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Published in Radiology, the research is an important step towards making MRIs available to all men who need one. Improved MRI imaging will allow clinicians to rule out cancer in more cases without resorting to tissue biopsy, as…

The new PLOS One study found that modifiable risk factors—including hypertension, obesity, diabetes, low HDL (high-density lipoprotein) cholesterol and sleep disorders—have different impacts on dementia risk for different ethnic groups.…

Professor Geraint Rees (UCL Vice-Provost, Research, Innovation & Global Engagement) and Kirsty Walker (UCL Vice-President, External Engagement) attended both Conservative and Labour Party Conferences and met with Ministers including the…

The study, published in The Lancet and launched at the Scientific Meeting of the International Federation of Obstetricians and Gynecologists in Paris, found that public health policies for adolescents in LMICs focused on pregnancy…

Published in Science Advances, the study explores the intricate interplay between climate change, land use change, and their impact on pollinator biodiversity, ultimately revealing significant implications for global crop pollination.…

It has been claimed that polygenic risk scores will transform the prediction and prevention of common diseases. Companies have already been established that sell polygenic risk score testing services. Polygenic risk score testing is also…

The London Social Venture Fund is led by UCL and Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) and will launch this autumn. The initiative will lay the foundations for a self-sustaining social venture fund, providing early funding for new London…

Since its inception in 2016, the Mandarin Excellence Programme has empowered more than 11,000 young learners in England on the path to fluency in Mandarin Chinese. Funded by the Department for Education and delivered by the IOE, UCL’s…

The team, consisting of six academics at UCL, Imperial College London, the University of Northumberland and Università degli Studi di Torino, were honoured for their role in discovering the first solid-state room-temperature masers in…

Historically, poor sleep has been seen as a side effect of mental ill health, but this study found that the link between sleep and mental illness is more complex. The study, published in the journal Translational Psychiatry, analysed…