UCL in the media
Sweeteners are not bad for you!
Dr Paul Mulholland, an oncologist at University College London who specialises in brain tumours, says: 'I am not aware of any risk factors for brain cancer apart from radiation.'
Read: Mail on SundaySmoking prevalence among England's adults set to drop below 20%
Professor Robert West (UCL Epidemiology and Public Health), who co-heads the Smoking Toolkit Study, said: "2013 is going to be... the first year for a hundred years where we're solidly below 20% smoking prevalence in England."
Read:Guardian More: Daily Star, Daily Mail, Daily Echo, TelegraphPrince Andrew backs computer 'code clubs' in primary schools
At the launch of the scheme in Camden City Learning Centre in Somers Town last Wednesday, The Duke of York Prince Andrew said: "Kids aren't just playing games on them anymore, they are learning how to code and make it do things for them."
Read: Camden New JournalGenome editing breakthrough raises Down's therapy hopes
"This is a real technical breakthrough. It opens up whole new avenues of research", explains UCL Professor of Neurogentics, Elizabeth Fisher
Read: The Guardian More: ITV New ScientistAntibody jab could beat major diseases
Professor John Greenwood's (UCL Institute of Ophthalmology) research has pinpointed a protein responsible for the growth of "bad" blood vessels in the body.
Read: Daily Express More: Science Daily NewsMedical UCL NewsScientists in bid to pinpoint undiscovered MS treatments
Researchers from UCL and Edinburgh University will test whether medicines for the conditions could benefit certain people with MS
Read: Herald More: BBC NewsSpacewalk aborted after water leak
Dr Kevin Fong (UCL Neuroscience, Physiology, Pharmacology) suggested, "I doubt he was in any danger of drowning, but this could have caused problems for the mission, and there were good reasons to abort..."
Read: The GuardianUK report says India spend very low on publicly funded medicines
Professor David Taylor commented, "India currently spends only a little over one per cent of its GDP on publicly funded health care, and only about 0.1 per cent of GDP on publicly funded medicines for the Indian people." Read:
Pharmabiz PharmaTimesHow do you work out the size of a crowd?
Dr Hannah Fry (UCL Mathematics) explains why estimating the size of a crowd - such as Obama's inauguration reception - is difficult business.
Watch: BBC NewsAre you a victim of the hunger gene?
In her recent study, Dr Rachel Batterham, (UCL Metabolism and Experimental Therapeutics), suggested that some of us were simply "biologically programmed to eat more."
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