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Health - Psychology - 21.08.2024
Inflammation during childhood linked to onset of mental health issues in early adulthood
Children who experienced inflammation at a young age at higher risk of developing cardiometabolic diseases. Children who have persistently raised inflammation are at a higher risk of experiencing serious mental health disorders including psychosis and depression in early adulthood, according to a study published in JAMA Psychiatry.
Environment - 21.08.2024
Mozambique forest stores huge amounts of carbon
The dry tropical forests of Africa are great at absorbing and storing carbon, explains Professor Mat Disney in The Conversation. Understanding how they do so is crucial for understanding climate change. Dry, tropical forests are often overshadowed in popular and scientific perception by wet and tall rainforests.
Health - Psychology - 21.08.2024
Increase in mental illness following severe Covid-19
A higher incidence of mental illnesses persists for up to a year following severe Covid-19 in unvaccinated people, according to a new study involving UCL researchers. The study, looking at health data from 18 million people and published in JAMA Psychiatry , investigated associations of Covid-19 with mental illnesses according to time since diagnosis and vaccination status.
Health - Life Sciences - 20.08.2024
Mother’s gut microbiome during pregnancy shapes baby’s brain development
A study in mice has found that the bacteria Bifidobacterium breve in the mother's gut during pregnancy supports healthy brain development in the fetus. Researchers have compared the development of the fetal brain in mice whose mothers had no bacteria in their gut, to those whose mothers were given Bifidobacterium breve orally during pregnancy, but had no other bacteria in their gut.
Health - 20.08.2024
Red and processed meat consumption associated with higher type 2 diabetes risk
Meat consumption, particularly consumption of processed meat and unprocessed red meat, is associated with a higher type 2 diabetes risk, an analysis of data from almost two million participants has found. Our research supports recommendations to limit the consumption of processed meat and unprocessed red meat to reduce type 2 diabetes cases in the population Nita Forouhi The findings are published today in The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology .
Pedagogy - Social Sciences - 19.08.2024
Social segregation increases where primary free schools open
On average, social segregation of students has increased in neighbourhoods where mainstream primary free schools opened, and neighbouring schools have lost students, finds a report by UCL researchers. The association between primary free schools and social segregation was relating to ethnicity, in that pupils in some areas were less likely to meet peers from other ethnic backgrounds at school than before the primary free school opened.
Earth Sciences - 16.08.2024
Scientists investigate triggers of explosive volcanic eruptions in lab simulation study
Scientists at The University of Manchester have effectively simulated how bubbles grow in volcanic magma thanks to a novel pressure vessel that can mimic the eruption process in a laboratory setting. With most volcanic activity taking place underground unobserved, for the first time scientists have been able to capture vesiculation kinetics in basaltic magmas in real time.
Health - Pharmacology - 16.08.2024
Superbug’s rapid path to antibiotic resistance
Scientists have discovered how the hospital superbug C.diff rapidly evolves resistance to the frontline drug used for treatment in the UK. Clostridioides difficile (C. diff), a type of bacteria which often affects people who have taken antibiotics, is responsible for approximately 2,000 deaths annually in the UK.
Psychology - Health - 15.08.2024
Perimenopause linked with increased risk of bipolar and major depression
Perimenopausal women are more likely to experience bipolar and major depressive disorders, according to new research by Cardiff University. In a study of 128,294 female participants from the UK, a team from the University's School of Medicine and Bipolar UK investigated whether perimenopause - the years surrounding the final menstrual period - is associated with an increased risk of developing psychiatric disorders for the first time.
Health - Life Sciences - 15.08.2024
New way to extend ’shelf life’ of blood stem cells will improve gene therapy
Researchers have discovered a way to extend the shelf life of blood stem cells outside the body for use in gene therapy, providing patients with better options and improving their outcomes. We were able to identify a key molecular pathway..that can be targeted by a drug which is already in use and is safe to use.
