An anti-viral gene that increases the risk of both Alzheimer’s disease and severe Covid-19 has been identified by a UCL-led research team ..read more

UCL scientists have found that people with the Alzheimer’s risk gene, APOE4, perform better in visual working memory tests than people without the gene ..read more

People can safely receive the Covid-19 and influenza vaccine at the same time, according to a new study. The ‘Combining Influenza and Covid-19 Vaccination (ComFluCOV) study’ published as a preprint, found that immune responses to both the influenza and Covid-19 vaccine were preserved when given together, and 97% of participants said they would be willing to have two vaccines at the same appointment in the future ..read more

A pilot service at UCLH set up by clinicians and researchers that enables ear, nose and throat (ENT) surgeons to assess hearing and ear problems remotely and shorten treatment pathways has won the ENT UK’s Best Young Consultant Led Research, Audit or Training prize ..read more

The BRC has published a magazine for patients and the public on the latest research at UCLH ..read more

Being a young adult aged 18 to 24 is a more important risk factor for weight gain than sex, ethnicity, geographic region, or socioeconomic area characteristics, according to a new study ..read more

An antibody treatment trialled at UCLH cuts the risk of developing symptomatic COVID-19 by 77 ..read more

Researchers are applying AI technology to ‘unlock’ data held in patients’ health records so that it can be used to improve care, planning and research ..read more

In a collaboration between UCLH and Imperial College, researchers have developed a new test which could help doctors more easily distinguish what kind of infection a patient may have and prescribe treatments more quickly ..read more

UCLH is the highest recruiter among UCLPartners (UCLP) organisations in 2021 to clinical trials run in conjunction with the healthcare company IQVIA ..read more