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Abortion is still a crime in most countries. A new legal paradigm would change the lives of millions of women It took 30 years of activism for Ireland to legalise abortion.

In a world where women's health disparities persist, UCL is championing initiatives that prioritise the holistic wellbeing of women at every stage of life.

A groundbreaking, first-of-its-kind clinical trial in dogs could offer new hope for pets and their owners impacted by canine epilepsy.

In a world where women's health disparities persist, UCL is championing initiatives that prioritise the holistic wellbeing of women at every stage of life.

There are around five times more people smoking non-cigarette tobacco in England now than there were a decade ago, according to a new study led by UCL researchers. The research, funded by Cancer Research UK and published today in Nicotine and Tobacco Research , revealed that in 2013, there were around 151,200 exclusive non-cigarette tobacco users, but by September 2023, this figure had risen to around 772,800.

Researchers from the University of Glasgow have contributed to a new Lancet 2024 series which warns about the overmedicalisation of menopause, calling for a new approach to how society views menopause and supports women as they age.

This news story signposts a report and campaign on the safety of women experiencing homelessness in Manchester that are the product of two events on women's homelessness at the University of Manchester in the last year.

Today marks the first day of UCL Women's Health Week 2024. VPEE Student Writer, Nicole Tan, discusses some of the ways we can empower ourselves to have the knowledge and confidence to take control of our health.

New research from UCL suggests that exclusion and truancy are intrinsically linked to children's poor mental health. Dr Aase Villadsen (Ioe, Faculty of Education) explores how programmes to develop student commitment to learning can tackle both problems in The Conversation. In the aftermath of the pandemic there has been a  substantial increase  in the number of students who are absent from school in the UK, and children are reporting  higher levels  of mental ill health than ever before.

A new Imperial College London project will help develop custom-made 3D printed breathing masks for children using ventilators at home.

The First Lady of Ukraine and the UK Prime Minister's wife visited Imperial College London's Centre for Paediatric Blast Injury Studies at White City. First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska and the Prime Minister's wife Akshata Murty toured the Centre , which is the world's first research hub dedicated to studying and providing lifesaving innovations to children injured by explosive weapons.

Eye-catching images by researchers at UCL and Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) that highlight "A Moment of Discovery" have been showcased as part of an annual competition. The winning image was submitted by PhD candidate, Giada Benedetti (UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health), and shows "The explosive potential of gastrointestinal organoids".

A new study aimed at women planning their first pregnancy has begun recruitment in Glasgow.

More than half of smokers in England wrongly believe that vaping is more harmful or as harmful as smoking, according to a new study led by UCL researchers. The study, published in the journal JAMA Network Open and funded by Cancer Research UK, looked at survey responses from 28,393 smokers in England between 2014 and 2023.

New research describes the patterns of COVID-19 outbreaks in Scotland's care homes, beyond the first wave of infections.

A new test to help diagnose a condition that can lead to oesophageal cancer - developed by Cambridge researchers and trialled by the NHS - has reduced the need for invasive endoscopy in thousands of low-risk patients.

A new study by the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has revealed early indications that feeding a particular commercial feedstuff to horses suffering from Equine Squamous Gastric Disease (ESGD) aids the prevention of disease recurrence.

Researchers continue to make major contributions to some of Europe's biggest research projects through Horizon Europe.

New findings from a three-year observational extension of the landmark Diabetes Remission Clinical Trial DiRECT reveal that, for those in remission from type 2 diabetes at the end of year two of the original study, 26% still remained in remission at year five. The overall remission rate was 13% of those with data at 5 years.

New guidance from The University of Bath could help autistic adolescents living with chronic pain, get better treatment.

A new study from the University of Warwick exposes the stark disparities within society that have long supressed the voices of marginalised women dealing with postnatal depression. Titled "The Last Taboo of Motherhood?", and funded by the Wellcome Trust, the project sheds light on how societal structures have stigmatised working-class, unmarried, teenage, disabled, lesbian, and ethnic minority mothers in the delivery of maternity care and responses to maternal mental health throughout the 20 century.

Cambridge mathematicians have developed a set of resources for students and teachers that will help them understand how maths can help tackle infectious diseases.

Cambridge mathematicians have developed a set of resources for students and teachers that will help them understand how maths can help tackle infectious diseases.

Here's a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial. From a partnership to provide accommodation scholarships for care experienced and estranged students, to research on how arthropods could adapt to climate change, here is some quick-read news from across Imperial. Rent-free scholarships Imperial has partnered with the Unite Foundation to support three accommodation scholarships for care experienced and estranged undergraduate students starting in the 2024/25 academic year.

There is an urgent need to address inequality in health services, especially mental health provision, for young people with developmental language disorder (DLD), argue a team led by UCL researchers.

Here's a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial. From a partnership to provide accommodation scholarships for care experienced and estranged students, to research on how arthropods could adapt to climate change, here is some quick-read news from across Imperial. Rent-free scholarships Imperial has partnered with the Unite Foundation to support three accommodation scholarships for care experienced and estranged undergraduate students starting in the 2024/25 academic year.

Imperial and US scientists are spearheading a multi-institution network to research bacterial cause of sepsis and heart damage in children.

Delays in diagnosing melanoma due to Covid-19 lockdown may have contributed to over 100,000 years of life lost across Europe and over £6bn in costs, mainly indirectly due to loss of productivity, finds a new study led by UCL and University Hospital of Basel researchers. The authors of the new JAMA Network Open paper say their findings show how vital early detection of cancer can be, while also highlighting the importance of considering unintended side effects in any future pandemic planning.

Common human coronaviruses circulate twice yearly in Malawi, in contrast to annual winter peaks in more temperate climates, according to new data. The latest study, led by researchers at the MRC-University of Glasow Centre for Virus Research (CVR) and published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases, may shed some light as to how SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, may circulate in Southern Africa in future years.