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A drug mimicking the hormone progesterone has anti-cancer activity when used together with conventional anti-oestrogen treatment for women with breast cancer, a new Cambridge-led trial has found. In the two-week window that we looked at, adding a progestin made the anti-oestrogen treatment more effective at slowing tumour growth.

Artificial intelligence (AI), using a simple blood test combined with standard brain images has, for the first time, been able to identify two biologically distinct types of multiple sclerosis (MS), in research led by UCL and Queen Square Analytics, a UCL spin out company. For the study, published in the journal Brain , researchers looked at blood levels of a special protein called serum neurofilament light chain (sNfL), which indicates the level of nerve cell damage and acts as a useful measure of how active the disease is.

Healthy, sustainable school meals could cut undernourishment, reduce diet-related deaths and significantly lower environmental impacts, according to a new modelling study led by a UCL researcher.

Manchester researchers have developed a systematic methodology to test whether AI can think logically in biomedical research, helping to ensure safer, more reliable applications in healthcare innovation. As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly embedded in biomedical research, questions remain about how well these systems can reason logically with complex scientific information.

In an era where AI plays a major role in accountancy, Manchester researchers are exploring how generative AI is changing professional decision-making and developing a framework to help accountants balance efficiency with human expertise.

Manchester researchers are using AI to map shifting supply chains in the global battery industry, revealing how technology, policy and geopolitics shape resilience and strategic decision-making.

Writing for The Conversation, Professor Eamon McCrory (UCL Psychology and Languages) PhD candidate Ritika Chokhani (UCL Division of Psychiatry) explain how "social thinning" has reduced social options for many young people.

The week after the autumn clock change is associated with a modest reduction in demand for NHS services for sleep disorders, cardiovascular disease, anxiety, depression, and psychiatric conditions in England, finds a study led by UCL and University of Bristol researchers. However, there is little evidence that the spring clock change has any short term effect on the number of health conditions, say the authors of the paper, published in the Christmas issue of  The BMJ.

Highlights included breakthroughs in Huntington's disease, cancer and sight loss, as well as the first ever views of the south pole of the Sun and life under an Antarctic ice shelf January The year began, as it did in 2023, with a visit from Sir Keir Starmer.

Americans living in political "swing states" have a significantly louder voice in national trade policy - effectively making their votes worth more than others - according to a new study published in the Journal of International Economics.

An international assessment report provides definitive statements on the atmospheric impacts from a huge volcanic eruption in 2022.

The failure of governments to agree with leading scientists on a major United Nations' report "risks impeding timely action on environmental goals", UCL and other academics say in a new article.

The identity of a Roman-era individual found in southern England has finally been resolved after scientists at UCL and the Natural History Museum were able to sequence high quality DNA from her skeletal remains. Once theorised to have origins in sub-Saharan Africa or possibly the Mediterranean, the first comprehensive scientific study to be carried out on the Beachy Head Woman has now revealed that her origins were in fact much closer to home.

A major new centre, led by UCL researchers, will seek to improve how clinical trials are run, cutting years off the time it takes to bring life-saving treatments to patients.

A new AI model could help radiologists identify brain abnormalities in MRI scans for neurological conditions such as stroke, multiple sclerosis and brain tumours, in a new study from researchers at UCL and King's College London.