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People with signs of damage to their heart during middle age are more likely to develop dementia in later life, according to a new study led by UCL researchers.

Ageing stars may be destroying the giant planets orbiting closest to them, according to a new study by astronomers at UCL and the University of Warwick.

A new AI-assisted brain atlas that can help visualise the human brain in unprecedented detail has been developed by UCL researchers, in a major step forward for neuroscience and neuroimaging.

The annual number of preventable heat-related deaths globally has soared to more than half a million, a UCL-led report says.

After being treated with an electronic eye implant paired with augmented-reality glasses, people with sight loss have recovered reading vision, reports a trial involving a UCL and Moorfields clinical researcher.

A major UCL-led clinical trial, aiming to transform the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease through a simple blood test, is now welcoming its first participants who will be recruited via memory clinics across the UK.

Professor Sam Janes, currently Director of the Division of Medicine in the Faculty of Medical Sciences, has been announced as interim Dean of UCL’s Faculty of Population Health Sciences.

Professor Maxine Tran, a globally recognised kidney cancer scientist, is one of six new National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Research Professors, awarded to outstanding leaders in healthcare.

We are pleased to welcome five new members to UCL Council. Together they bring a wealth of experience across academia, law, public affairs, student leadership, and institutional governance.