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Mashup Score: 0Pandemic policies overlooked long-term needs of children - 10 month(s) ago
As young people weren’t considered to be at high risk from Covid-19 directly, pandemic policy decisions largely ignored their needs and resulted in their long-term detriment, finds a global consortium of universities led by UCL researchers.
Source: UCL NewsCategories: Hem/Oncs, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Three men who had heart failure caused by the build-up of sticky, toxic proteins are now free of symptoms after their condition spontaneously reversed in an unprecedented case described by a team at UCL and the Royal Free Hospital.
Source: UCL NewsCategories: Hem/Onc News and Journals, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
“Whether these antibodies caused the patients’ recovery is not conclusively proven. However, our data indicates that this is highly likely..." — Julian Gillmore, Head of @UCL Centre for Amyloidosis (and speaker at the #AmyloidosisForum on June 21) https://t.co/yxbII3PkV2
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People who are socially engaged when middle aged and beyond are 30-50% less likely to develop dementia later on, finds a new review of evidence led by UCL researchers.
Source: UCL NewsCategories: Healthcare Professionals, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
Being socially active in mid-late life linked to 30-50% lower dementia risk | UCL News - UCL – University College London https://t.co/hNbrfXjANZ
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A world-first trial at UCL and UCLH has found a new genetic therapy for Alzheimer’s disease that is able to safely and successfully lower levels of the harmful tau protein known to cause the disease.
Source: UCL NewsCategories: Healthcare Professionals, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
First ‘gene silencing’ drug for #Alzheimer’s disease shows promise | @ucl https://t.co/3mjOLvcUUu
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The study finds no credible evidence for a far-right stereotype that has spread widely in the media, writes Dr Ella Cockbain (UCL Security & Crime Science) in an article co-authored with Dr Waqas Tufail for The Guardian.
Source: UCL NewsCategories: Latest Headlines, Oncologists2Tweet-
Well said Nitin. Thank you Adil. https://t.co/y5twziY5hq The way Muslims are portrayed in this country is awful and illegal. https://t.co/Kx84Pg8t5I https://t.co/xVdM2iJ2Om
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Mashup Score: 2The problem with a ‘Zero Covid’ approach - 1 year(s) ago
Eliminating Covid-19 completely would require a huge economic and social cost, and would not be “compatible with the individual rights and freedoms that characterise post-war democracies,” says Professor Francois Balloux (UCL Genetics Institute).
Source: UCL NewsCategories: Infectious Disease, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
Before I engage with his questions, I wish to state that I have virulently opposed 'zerocovid' policies since March 2020, as I believe they are epidemiologically idiotic and incompatible with my moral and ethical values. 5/ https://t.co/xCQ3qd4VzP
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Mashup Score: 1Two fifths of people have chronic pain by their 40s, with consequences for later life - 1 year(s) ago
Chronic pain is widespread among those in their mid-40s in Britain, with those who experience it more likely to report pain, poor health – including COVID-19 infection – and joblessness later in life, according to a new study by researchers at UCL and Dartmouth College, US.
Source: UCL NewsCategories: Healthcare Professionals, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
Two fifths of people have chronic pain by their 40s, with consequences for later life | UCL News - UCL – University College London https://t.co/8EcOhUrWzF
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Mashup Score: 2Better use of data needed to tackle NHS backlogs - 2 year(s) ago
A major success of the UK’s COVID-19 response has been the use of up-to-date, publicly available data – now this approach must be widened to tackle the indirect and long-term effects of the pandemic, according to a new study by a UK-wide team led by a UCL researcher.
Source: UCL NewsCategories: Cardiologists, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
RT @eResearch_UCL: Better use of data needed to tackle NHS backlogs @uclnews @UCL_IHI https://t.co/PCZU2cTHZb
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Mashup Score: 0New Vice-Provost and Vice-President announced at UCL - 2 year(s) ago
Two appointments to UCL’s senior team are announced today following approval by its governing Council with Professor Geraint Rees being appointed Vice-Provost (Research, Innovation & Global Engagement) and Kirsty Walker taking up the role of Vice-President (External Engagement).
Source: UCL NewsCategories: Cardiologists, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
Congratulations to @profgeraintrees and @kirstywalker1 ! https://t.co/5QNo70PMNX
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Mashup Score: 1Smokers become lonelier than non-smokers as they get older - 2 year(s) ago
Smokers may become more socially isolated and lonely than non-smokers as they get older, according to a new study co-led by UCL researchers that suggests the idea of smoking as a sociable pastime may be a myth.
Source: UCL NewsCategories: Healthcare Professionals, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
Smokers become lonelier than non-smokers as they get older | UCL News - UCL – University College London https://t.co/EhxtZy5wvj
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Pandemic policies overlooked long-term needs of children via @UCLNews https://t.co/mR2pHr1rmN