More people in the UK are at risk of a hereditary form of cardiac amyloidosis, a potentially fatal heart condition, than previously thought, finds a new study led by Luis Lopes UCL Institute of Cardiovascular Science with Queen Mary University of London analysing the genes of nearly half a million people ucl.ac.uk/news/2024/aug/…

🏅Congratulations to Prof Hannah Fry Hannah Fry UCL CASA and Prof Gillian Bates UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology UCL Huntington’s Disease Centre, who have been awarded prestigious @RoyalSociety medals. Prof Fry was awarded the David Attenborough Award and Prof Bates received the Ferrier Medal. ucl.ac.uk/news/2024/aug/…

Neuroscientists have found how the brain reacts to seeing something unexpected, as two brain areas together pick up on differences between reality and what an animal expected: study led by Prof Sonja Hofer & Dr Shohei Furutachi SWC UCL Faculty of Life Sciences ucl.ac.uk/news/2024/aug/…

The Max Planck UCL Centre for Computational Psychiatry and Ageing Research Max Planck UCL Centre for Computational Psychiatry UCL Brain Sciences has been renewed for another five years, allowing its frontier research on psychiatric disorders and cognitive development to continue until 2030 ucl.ac.uk/news/2024/aug/…

🔊“What she's trying to say is that the specifics might have changed, the values didn't. Whether the voters believe that, we'll have to see." Dr @BrianKlaas EISPS reacts to Harris' first interview as a Presidential candidate, on BBC Radio 4 Today. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0… 1:10:38

Five research projects at UCL are benefiting from over £800,000 in funding announced by Muscular Dystrophy UK, to improve diagnosis, monitor progression and test potential new treatments for muscle wasting and weakening conditions UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health @uclcdb ucl.ac.uk/news/2024/aug/…

Language barriers and problems using or accessing smartphones led to a sense of exclusion from Covid-19-related policies and messaging for Muslim people, finds study of palliative care led by Dr Briony Hudson with Nuriye Kupeli UCL Marie Curie UCL Psychiatry ucl.ac.uk/news/2024/aug/…

"You have to listen to your body and do what’s right for you at that time": Joyce Harper UCL-IfWH discusses the benefits and dangers of cold water swimming and explains why more research is needed into the mental and physical effects of the sport inews.co.uk/news/health/be…

“In front of an audience, the way to make them laugh is to take them up one path and then suddenly veer off into a different direction”: @UCL Prof Ijeoma Uchegbu UCL School of Pharmacy on her pharmaceutical nanoscience career and infusing comedy with science bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

🖋️ "Bookshops are memorable spaces, which...have an appeal beyond places that contain other kinds of cultural objects" Prof Samantha Rayner UCL Information Studies explores how bookshops have managed to buck the high street's downward trend in The Conversation theconversation.com/bookshops-are-…

Mothers under the age of 20 are at greater risk of being involved in care proceedings in the 10 years after having their first child - with 1 in 15 affected - finds a report led by Dr Georgina Ireland & Prof Ruth Gilbert UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health Nuffield Foundation ucl.ac.uk/news/2024/sep/…

As five new species of seabird join the conservation 'red list', Professor Richard D Gregory UCL Centre for Biodiversity & Environment Research UCL Biosciences explores the threats British seabirds face and how we can aid their recovery, in The Conversation. theconversation.com/seabirds-40-of…

Over the past decade, the number of NHS general practices in England has fallen by 20% with 15% fewer qualified FTE GPs per 1000 patients - but the average practice patient list size has increased by 40%, finds a study involving Prof Prof Irene Petersen UCL Primary Care & Population Health ucl.ac.uk/news/2024/sep/…

“Harm, in general, is prioritised for young people”: Dr Dr. Kaitlyn Regehr UCL Information Studies UCL Arts & Humanities comments on her research finding that social media algorithms amplify extreme content, such as misogynistic posts or misinformation

Five pioneering UCL researchers have been awarded European Research Council (ERC) grants of £1.25m each to pursue cutting edge research in neuroscience, economics and conservation UCL Faculty of Life Sciences UCL Brain Sciences IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education & Society UCL Social & Historical Sciences ucl.ac.uk/news/2024/sep/…

Two new interdisciplinary research projects investigating how to prepare for epidemics and for volcanic eruption, led by researchers in UCL Global Health and EarthSciences UCL, are receiving funding from UK Research and Innovation ucl.ac.uk/news/2024/sep/…

Until recently, a heart disease called ATTR amyloidosis had limited treatment options. Since 2021, four drug trials led by Prof Marianna Fontana and Prof Julian Gillmore UCL Faculty of Medical Sciences have shown promise in transforming treatment for this devastating condition ucl.ac.uk/news/2024/sep/…

The language used in many healthcare settings to describe pregnancy loss can exacerbate the grief and trauma experienced by some individuals, according to a new report led by Dr Dr Beth Malory (she/her) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇮🇪 Survey of English Usage UCL UCL Arts & Humanities ucl.ac.uk/news/2024/sep/…