It’s important to realise there are potential consequences from having a Caesarean birth at a late stage of labour for future pregnancies, Prof Anna David @prenataltherapy.bsky.social tells @skynewsrss.bsky.social in light of new @ucl.ac.uk research led by Dr Maria Ivan @uclpophealthsci.bsky.social

Authorities in Japan are taking action against excessive smartphone use.

Motor neurone disease progresses at a different rate in each individual, @ucl.ac.uk’s Prof Andrea Malaspina tells @skynewsrss.bsky.social following the news that former England rugby captain & World Cup winner Lewis Moody has been diagnosed with the condition @uclbrainscience.bsky.social

A global clinical trial for a new Huntington’s disease treatment has posted positive results today, announced by trial sponsor uniQure and UCL scientists Prof Sarah Tabrizi and @profwild.bsky.social @uclqsion.bsky.social @uclbrainscience.bsky.social. Watch on BBC News at One 📺

Huntington’s disease, a devastating degenerative illness that runs in families, has been treated successfully for the first time in a breakthrough gene therapy trial.

And also this story in ‪@healthcare-europe.bsky.social:
tinyurl.com/2xekaav4

Proud to be part of an incredible coalition of campaign groups to ensure families don’t ever again experience state cover ups.

We’ll keep campaigning to ensure Hillsborough Law implemented in full.

@cbffjuk.bsky.social
@inquest-org.bsky.social
@hillsboroughlawnow.bsky.social

More coverage of @angusramsay.bsky.social and @profnaomifulop.bsky.social's excellent new UCL study revealing how, as Open Access Government reports, "outdated IT and governance delays are slowing AI adoption in the NHS". Comes as Google announces a £5bn AI investment in the UK in the next 2 years

In related news, at the weekend @ucl.ac.uk's Vice-Provost (Research, Innovation & Global Engagement) @profgeraintrees.bsky.social explained why companies should be investing in the UK's life sciences market in this @thetimes.com comment piece tinyurl.com/yc7sezrr

Good news! Google has said it will invest £5bn in the UK in the next two years to help meet growing demand for artificial intelligence services, in a boost for the government, @theguardian.com reports. Coincides with US president Donald Trump's visit @uclb.bsky.social @profgeraintrees.bsky.social

The first group of children from Gaza have arrived in the UK for specialist life-saving treatment on the NHS, the Guardian understands.

School meals, provided for free by governments around the world, could be used to curb global hunger and promote a sustainable global food system, finds a new study by Prof @mazzucatom.bsky.social and Sarah Doyle @iipp-ucl.bsky.social @thebartlettucl.bsky.social www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...

Could these companies be turning their backs at precisely the wrong moment?, asks @profgeraintrees.bsky.social after US firm Merck put the brakes on a £1 billion London research centre & AstraZeneca said it would pause a £200m investment to expand its research and development arm in Cambridge

Doctors have developed special eye drops for people with longsightedness that could replace the need for reading glasses or surgery.

Micronutrients may have influenced human evolution more than previously understood, finds a new study by @ucllifesciences.bsky.social and @uclchildhealth.bsky.social researchers showing how some groups developed genetic adaptations in response to shortages and surpluses of minerals in their diets

NEW: first-in-kind study of implementation #AI at widescale in NHS👇

Impt lessons for procurement & early deployment #AI in #healthcare.

"AI might not be the silver bullet some have hoped for....”

#digitalhealth
@ucliehc.bsky.social
@uclpolicylab.bsky.social
@eclinicalmed.bsky.social

I'm delighted to have led this paper, published today, with @profnaomifulop.bsky.social and other members of NIHR RSET (www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/rset-rapid-e...). We provide important lessons on procurement and deployment of #AI tools in healthcare, including key obstacles and enablers.

AI is unlikely to serve as a “silver bullet” for the multifaceted issues confronting the NHS a major new @ucl.ac.uk study finds, reports @bioengineering.bsky.social, adding it’s a “clarion call” for future studies prioritising patient experience & clinical accountability, and healthcare. Read more 🔽

Children with the rare, debilitating muscle disease juvenile dermatomyositis may benefit from exciting new research by experts including Dr Merry Wilkinson and Professor Wedderburn (UCL Great Ormond Street Institute for Child Health) and at Great Ormond Street Hospital @uclpophealthsci.bsky.social

A major clinical trial, aiming to transform the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease through a simple blood test, is welcoming its first participants. Led by Prof @jmschott.bsky.social & Dr Ashvini Keshavan @uclqsion.bsky.social, supported by @alzheimerssoc.bsky.social @alzheimersresearchuk.org

What a wonderful occasion! Our (UCL’s) Faculty of Engineering Sciences awarded degrees to its latest postgraduates in a really moving ceremony at the Royal Festival Hall today. My highlight was when our academics doffed their hats in recognition of their students’ achievements. Lovely tradition! 

V inspiring talk at @ucl.ac.uk from Professor Sir Jonathan Van-Tam on science communications lessons learned from the pandemic, followed by great panel discussion featuring UCL's @susanmichie.bsky.social from @uclbrainscience.bsky.social and @jackstilgoe.bsky.social & others. Read my write-up below

🌌 UCL Observatory students & staff captured stunning images of Jupiter, Mars & Venus during February’s Planet Parade — a rare chance to see all planets in the evening sky.

The brightest planets will still be visible for the next couple of weeks, so keep an eye on the night sky!

#UCLObservatory

We were delighted to host Pat McFadden MP at @uclofficial.bsky.social East today as he set out the governments plan to reform the state.

At UCL Policy Lab we’re proud to be partnering with researchers, community leaders, civil society and govt to help drive a new era in public service reform.