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Language used by mothers affects oxytocin levels of infants

7 days ago ucl.ac.uk health

People with poorer mental health are more prone to browsing negative content online, which further exacerbates their symptoms

11 days ago ucl.ac.uk psychology

Scientists have shown for the first time in mice that cell deterioration in a damaged liver can trigger a process linked to aging and impaired function, subsequently affecting other healthy organs in the body

19 days ago ucl.ac.uk biology

A study tracking 8,442 adults aged 50 and above in England over 10 years found higher education, better occupation, and increased wealth can lower the risk of cognitive impairment or dementia in later life (having post-secondary education was linked to a 43% reduction in risk)

30 days ago ucl.ac.uk

AI can predict study results better than human experts

6 days ago ucl.ac.uk ai

Using a record frequency range of 5-150GHz, researchers hit wireless speeds of 938 Gigabits per second (Gb/s), nearly 10,000 times faster than the UK’s average 5G speed of 100Mb/s

47 days ago ucl.ac.uk

Cool, light-colored roofs could have reduced London's 2018 average temps by 0.8°C, potentially preventing 249 of the 786 heat-related deaths (32%)

2 months ago ucl.ac.uk health

Demographer's work debunking regions of exceptional lifespan wins Ig Nobel Prize

2 months ago ucl.ac.uk

Study of 311,892 people from eight European countries over an average of 10.9 years found every 10% increase in ultra-processed foods in a person's diet is linked to a 17% rise in type 2 diabetes risk

2 months ago ucl.ac.uk diabetes health

A new wearable brain imaging headgear for babies found unexpected activity in the prefrontal cortex (an area that processes emotions), in response to social stimuli, appearing to confirm that babies start processing what’s happening to them in social situations as early as 5 months old

2 months ago ucl.ac.uk brain neuroscience

Weight loss surgery may reduce the risk of developing heart failure for people living with obesity by improving blood flow through their heart muscle

3 months ago ucl.ac.uk health

Routine blood test results could expedite cancer diagnosis in individuals with stomach pain or bloating, resulting in a 16% rise in urgent referrals for previously undiagnosed cancer cases

4 months ago ucl.ac.uk cancer

Painting roofs white or covering them with a reflective coating would be more effective at cooling cities like London than vegetation-covered “green roofs,” street-level vegetation or solar panels

4 months ago ucl.ac.uk environment

Structure and function of the kidneys altered by space flight, with galactic radiation causing permanent damage that would jeopardise any mission to Mars, according to a new study led by researchers from UCL

5 months ago ucl.ac.uk biology flight

Potassium depletion in soil threatens global crop yields

7 months ago ucl.ac.uk environment

Carbon beads help restore healthy gut microbiome and reduce liver disease progression, with a positive impact on liver, kidney and brain function in rats and mice

7 months ago ucl.ac.uk brain disease medicine

Chronic kidney disease patients living in the hottest countries experienced an additional 8% drop in kidney function each year compared to those living in temperate climates, finds a new study

8 months ago ucl.ac.uk disease environment

Poor spatial navigation could predict Alzheimer’s disease years or even decades before the onset of symptoms like cognitive problems or memory loss

9 months ago ucl.ac.uk disease neuroscience

Industrial pollution leaves its mark in Mediterranean corals. Corals showed a significant increase in SCP contamination between about 1969 and 1992

9 months ago ucl.ac.uk environment

Study suggests that colours fade as people age, as the brain of older people is less responsive to the saturation levels of colours within the primary visual cortex

10 months ago ucl.ac.uk brain health

Financial stress is the most harmful type of stress to biological health, according to a study conducted on 4,934 individuals from the UK aged 50 and over.

10 months ago ucl.ac.uk health

Review of genetic data from 21 study with nearly one million study participants found more than 50 new genetic loci and 205 novel genes that are associated with depression, opening a potential target for drugs to treat depression

10 months ago ucl.ac.uk genetics

By exploiting mRNA technology used in Covid-19 vaccines, scientists have created, in a mouse model, an effective therapy to correct a rare liver genetic disease (argininosuccinic aciduria), demonstrating the technology’s potential therapeutic use in people

10 months ago ucl.ac.uk covid disease genetics medicine mrna

New theory seeks to unite Einstein's gravity with quantum mechanics

12 months ago ucl.ac.uk physics

Researchers developed a re-usable vest with 256 sensors that can map the electrical activity of the heart in fine detail and could potentially be used to better identify people at high risk of sudden cardiac death

11 months ago ucl.ac.uk engineering

Reducing oxygen levels in critically ill children on mechanical ventilators in intensive care could save tens of young lives each year, finds a new study led by researchers at UCL and Great Ormond Street Hospital.

12 months ago ucl.ac.uk health

Despite pressures facing young families, parents take precious moments to play with their babies: 4 in 5 primary caregivers of 9-month-old babies reported cuddling, talking and playing with their little one several times a day, in the first national UK study of babies in over 2 decades…