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A lack of crowdsourced weather data in deprived areas across England and Wales could deny climate scientists important information about local weather and climate zones, putting disadvantaged people potentially at risk, finds a new study by UCL researchers. The research, published in Nature Communications, found a significant difference in the distribution of personal weather stations, with greater prevalence in more affluent areas compared to deprived areas.

Drugs with the potential to change the course of Alzheimer's disease are expected to be approved by mid-year in the UK. However, healthcare services may need to change to ensure that all patients have equitable access to these new modifying anti-amyloid therapies. People in the UK with early-stage Alzheimer's disease may be suitable for the latest drugs which aim to halt progress of the condition but delivery of these new treatments will require a major restructure to existing dementia services, finds a new study co-led by UCL researchers.

Few people in the UK with early-stage Alzheimer's disease are likely to be suitable for the latest drugs which aim to halt progress of the condition, yet many are nevertheless likely to be referred for these treatments, finds a new study co-led by UCL researchers.

A new blood test that could identify children with a potentially fatal heart condition has been developed by researchers at UCL and Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH).

Depressive symptoms are linked to subsequent memory decline in older people, while poorer memory is also linked to an increase in depressive symptoms later on, according to a new study led by researchers at UCL and Brighton and Sussex Medical School. The study, published in JAMA Network Open , looked at 16 years of longitudinal data from 8,268 adults in England with an average age of 64.

A new blood test that could identify children with a potentially fatal heart condition has been developed by researchers at UCL and Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH).

Large Language Models behind popular generative AI platforms like ChatGPT gave different answers when asked to respond to the same reasoning test and didn't improve when given additional context, finds a new study from researchers at UCL. The study, published in Royal Society Open Science , tested the most advanced Large Language Models (LLMs) using cognitive psychology tests to gauge their capacity for reasoning.

Rare books from a priceless collection owned by UCL's intellectual inspiration, Jeremy Bentham, have been found in UCL's libraries and archives.

An immunotherapy drug given before surgery instead of chemotherapy meant that significantly more patients with a certain genetic profile were cancer free after surgery, according to clinical trial results presented by researchers at UCL and UCLH.

A general election will be held on Thursday 4 July and, given the large number of students in the UK, you can make your voice heard.

Existing fossil fuel projects are sufficient to meet projected energy demands in a global transition to net zero emissions, finds a new study by researchers from UCL and the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD). Their policy paper, published in Science , argues that stopping new fossil fuel projects is a crucial step for countries to achieve their climate goals.

Social prescriptions for activities such as gardening, fishing, attending museums, as well arts & sports clubs are to be offered to children and adolescents who report high levels of loneliness or low community connection as part of a new four-year project led by UCL researchers.

The release of captive bred Arabian leopards carefully selected for their genes could make a significant contribution to the successful recovery of the Critically Endangered wild population and avert extinction, according to new research involving UCL. An international team of scientists, from the University of Kent, University of East Anglia, UCL, Nottingham-Trent University and the Diwan of Royal Court in Oman, surveyed the remote Dhofar mountain range of southern Oman to determine how many of Arabia's last big cat survive.

Five new views of the Universe have been released today, captured by the European Space Agency's Euclid telescope, whose massive optical camera was designed and built by an international team led by UCL researchers.

UCL researchers are to partner with RISE, Research Institutes of Sweden, to explore how the human brain interacts with built environments, and how understanding this can help design sustainable surroundings that enhance people's health and wellbeing.

Professor Mark Maslin (UCL Geography) and Professor Sanjay Sisodiya (UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology) argue in The Conversation that the global scale of those with neurological and psychiatric conditions that could be adversely affected by climate change is huge.

Climate change, and its effects on weather patterns and adverse weather events, is likely to negatively affect the health of people with brain conditions, argue a UCL-led team of researchers.

Considerable progress has been made in curbing the trade of big cat-derived products in South Korea, but some illegal trade remains, reports a new study led by a UCL researcher. Published in PLOS ONE , the study by international conservation charity ZSL, UCL and the Tiger and Leopard Conservation Fund in Korea (KTLCF) heralds a major success for conservation action to protect endangered tigers and leopards, while warning of the ongoing risk of small-scale illegal trade within the country.