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Health - Psychology - 25.04.2025
Belgium's euthanasia trends dispute 'slippery slope' argument
Belgium’s euthanasia trends dispute ’slippery slope’ argument
Writing in The Conversation, Dr Jacques Wels (UCL MRC Unit for Lifelong Health & Ageing) explores Belgium's euthanasia trends and the lessons that can be learned, from regulation to the importance of robust data monitoring from the outset.

Health - Pharmacology - 25.04.2025
UCL spinout Autolus gains UK licence for cancer therapy
UCL spinout Autolus gains UK licence for cancer therapy

Health - 25.04.2025
A Waiting Game: Life Beyond the Pink Ribbon

Health - Innovation - 24.04.2025
Breathing easy: the future of healthcare ventilation
Breathing easy: the future of healthcare ventilation
Following on from his 2022 paper on indoor infection risk , Dr Amir Keshmiri is now taking his research into a clinical setting.

Health - Environment - 24.04.2025
London’s low emission zones save lives and money
There has been a 18.5% reduction in sick leave in Greater London following LEZ implementation compared to areas in England without low emission zones. New research from the University of Bath has revealed that Greater London's clean air policies-the Low Emission Zone (LEZ) and the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) are not only improving the city's environment but are also delivering significant measurable public health and economic benefits.

Pharmacology - Health - 24.04.2025
New research from the RVC on India’s antibiotic regulation identifies framework for policy development in livestock
The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has led novel research on India's 2019 ban on the use of colistin in livestock, providing a framework to approach the regulation of other critically important groups of antibiotics being used in livestock.

Health - Life Sciences - 23.04.2025
Smart brain implants are helping people with Parkinson's and other disorders
Smart brain implants are helping people with Parkinson’s and other disorders
Writing in The Conversation, Professor Vlasimir Litvak (UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology) discusses how advances in adaptive deep brain stimulation are being used to treat Parkinson's. Although the brain is our most complex organ, the ways to treat it have historically been rather simple. Typically, surgeons lesioned (damaged) a structure or a pathway in the hope that this would "correct the imbalance" that led to the disease.

Health - Innovation - 23.04.2025
Exploring the potential of AI in Scotland’s public health and healthcare systems
A report that sheds light on the transformative possibilities and important considerations in the adoption of AI within Scotland's Public Health and healthcare systems has been published by the Glasgow Centre for Population Health (GCPH).

Health - Pharmacology - 23.04.2025
New system could help reduce unnecessary surgery to prevent strokes
New system could help reduce unnecessary surgery to prevent strokes
Researchers at UCL have tested a new scoring system to measure the risk of stroke in patients with narrowed arteries due to atherosclerosis, which could prevent unnecessary surgeries and stents. Atherosclerosis is a condition where the blood vessels become narrowed and hardened due to the buildup of plaque, including in the carotid arteries, which carry blood from the heart to the brain.

Health - Innovation - 23.04.2025
Glasgow to host UK pandemic prevention conference

Pharmacology - Health - 22.04.2025
New ultrasound drug delivery system found to be highly effective against bacterial biofilms
Researchers at the University of Oxford have developed a new drug delivery system using ultrasound-activated nanoparticles to break through and destroy bacterial biofilms. This offers a promising solution that could address the global crisis of chronic antibiotic-resistant infections affecting hundreds of millions of people worldwide.

Health - Pharmacology - 22.04.2025
People with health issues denied medication in police custody
People in police custody with health issues are regularly put at risk because medication is delayed or unavailable.

Health - Life Sciences - 18.04.2025
Throwing a ’spanner in the works’ of our cells’ machinery could help fight cancer, fatty liver disease... and hair loss
Fifty years since its discovery, scientists have finally worked out how a molecular machine found in mitochondria, the 'powerhouses' of our cells, allows us to make the fuel we need from sugars, a process vital to all life on Earth.

Health - Veterinary - 17.04.2025
Shelling out the facts: New RVC study reveals most common health disorders of tortoises in the UK
New research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has revealed beak abnormalities, overgrown nails and shell abnormalities as the most common health disorders affecting pet tortoises, terrapins and turtles in the UK. As the largest study of its kind, these findings identify several key areas through which the welfare of these animals can be improved and highlight the value of greater awareness amongst owners and veterinary teams to ensure the wellbeing of these species is protected.

