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Donald Trump To Hold Rallies in Blue States GOP Has Not Won in Decades
鈥淏y showing up, he can lambaste the Golden State as the poster child for all the ills that he says are ailing America,鈥� said Dr Thomas Gift (UCL Political Science), on Donald Trump鈥檚 planned campaign rally in California, a state election watchers predict he鈥檚 unlikely to win.
Hidden factor that makes you six times more likely to get breast cancer
鈥淲hile one woman avoiding breast cancer is of enormous value, this has to be weighed against the risk of over-diagnosis and over-treatment,鈥� said Professor Michael Baum (UCL Division of Surgery & Interventional Science) on routine mammogram screening for all women.
I transformed my body in less than a year with one diet change 鈥� but was left with one big problem
"If it's wrapped in plastic and it contains at least one ingredient that you don't typically find in a domestic kitchen, then it's ultra-processed food," said Dr Chris Van Tulleken (UCL Infection & Immunity) on how to identify ultra-processed foods.
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鈥楶ostapocalyptic鈥�: UK volunteer surgeons reflect on time in Gaza
鈥淲hat needs to be done is for this war to stop鈥� It鈥檚 a catastrophe 鈥� the scale of it is just beyond the human understanding,鈥� Dr Khaled Dawas (UCL Department of Targeted Intervention), reflecting on his time volunteering as a surgeon in Gaza.
The causes of dementia
鈥淒ementia is not just ageing,鈥� said Dr Cath Mummery (UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology) in an interview with TV presenter Anna Richardson, describing the diseases that are the root causes of dementia.
Baby boomers living longer, but in poorer health than previous generations
Baby boomers 鈥� those born in the late 1940s and 50s 鈥� are more likely to experience multiple health problems in their later years than their older counterparts, finds a study led by PhD student Laura Gimeno (UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies).
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How quitting alcohol benefits your body after a day, a month and a year
鈥淚ndividuals said that they started to feel better at around two three weeks, but they didn鈥檛 feel much before that,鈥� said Dr Gautam Mehta (UCL Medicine) on the long-term health benefits of quitting alcohol.
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People and the interaction of the environment
Professor Hugo Spiers (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) describes his experiment that creates a fake art gallery that tracks how people move in design spaces.
Could coal shut-down mark new era for energy?
Professor Paul Ekins (UCL Bartlett School of Environment, Energy & Resources) highlights how the closure of the last coal power plant in England marks an important milestone for the decarbonation of the UK鈥檚 infrastructure.
Ruby, 18, died after her tumours were missed SEVEN times by SIX doctors.
鈥淎s a country, we are leading the world in effectively treating and curing it, but we need to up our game when it comes to diagnosis,鈥� said Professor Alastair Sutcliffe (UCL GOS Institute of Child Health) on the difficulties diagnosing cancer early.