Cardiology
Cool indoor temperatures linked to high blood pressure
Turning up the thermostat may help manage hypertension, finds a new UCL study into the link between indoor temperatures and high blood pressure.
Aug 23, 2018
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University College London
Psychology & Psychiatry
Equation predicted happiness of over 18,000 people worldwide
The happiness of over 18,000 people worldwide has been predicted by a mathematical equation developed by researchers at UCL, with results showing that moment-to-moment happiness reflects not just how well things are going, ...
Aug 4, 2014
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Dementia with Lewy bodies: Unique genetic profile identified
Dementia with Lewy bodies has a unique genetic profile, distinct from those of Alzheimer's disease or Parkinson's disease, according to the first large-scale genetic study of this common type of dementia.
Dec 15, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dominant Alpha variant evolved to evade our innate immune system
The SARS-CoV-2 Alpha (B.1.1.7) variant mutated to evade our 'innate immune system', helping establish it as the world's first 'Variant of Concern', finds a new study led by researchers at UCL and the Quantitative Biosciences ...
Dec 23, 2021
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
Targeting the gut to relieve rheumatoid arthritis
UCL researchers have shown that damage to the lining of the gut plays an important role in the development of rheumatoid arthritis, paving the way for a new approach to treating the disease.
Sep 6, 2021
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Medical research
'Gamechanger' drug for treating obesity cuts body weight by 20%
One third (35%) of people who took a new drug for treating obesity lost more than one-fifth (greater than or equal to 20%) of their total body weight, according to a major global study involving UCL researchers.
Feb 10, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Maltreated children show same pattern of brain activity as combat soldiers
Children exposed to family violence show the same pattern of activity in their brains as soldiers exposed to combat, new research has shown.
Dec 5, 2011
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
At least 14% of Americans have long COVID, research suggests
One in seven people in the US reported having had long COVID by the end of 2022, suggests a large-scale investigation of long COVID and symptom prevalence by academics at UCL and Dartmouth.
Nov 2, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Discovery explains how the chickenpox and shingles virus remains dormant
A research team led by UCL and Erasmus University has found a missing piece to the puzzle of why the virus that causes chickenpox and shingles can remain dormant for decades in human cells.
Apr 16, 2018
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Medications
'Off target' metabolic effects of anti-inflammatory drugs used for autoimmune disorders need better treatment strategy
New therapies for autoimmune rheumatic diseases (AIRDs) that are designed to better regulate lipid (fat) metabolism, could significantly reduce the harmful side-effects caused by conventional treatments, finds a new large-scale ...
Jan 18, 2022
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