UCL in the media
Insulin jabs 'may do more harm than good' for diabetes sufferers over 50
A study co-authored by Professor John Yudkin (UCL Medicine) has found that treatments to reduce blood sugar levels do more harm than good in many type 2 diabetes patients, particularly older people.
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Dr David Sim (UCL History) explains how the U.S. found its place as a pre-eminent economic power.
How being switched to cheaper drugs could put you at risk
Professor Philip Patsalos (UCL Clinical & Experimental Epilepsy) comments on the potential effects of switching patients from brand name drugs to their generic counterparts.
The importance of natural sciences
Jack Ashby (UCL Grant Museum of Zoology) examines how natural history collections can be used beyond academia.
The War That Changed the World: Nationalism and the First World War
Dr Bojan Aleksov (UCL School of Slavonic & East European Studies) joins a panel at the Sarajevo War Theatre (SARTR) to discuss the drive for nationhood during World War One and its impact on nationalism to this day.
Bogus academic claims tarnish Serbia's ivory tower
Dr Eric Gordy (UCL School of Slavonic & East European Studies) comments on the Stefanovic affair, saying that the scandal underscores systemic failings in Serbia's higher education.
,Blood test could give early warning of breast cancer
A study led by Professor Martin Widschwendter (UCL Institute for Women's Health) has identified an epigenetic signature in the blood of women predisposed for breast cancer owing to an inherited genetic mutation of the BRCA1 gene.Ìý
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Professor Philippe Sands (UCL Laws) comments on the delay of the Chilcot report, which was due to be published three years ago.
David Cameron and Jean-Claude Juncker
Dr Christine Reh (UCL Political Science) comments on David Cameron's opposition to the election of Jean-Claude Juncker as the next president of the European Commission.
Nuclear blind man's buff
Professor John Finney (UCL Physics & Astronomy) explains a new means of verifying that nuclear warheads to be dismantled are genuine items and its implications for arms-control policy.
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