UCL in the media
Joe Biden's Rafah red line disrupts US-Israel relationship
After Joe Biden gave Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu a red line over the invasion of Rafah, Dr Thomas Gift (UCL Political Science) believes the US President is "alienating both his domestic allies and adversaries with his rhetoric towards Israel".
Why the world’s top climate scientists are in despair
"By having to live with climate change, we can adapt in ways that bring us to a more inclusive and equitable way of living," says Professor Mark Pelling (UCL Institute for Risk & Disaster Reduction).
Why are some people bad at maths?
Are we all in control of our own mathematical fate, or are some people just naturally bad at it? Professor Brian Butterworth (UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience) analyses the science behind why some people are better at maths than others.
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Private equity targets India’s healthcare sector
“Decades of under-investment and mismanagement have resulted in a public healthcare sector that has centres of excellence, but generally low average quality and coverage,” notes Dr Radhika Jain (UCL Global Business School for Health).
Experts warn against rising whooping cough cases
"During lockdown (when social distancing measures were in place) the number of infections went down, so people who may have caught it then are catching it now," explains Professor Helen Bedford (UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health).
The best ‘buttery’ spreads for your health
Buttery spread manufacturers use a technique called interesterification which can harden vegetable oils to give them a butter-like consistency, making them suitable for spreads," says Alex Ruani (IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education & Society).
Consumer group highlights health products you may not need
Dr Nicky Keay (UCL Medicine) says products containing ingredients such as black cohosh and red clover leaf are expensive and come with no guarantee that they will help.
The Jennings v Alzheimer’s: Shaping a new “treatment era” through discovery
A new BBC documentary explores the discoveries made by researchers at UCL and UCLH including Professor Sir John Hardy (UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology) that have given hope for Alzheimer’s disease over the past 40 years, and the family that helped make it happen.
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Daily patterns contribute to the sense dissatisfaction many midlifers feel
“We can find ourselves becoming habituated to everything from a great view or tasty meal to a loving spouse, meaning we notice and appreciate them less.” - Professor Tali Sharot (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences)
Covid on the rise again as new FLiRT variants become dominant strain
We are at the start of a new Covid wave driven by the FLiRT variants, which, according to Professor Christina Pagel (UCL Mathematics), are likely to be at "about 50 per cent" of total infections now.