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Increasing our level of physical fitness leads to a bigger release of brain-boosting proteins following one session of exercise, a new study led by a UCL researcher has found. The study, published in  Brain Research , took a group of inactive unfit participants through a 12-week training programme of cycling three times per week and made them fitter.

Six out of 10 older people in England view climate change as a serious risk, with only one in 17 (5.8%) dismissive of climate change concerns, according to a new study led by UCL researchers. The study, published in The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences , looked at survey responses from 6,572 people in England aged 50 and over who were asked to rate their agreement or disagreement with statements about climate change.

Researchers have shed new light on how a unusual rock formation in Oman was created, which could reveal new details about the Earth's ability to store carbon dioxide (CO2) for millions of years. The study, led by Keele University, in collaboration with The University of Manchester and University of Ottawa, looked at geological evidence from Oman to better understand processes that occur in subduction zones - where one of the Earth's tectonic plates sinks beneath another due to the plates colliding together.

Until now, the following has been true for metastatic pancreatic cancer: Once the tumour has spread, local treatment such as surgery is usually no longer an option.

Underground, intricate networks of soil fungi underpin the functioning of terrestrial ecosystems.

Meet the UCL Change Builders helping to drive progress for our community of staff, students and partners.

Digital polarisation is often explained by the idea of the filter bubble: the notion that people are stuck in a stable information environment that confirms their existing beliefs.

Industrial pollution is often seen as a problem that can be solved with new regulations, stricter standards or better enforcement.

VHLGenetics invested in an advanced Aviti sequencer in autumn 2025, while WUR-Bioscience guarantees a minimum number of runs per year.

Emerging medical technologies are testing how law regulates ownership, data and responsibility when devices become part of the person.

O A page from the Archimedes Palimpsest, considered lost for several decades, has been identified by a CNRS researcher at the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Blois.

ISTA Professor Andela Šaric & colleagues receive FWF grant for pioneering scientific work The Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) is part of a new research project funded by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) with 5.1 million Euro as part of the excellent=austria initiative.

Under the EPFL-led ADOPT project, researchers are combining AI satellite-image recognition with drift prediction models to improve the collection of plastic debris in the ocean. The technology has passed the proof-of-concept stage and is ready for field testing. Being able to identify and track floating masses of debris is critical to ocean clean-up efforts.

A 'smart pillow' which enables people to access digital content at bedtime without looking at screens could help cut down on problematic evening smartphone use, its inventors say.

Quantum computers often require hundreds of components for a single reliable qubit, making scaling up complicated and expensive.

Jane Ohlmeyer , Trinity College Dublin , for The Conversation Irish politician Thomas Gould has become a bit of star in the Caribbean after a video of him speaking in the Irish parliament drew comments for the surprising similarity of his Cork accent to the Jamaican one.

Experts are warning that far from being over-diagnosed, people with ADHD are waiting too long for assessment, support and treatment.

Researchers create a never-before-seen molecule and prove its exotic nature with quantum computing An international team of scientists from IBM, The University of Manchester, Oxford University, ETH Zurich, EPFL and the University of Regensburg have created and characterized a molecule unlike any previously known - one whose electrons travel through its structure in a corkscrew-like pattern that fundamentally alters its chemical behavior.

To address persistent concerns about harassment, boundary violation and user safety in digital dating spaces, a research team led by the University of Waterloo has launched an  interactive Safety Map  to coincide with International Women's Day.

Around seven in ten (68%) young adults who are part of generation Z report binge drinking in the past year, with almost a third (29%) regularly consuming six or more alcoholic drinks in one sitting, according to new UCL research. For the study, researchers from the UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies analysed data from nearly 10,000 people born across the UK in 2000-02 who are taking part in the Millennium Cohort Study.

WOMEN'S HEALTH Many women lack sufficient knowledge about menopause, which has long been an under-prioritized topic.

The world's longest continuously running birth cohort study, which follows thousands of participants born in the first week of March 1946 and is hosted by UCL, is celebrating its 80th birthday.

Fatigue, concentration problems, muscle weakness and sensory overload: many people still experience persistent symptoms after a coronavirus infection.

Women philanthropists in Ireland are values driven, deeply engaged and seeking to deliver inclusive, long-term social change as well as support for front-line services, according to new research from Trinity College Dublin.