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Writing in The Conversation, Dr Rafael Chiaravalloti (UCL Anthropology) and Dr Thais Morcatty (UCL Geography) discuss their special issue of Conservation Biology, "The Evolution of People Centred Conservation in Brazil".

A daily pill can prolong the lives of people with a "stiff heart" condition called cardiac amyloidosis who have also had surgery to replace a narrowed heart valve, according to a new study led by researchers at UCL and MedUni Vienna.

Astronomers at UCL and the University of Warwick, as part of a global collaboration including partners in Chile, USA and Europe, have discovered the smallest known star to host a transiting giant planet, which should not exist under leading planet formation theories.

A daily pill can prolong the lives of people with a "stiff heart" condition called cardiac amyloidosis who have also had surgery to replace a narrowed heart valve, according to a new study led by researchers at UCL and MedUni Vienna. Aortic valve narrowing (aortic stenosis), the narrowing of the valve between the heart's left pumping chamber and the main artery, is often accompanied by cardiac amyloidosis, where misfolded proteins are deposited in the heart muscle.

Whole-class mental health sessions in schools have a small but significant effect in reducing depression and anxiety symptoms, according to new analysis led by researchers at UCL and Anna Freud. The analysis, published in the journal Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry , combined results from 71 existing studies involving 63,041 young people aged eight to 18.

Writing in Drug Target Review, Professor Stefan Trapp (UCL Biosciences) reveals how GLP-1's dual role in the brain and gut could transform obesity treatment. For decades, researchers have explored how our bodies regulate hunger and satiety. A central player in this system is glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1), a hormone originally known for its role in regulating blood sugar.

A new artificial intelligence (AI) test can identify which men with prostate cancer will benefit most from the life-extending drug abiraterone, in clinical trial results presented by scientists from UCL and the Institute of Cancer Research.

The process of necrosis, a form of cell death, may represent one of the most promising ways to change the course of human aging, disease and even space travel, according to a new study from researchers at UCL, drug discovery company LinkGevity and the European Space Agency (ESA).

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and UCL have analysed ancient DNA from Borrelia recurrentis, a type of bacteria that causes relapsing fever, pinpointing when it evolved to spread through lice rather than ticks, and how it gained and lost genes in the process.

To mark the launch of a new UCL Policy Lab project, This Place Matters, new research reveals the extensive social cohesion challenges facing modern Britain.

The deadline for completing Part 2 of the survey has been extended to Friday, 30 May. Read about some of the key findings from the programme so far and how your feedback is informing UCL's strategic priorities.

Learn what to pay attention to in future emails to prevent phishing. On Monday 24 February 2025, the Information Security Group (ISG) conducted a simulated phishing test across all'UCL staff to raise awareness about email security and phishing threats, and support our compliance obligations.

Writing in The Conversation, Professor Alice Bradbury, Professor Gemma Moss and Dr Sinead Harmey (Ioe, UCL's Faculty of Education & Society) explain how their research shows that teachers recognised straight away how the pandemic was affecting the children they taught.

A clinical trial led by researchers from UCL and UCLH, which is soon to get underway, aims to transform the lives of lupus patients who don't respond to current treatments.

Academically high-achieving teenagers from the most deprived backgrounds in England are five times more likely to be arrested and cautioned or sentenced than their peers from the wealthiest backgrounds, finds new research by a UCL academic.

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of the heart could help to detect a life-threatening heart disease and enable clinicians to better predict which patients are most at risk, according to a new study led by UCL researchers.

Post Office victims/survivors and their families have experienced deep trauma and can be left feeling revictimised, a study by UCL and University of Exeter researchers shows.

Researchers at UCL and the Francis Crick Institute have, for the first time, identified the origin of cardiac cells using 3D images of a heart forming in real-time, inside a living mouse embryo. For the study, published in The EMBO Journal, the team used a technique called advanced light-sheet microscopy on a specially engineered mouse model.

A UCL-led trial of a new mental health drop-in service for children around England shows significant reductions in emotional and behavioural difficulties, and improved quality of life.

Parents' genes - even when not directly inherited by a child - may play a role in their educational and mental health outcomes, finds a new report by UCL researchers.

The North Korean government engages in unsustainable and illegal wildlife trade, which includes species protected under its own laws and poses a threat to biodiversity recovery in the region, finds a groundbreaking new study by UCL researchers.

A new technique to extract tiny cellulose strands from cow dung and turn them into manufacturing-grade cellulose, currently used to make everything from surgical masks to food packaging, has been developed by researchers from UCL and Edinburgh Napier University.

An artificial intelligence (AI) model is being trained on a set of NHS data for 57 million people in England, from which personal information has been stripped away, in a world-first pilot project run by researchers at UCL and King's College London.