Author: Dr Emanuela Volpi, School of Life Sciences, University of Westminster Research into the genetic basis of obesity has significantly contributed to the destigmatisation of excessive weight gain over the last two decades. A few of us might still remember some…
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Author: Dr Bradley Elliott, School of Life Sciences, University of Westminster As nightmares go, being trapped in a small box deep underwater is probably high on many peoples’ lists. But one US professor is doing this on purpose. Joe Dituri, a…
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Author: Dr Anjali Ghosh, Lecturer, School of Life Sciences, University of Westminster Since 30th January 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic has been the leading public health concern globally, when the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Covid-19 outbreak a ‘Public Health Emergency of…
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Author: Dr Manuel Corpas, School of Life Sciences, University of Westminster This post is an edited version of an article written about a talk delivered at the Difference Festival on Monday February 27, 2023, University of Westminster. The original article can…
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Author: Catherine Loveday, University of Westminster American actor Bruce Willis has frontotemporal dementia, his family has announced. In 2022, the 67-year-old action movie star was diagnosed with aphasia – difficulty with language and speech. Aphasia can occur for a variety…
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When we talk about human history, we focus on great leaders, revolutions, and technological advances. But how has the Earth itself determined our destiny? How has our planet made us? As a species we are shaped by our environment. Geological…
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Author: Professor Miriam Dwek, College Director – Research and KE, University of Westminster It was an incredible privilege to be able to reflect on my journey as a cancer researcher during my inaugural lecture yesterday evening. To be to be surrounded…
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Author: Dr Brad Elliott, Senior Lecturer in Physiology, School of Life Sciences, University of Westminster According to the United Nations, the world’s population crossed the 8 billion people line on the 15th November, 2022; a lot has been written about this event, and…
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Author: Dr Claire Robertson, Senior Lecturer, School of Life Sciences The Nuffield Trust recently explored reasons why, in the UK, we remain behind other countries when contrasting cancer outcomes and especially survival. Considering lower survival statistics, presumably we should be more motivated to avoid…
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Laura Boubert, University of Westminster What determines how generous a person you are? Could it be how much money you have? How kind you are? Or maybe it comes down to your values. These all seem reasonable assumptions, but a…
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