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Using Smartphones Could Help Improve Memory Skills

Using digital devices, such as smartphones, could help improve memory skills rather than causing people to become lazy or forgetful, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.

Analysis: Drug Misuse and Suicidal Behaviour More Common on the Anniversary of a Parent’s Death

Writing in The Conversation, Professor Scott Montgomery (UCL Institute of Epidemiology & Health) shares his new research finding that young people who lost a parent are most likely to be admitted to hospital for drug use or self-harm around the anniversary of their death.

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Prehistoric Roots of ‘Cold Sore’ Virus Traced Through Ancient Herpes DNA

Ancient genomes from the herpes virus that commonly causes lip sores – and currently infects some 3.7 billion people globally – have been uncovered and sequenced for the first time by an international team involving UCL scientists.

Famine and Disease Drove the Evolution of Lactose Tolerance in Europe

Prehistoric people in Europe were consuming milk thousands of years before humans evolved the genetic trait allowing us to digest the milk sugar lactose as adults, finds a new study led by UCL and University of Bristol researchers.

Self-Reflection Linked to Improved Late-Life Cognition and Brain Health

Self-reflection is positively associated with cognition late in life as well as glucose metabolism, a marker of brain health, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.

Biodiversity Risks to Persist Well Beyond Future Global Temperature Peak

Even if global temperatures begin to decline after peaking this century because of climate change