Life Sciences - Paleontology - 15.08.2024
How we reconstructed the ancestor of all life on Earth
Writing in The Conversation, Research Fellow Dr Sandra Álvarez-Carretero (UCL Biosciences) explains how her research offers new insights into the origin of life on Earth. Understanding how life began and evolved on Earth is a question that has fascinated humans for a long time, and modern scientists have made great advances when it comes to finding some answers.
Health - Pharmacology - 15.08.2024
New method could lower radiotherapy doses for some cancer patients
A special type of MRI scan where patients inhale 100% oxygen could result in lower radiotherapy doses for some cancer patients. The study led by scientists at The University of Manchester and The Institute of Cancer Research, London, could potentially benefit patients by using a technique called Oxygen-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (OE-MRI).
Health - Veterinary - 14.08.2024
Need for greater One Health understanding in antimicrobial resistance management
New study reveals need for greater One Health understanding in antimicrobial resistance management A new study from researchers at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC); Massey University; and AgResearch, a leading agricultural research institution in Aotearoa New Zealand, has found a need for greater engagement and collaboration between veterinarians, farmers and regulators to improve understanding and management of antimicrobial resistance and One Health amongst Aotearoa New Zealand dairy farmers.
Health - Pharmacology - 14.08.2024
Immune cell regulator discovery could lead to treatments for arthritis and severe COVID
The discovery of new regulator-affecting immune cells could lead to novel treatments to reduce inflammation in diseases, including arthritis and severe COVID-19. The new research, carried out by a large collaboration including researchers at the University of Glasgow, focused on how immune cells sense their environment -activity that triggers responses which are finely balanced, to protect against disease and infection, and to reduce cell-damaging inflammation.
History / Archeology - Chemistry - 14.08.2024
Stonehenge Altar Stone came from Scotland, not Wales
The largest "bluestone" at the heart of Stonehenge came from northern Scotland, not Wales, according to new research. Published in the journal Nature , the study analysed the age and chemistry of minerals from fragments of the Altar Stone. The findings show a remarkable similarity between the Old Red Sandstone of the Orcadian Basin in northeast Scotland and the Stonehenge Altar Stone.
Health - Life Sciences - 14.08.2024
City birds found to be carriers of antimicrobial resistant bacteria
New analysis shows birds living near humans had up to three times more antimicrobial resistant bacteria in their gut than those living in more remote areas. Research led by scientists at the Universities of Bath and Oxford has found that wild birds such as ducks and crows living close to humans, for example in cities, are likely to carry bacteria with antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
Computer Science - Innovation - 13.08.2024
Research into more efficient AI hardware and software supported by AMD donation
Imperial has received a donation from high performance and adaptive computing company AMD to support research into machine learning. made the donation in recognition of the excellent research of Professor George Constantinides and Dr Aaron Zhao in Imperial's Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
Innovation - Linguistics / Literature - 12.08.2024
AI poses no existential threat to humanity - new study finds
Large language models like ChatGPT cannot learn independently or acquire new skills, meaning they pose no existential threat to humanity. ChatGPT and other large language models (LLMs) cannot learn independently or acquire new skills, meaning they pose no existential threat to humanity, according to new research from the University of Bath and the Technical University of Darmstadt in Germany.
Life Sciences - Health - 12.08.2024
Hop to it: New research explores the muscle anatomy of frogs in relation to their movement
Researchers from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) and UCL have uncovered anatomical differences between species of frogs specialising in different locomotor styles. Jumping, swimming, burrowing, walking and climbing frogs were all found to differ significantly in the size of their small hip and shank muscles.
Environment - Earth Sciences - 09.08.2024
Historic fires trapped in Antarctic ice yield key information for climate models
Pollutants preserved in Antarctic ice document historic fires in the Southern Hemisphere, offering a glimpse at how humans have impacted the landscape and providing data that could help scientists understand future climate change. Researchers from the University of Cambridge and the British Antarctic Survey tracked fire activity over the past 150 years by measuring carbon monoxide trapped in Antarctic ice.