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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. The research team found that public perceptions of e-cigarettes had…

The research, published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association, used virtual reality to test the spatial navigation of 100 asymptomatic midlife adults, aged 43-66, from the PREVENT-Dementia prospective…

Established in 2022, the MRC Impact Prize recognises individuals or teams who are making outstanding contributions to health and society through their research. Dr Harrison and Dr Francesconi are shortlisted in the Early Career Impact…

The winning image was submitted by PhD student, Giada Benedetti (UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health), and shows “The explosive potential of gastrointestinal organoids”. For the third National Institute for Health and Care…

With a particular focus on resource efficiency of metals, construction and critical materials, the International Centre of Excellence on Sustainable Resource Management in the Circular Economy will pioneer projects that will develop the…

Minister Retailleau and Her Excellency Hélène Tréheux-Duchêne, French Ambassador to the UK, were joined by Professor Alain Fuchs, President of Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL) and fellow academics to meet PhD students from UCL and…

The two will expand support available to trailblazing deep tech and digital startups, reflecting changing demands in London and the UK entrepreneurship ecosystem. WilbeLAB, part of venture operator Wilbe Group that supports academic…

The study, published in Nature Medicine, documents the first time that complex cell models, called organoids, have been grown from human stem cells during an active pregnancy. These ‘mini-organs’ also retain the baby’s biological…

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…

The REGAIN trial, the results of which were published in Nature Communications, was the first study of a treatment aimed at restoring lost hearing, focusing on a drug with the technical name gamma secretase inhibitor LY3056480. The…