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A gene that causes heart defects in Down syndrome has been identified by researchers at UCL and the Francis Crick Institute. The team found that reducing the overactivity of this gene partially reversed these defects in mice, paving…

Menopausal women who regularly swim in cold water report significant improvements to their physical and mental symptoms, finds a new study led by UCL researchers. The research, published in Post Reproductive Health, surveyed 1114…

Professor Charles Swanton (UCL Cancer Institute) has been awarded the prestigious Louis-Jeantet Prize 2024 for Translational Medicine for his ground-breaking discoveries in cancer genetics and evolution. Established in 1986, the…

A commercial blood test could detect Alzheimer’s disease as accurately as standard lumbar punctures, finds a new study involving a UCL researcher. The research, published in JAMA Neurology, found that the ALZpath’s Blood-Based Test…

Head of clinical trials at the UCL Dementia Research Centre, Dr Cath Mummery, has been announced as the Director of a new network of dementia trial sites across the country. The UK government authorised £49.9 million of new funding…

Five cases of Alzheimer’s disease are believed to have arisen as a result of medical treatments decades earlier, reports a team of UCL and UCLH researchers. Alzheimer’s disease is caused by the amyloid-beta protein, and is usually a…

The Academy of Social Sciences Fellowship comprises 1,500 social scientists from academia, the public, private and third sectors. New Fellows are recognised after an independent peer process for the impact of their cross-disciplinary work…

The model was found to be as good or better at predicting an individual’s risk of getting lung cancer within five years compared to the best risk models available, and was able to do so using just a quarter of the information needed. The…

The report, published today, coincides with the launch of the Social and Affordable Housing Initiative, a coalition led by UCL, internationally renowned architects John McAslan + Partners and Dolphin Living affordable housing charity, to…

The report, ESG in the Property Finance Industry, highlights how property lenders are adopting ESG practices to improve their corporate citizenship, and explores the challenges they are facing amidst greenwashing fears and a complex and…