sense that it was a national sin.."
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