Life Sciences - Health - 17.04.2025
Warwick life scientist and microbiologist awarded prestigious BBSRC Fellowship

Health - Life Sciences - 16.04.2025
Common genetic variants linked to drug-resistant epilepsy
Certain common genetic changes might make some people with focal epilepsy less responsive to seizure medications, finds a new global study led by researchers at UCL and UTHealth Houston. Focal epilepsy is a condition where seizures start in one part of the brain. It is the most common type of epilepsy.

Health - Pharmacology - 15.04.2025
Afternoon could be best time for asthma inhaler
Afternoon could be best time for asthma inhaler
A mid-afternoon puff could be the best way to get the most out of your asthma inhaler according to a new study led by University of Manchester researchers. The study, funded by the Jon Moulton Charity Trust, found that a dose of inhaled beclomethasone - known as Clenil Modulite or the 'brown' steroid inhaler in the UK- could lead to better clinical outcomes if taken between 3pm and 4pm.

Health - 15.04.2025
UCL eye specialist helps save sight of 24 wounded Bangladeshi students
UCL eye specialist helps save sight of 24 wounded Bangladeshi students

Health - Innovation - 15.04.2025
Government Chief Medical Officer Professor Chris Whitty visits University of Bath
Government Chief Medical Officer Professor Chris Whitty visits University of Bath

Health - Career - 15.04.2025
NHS staff take first steps towards research careers
NHS staff take first steps towards research careers

Health - Social Sciences - 15.04.2025
Philosophy study suggests ’negligent racism’ shaped global Covid-19 response
Were the lockdown policies implemented around the globe during the Covid-19 pandemic racist? A thought-provoking new paper by our Philosophy Professor Alex Broadbent and Pieter Streicher of the University of Johannesburg, argues that lockdowns during Covid-19 were racist.

Health - 15.04.2025
Brisk walking pace and time spent at this speed may lower risk of heart rhythm abnormalities
A brisk walking pace, and the amount of time spent at this speed, may lower the risk of heart rhythm abnormalities, such as atrial fibrillation, tachycardia (rapid heartbeat), and bradycardia (very slow heartbeat), finds research led by the University of Glasgow and published online in the journal Heart .

Pharmacology - Health - 14.04.2025
Combination of drugs could prevent thousands of heart attacks
Patients who receive an add-on medication soon after a heart attack have a significantly better prognosis than those who receive it later, or not all. These are the findings of a new study from researchers at Lund University in Sweden and Imperial College London. Their analysis suggests that treating patients earlier with a combination of statins and the cholesterol-lowering drug ezetimibe could prevent thousands of new heart attacks over a decade.

Health - Life Sciences - 14.04.2025
Lab-on-Chip innovator Dr Despina Moschou elected to EAMBES
Lab-on-Chip innovator Dr Despina Moschou elected to EAMBES

Health - Pharmacology - 11.04.2025
Commentary: Measles outbreaks in US and Canada show that MMR vaccines are needed more than ever

Health - 11.04.2025
Increase in alcohol deaths in England an 'acute crisis'
Increase in alcohol deaths in England an ’acute crisis’
The persistent higher rate of alcohol deaths in England since the pandemic in 2020 is an "acute crisis" requiring urgent action from government, according to a new study led by researchers at UCL and the University of Sheffield.

Health - Pharmacology - 10.04.2025
UCL cemented as global leader in developing and trialling advanced medicinal therapies
UCL cemented as global leader in developing and trialling advanced medicinal therapies

Health - Career - 09.04.2025
New research to support a thriving health and care workforce is launched
The University of Bath is supporting a new research partnership that has received £5 million in funding to address staff shortages in same-day and urgent care.

Health - Sport - 09.04.2025
High levels of oral disease identified among academy football players
High levels of oral disease identified among academy football players
Young footballers have significantly worse oral health and disease than others of a similar age, finds a new study of elite English football academies led by UCL researchers. The study, published in the BMJ Open Sport and Exercise Medicine , found higher levels of oral disease in both male and female players, with causal factors including poor oral hygiene (brushing/flossing), sugary sports and fizzy drink consumption, and stress (possibly due to a high-performance environment) that can cause teeth grinding and lead to decay.

Health - Life Sciences - 07.04.2025
One in 3,000 people at risk of punctured lung from faulty gene - almost 100 times higher than previous estimate
As many as one in 3,000 people could be carrying a faulty gene that significantly increases their risk of a punctured lung, according to new estimates from Cambridge researchers.

Environment - Health - 07.04.2025
Exposure to air pollution may harm brain health of older adults
Exposure to air pollution may harm brain health of older adults
Long-term exposure to high levels of air pollution may harm the brain health of older adults in England, finds a new study led by UCL researchers. The research, published in The Journals of Gerontology: Series A , found that exposure to nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ) and fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) is linked to lower scores in key cognitive abilities, particularly language skills.

