Medications
New COVID-19 treatment for patients with diabetes shows early promise
A new COVID-19 treatment for people with diabetes has shown promising results in a trial led by UCL researchers.
Sep 20, 2021
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83
University College London
Neuroscience
No evidence that depression is caused by low serotonin levels, finds comprehensive review
After decades of study, there remains no clear evidence that serotonin levels or serotonin activity are responsible for depression, according to a major review of prior research led by UCL scientists.
Jul 20, 2022
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1910
Psychology & Psychiatry
Dietary supplement may help with schizophrenia
A dietary supplement, sarcosine, may help with schizophrenia as part of a holistic approach complementing antipsychotic medication, according to a UCL researcher.
Sep 9, 2019
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731
Neuroscience
Why focusing on a visual task will make us deaf to our surroundings
Concentrating attention on a visual task can render you momentarily 'deaf' to sounds at normal levels, reports a new UCL study funded by the Wellcome Trust.
Dec 8, 2015
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516
Health
Drugs used to enhance sexual experiences, especially in UK
Combining drugs with sex is common regardless of gender or sexual orientation, reveals new research by UCL and the Global Drug Survey into global trends of substance-linked sex.
Apr 1, 2019
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9
Neuroscience
Energy demands limit our brains' information processing capacity
Our brains have an upper limit on how much they can process at once due to a constant but limited energy supply, according to a new UCL study using a brain imaging method that measures cellular metabolism.
Aug 3, 2020
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700
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Large-scale testing and tracing is likely to prevent a second COVID-19 wave
A secondary COVID-19 wave is likely to be prevented if at least 50% of symptomatic COVID-19 cases are tested and 40% of their contacts are traced as part of an effective test-trace-isolate (TTI) strategy, finds research co-led ...
Jun 9, 2020
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2
Neuroscience
Size of personal space is affected by anxiety
The space surrounding the body (known by scientists as 'peripersonal space'), which has previously been thought of as having a gradual boundary, has been given physical limits by new research into the relationship between ...
Aug 27, 2013
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Cardiology
Smoking and drinking can damage arteries 'very early in life'
The arteries of teenagers who drink alcohol and smoke, even very occasionally, are already beginning to stiffen by age 17, according to UCL research. Arterial stiffness indicates damage to the blood vessels, which predicts ...
Aug 28, 2018
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756
Pediatrics
Association between children conceived via infertility treatments and education and mental health outcomes
Children conceived through medically assisted reproduction (MAR) fare better at school but are slightly more likely to have mental health problems by their late teens, finds a new study led by researchers at UCL and the University ...
Jun 28, 2022
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