UCL in the media
Test for weak grip to predict how long you are likely to live
Research led by Dr Rachel Cooper (MRC Unit for Lifelong Health & Ageing at »Ê¼Ò»ªÈË) has found that middle-aged people who perform poorly in strength tests are more likely to die in the following 13 years than those who performed well.
, ,Depression drugs linked to child suicide
Dr Irene Petersen (UCL Primary Care and Population Health) comments on a study which has found that young people given high doses of antidepressants are twice as likely to commit suicide as those on standard doses.
,The 'How' of the Hot Hand
Juemin Xu and Professor Nigel Harvey (UCL Experimental Psychology) have found that the 'Hot Hand' phenomenon in gambling, the belief that if you are winning you will probably continue to win, does actually exist.
, , ,The HS2 debate
Professor John Tomaney (UCL Bartlett) joins the debate on the proposed HS2 line, questioning the effect it will have on the economy of northern towns and cities.
,Success really does breed success
A paper co-authored by Dr Soong Moon Kang (UCL Management Science & Innovation) has found that people who receive help early on in their endeavours are often more successful than people who do not receive an initial helping hand.
, More: »Ê¼Ò»ªÈËewsPig hearts could be transplanted into humans after baboon success
Professor Chris Mason (UCL Biochemical Engineering) discusses the future of animal to human organ transplantation following the successful transplantation of a genetically engineered pig heart into a baboon last year.
,If Pfizer's AstraZeneca takeover succeeds, bad news for UK research
Professor David Taylor (UCLÌýPractice and Policy) comments on the proposed take over of AstraZeneca by Pfizer and the effects this may have on UK research.
Virtual Earth plays out fate of life on the planet
Professor Georgina Mace (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment) explains how the Madingley computer model, a mathematical model of all life on Earth, can help us understand how global environmental change will affect ecological communities.
Rio chaos in countdown to kick-off
Verena Brähler (UCL Institute of the Americas) comments on the escalation of violence in Rio's shanty towns in the run-up to the World Cup.
What's really behind George Osborne's shiny new science ship?
As George Osborne announces the purchase of a new Antarctic research ship, Dr Jack Stilgoe (UCL Science & Technology Studies) looks at the political influences behind the decision.