Health - Life Sciences - 07.04.2025
Two early career bioscientists will tackle health challenges with prestigious award

Health - Career - 07.04.2025
University of Glasgow researchers among Academy of Medical Sciences ’emerging scientific leaders’

Health - Pharmacology - 07.04.2025
Promising treatment for sclerosteosis patients
Promising treatment for sclerosteosis patients
New research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has identified porcupine inhibition - a strategy that blocks a key bone-related signalling pathway (Wnt) - as a promising pharmacological treatment for severe sclerosteosis.

Life Sciences - Health - 04.04.2025
Scientists cast new light on how fasting impacts the immune system
Scientists cast new light on how fasting impacts the immune system
New research from The University of Manchester may reshape our understanding of what happens to the immune system when we fast. Funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), the study on mice shows that the brain's hypothalamus controls how the immune system adapts during fasting, through a handful of highly specialized neurons responsible for making animals hungry.

Health - 04.04.2025
Secondary pupils in England among the least emotionally engaged with school
Pupils in English secondary schools have some of the lowest school engagement rates around the world, with rates dropping amongst the fastest following the pandemic, report UCL researchers who analysed data in the recent Trends in International Maths and Science study.

Health - Veterinary - 03.04.2025
New RVC VetCompass research offers insights into clinical management and welfare impacts of rabbit dental disease
A team of researchers within the VetCompass Programme at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) studying dental disease in rabbits under primary veterinary care have identified common clinical signs for rabbits experiencing dental disease and assessed veterinary diagnostic and treatment methods.

Health - Innovation - 03.04.2025
Life-saving technology detects patients in early, curable stages of liver cancer
Life-saving technology detects patients in early, curable stages of liver cancer

Health - Pharmacology - 03.04.2025
Predicting older people's frailty helps doctors intervene earlier
Predicting older people’s frailty helps doctors intervene earlier
Researchers at UCL and the University of Leeds have updated the Electronic Frailty Index (eFI) to help more accurately identify older people's frailty and intervene earlier.

Innovation - Health - 03.04.2025
Innovation Accelerator Transforms Greater Manchester region: Boosting Economy, Jobs, and Health Outcomes
Innovation Accelerator Transforms Greater Manchester region: Boosting Economy, Jobs, and Health Outcomes

Career - Health - 02.04.2025
Women and LGBTQ+ workers face greatest risk of workplace abuse
Nearly one in seven UK workers experienced some form of workplace abuse over the last year, with women and LGBTQ+ workers at the most risk, finds a report led by a UCL researcher. The report, How Common is Workplace Abuse? is part of the Skills and Employment Survey 2024 , an analysis of working habits in the UK.

Health - Life Sciences - 02.04.2025
Imperial’s Gina Cuomo-Dannenburg elected prestigious Schmidt Science Fellow

Health - Career - 02.04.2025
UCL early career researchers selected as 2025 Schmidt Science Fellows
UCL early career researchers selected as 2025 Schmidt Science Fellows

Health - Environment - 01.04.2025
Bath launches UK's first water monitoring centre to act as early-warning system for community health
Bath launches UK’s first water monitoring centre to act as early-warning system for community health
We're launching the UK's first early-warning public health surveillance system based on detecting traces of chemicals and biological markers found in water.

Health - Innovation - 31.03.2025
University makes Health Service Journal awards final
University makes Health Service Journal awards final

Health - Psychology - 31.03.2025
Play ’humanises’ paediatric care and should be key feature of a child-friendly NHS - report
The Cambridge report argues that play should be a recognised component of children's healthcare in the Government's forthcoming 10-year plan for the NHS.

Health - Pharmacology - 31.03.2025
£5.5m research funding to transform bowel cancer care

Health - Veterinary - 31.03.2025
New research from the RVC finds no strong link between rabbit ear type or head shape and dental problems
A new study from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has found there's no substantial link between popular conformation in rabbits, including floppy ears or flat faces, and an increased risk of dental problems.

Innovation - Health - 28.03.2025
Smartphone bans alone fail to equip children for healthy use of technology
Smartphone bans alone fail to equip children for healthy use of technology
International team argues for helping children to develop skills to participate in digital society while protecting from harm Banning smartphone and social media access alone fails to equip children for healthy use of technology, argues a group of international experts.

Health - 27.03.2025
Three researchers given prestigious research positions
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