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Writing in The Conversation, Dr Rafael Chiaravalloti (UCL Anthropology) and Dr Thais Morcatty (UCL Geography) discuss their special issue of Conservation Biology, "The Evolution of People Centred Conservation in Brazil".

A daily pill can prolong the lives of people with a "stiff heart" condition called cardiac amyloidosis who have also had surgery to replace a narrowed heart valve, according to a new study led by researchers at UCL and MedUni Vienna.

Astronomers at UCL and the University of Warwick, as part of a global collaboration including partners in Chile, USA and Europe, have discovered the smallest known star to host a transiting giant planet, which should not exist under leading planet formation theories.

A daily pill can prolong the lives of people with a "stiff heart" condition called cardiac amyloidosis who have also had surgery to replace a narrowed heart valve, according to a new study led by researchers at UCL and MedUni Vienna. Aortic valve narrowing (aortic stenosis), the narrowing of the valve between the heart's left pumping chamber and the main artery, is often accompanied by cardiac amyloidosis, where misfolded proteins are deposited in the heart muscle.

Whole-class mental health sessions in schools have a small but significant effect in reducing depression and anxiety symptoms, according to new analysis led by researchers at UCL and Anna Freud. The analysis, published in the journal Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry , combined results from 71 existing studies involving 63,041 young people aged eight to 18.

Writing in Drug Target Review, Professor Stefan Trapp (UCL Biosciences) reveals how GLP-1's dual role in the brain and gut could transform obesity treatment. For decades, researchers have explored how our bodies regulate hunger and satiety. A central player in this system is glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1), a hormone originally known for its role in regulating blood sugar.

A new artificial intelligence (AI) test can identify which men with prostate cancer will benefit most from the life-extending drug abiraterone, in clinical trial results presented by scientists from UCL and the Institute of Cancer Research.

The process of necrosis, a form of cell death, may represent one of the most promising ways to change the course of human aging, disease and even space travel, according to a new study from researchers at UCL, drug discovery company LinkGevity and the European Space Agency (ESA).

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and UCL have analysed ancient DNA from Borrelia recurrentis, a type of bacteria that causes relapsing fever, pinpointing when it evolved to spread through lice rather than ticks, and how it gained and lost genes in the process.

To mark the launch of a new UCL Policy Lab project, This Place Matters, new research reveals the extensive social cohesion challenges facing modern Britain.

The deadline for completing Part 2 of the survey has been extended to Friday, 30 May. Read about some of the key findings from the programme so far and how your feedback is informing UCL's strategic priorities.

Writing in The Conversation, Professor Alice Bradbury, Professor Gemma Moss and Dr Sinead Harmey (Ioe, UCL's Faculty of Education & Society) explain how their research shows that teachers recognised straight away how the pandemic was affecting the children they taught.