Sir Alimuddin (‘Ali’) Zumla honoured with the Union Medal for exceptional contributions to tackling tuberculosis and other lung diseases around the world.
A major five-year UCL project has won the prestigious Healthcare Technologies award at this month’s Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) Awards.
A five-minute scan of blood vessels in the neck during mid-life could predict cognitive decline ten years before symptoms appear, claims new UCL research funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF).
Clinicians and researchers will be reviewing the latest developments in diagnostic services at the Health Services Laboratories’ 4th Annual Research and Innovation Symposium later this month.
A trial for a new gene therapy, known as AXO-Lenti-PD, aimed at improving the supply of dopamine in the brains of people with Parkinson’s disease has been launched by researchers at UCL and University College London Hospitals (UCLH).
Researchers and clinicians have carried out operations on the abnormally developed spinal cords of two babies in the womb, in what are the first surgeries of their kind in the UK.
Vitamin E could help reduce the severity of heart failure in patients suffering from Friedreich’s Ataxia cardiomyopathy, a rare neurological condition, according to a new UCL-led study.
The BRC has awarded over £1million in capital funding to teams across UCLH and UCL to drive forward research that will translate into improvements in patient care.