A mother’s genetics may play a bigger role in determining whether a child becomes overweight than a father’s, as a result of ...

As part of the Children's Commissioner's Screen Free Summer campaign, Dr Kaitlyn Regehr (UCL Information Studies), author of ...

Stimulating the vagus nerve with a device attached to the outer ear can help make compassion meditation training more ...

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Writing in The Guardian, Dr Kaitlyn Regehr (UCL Information Studies) shared her tips for parents to encourage healthy screen ...

When given nutritionally matched diets, participants lost twice as much weight eating minimally processed foods compared to ...

Negative school experiences generate twice the emotional burden in autistic and ADHD adolescents compared to their neurotypical classmates, and this is significantly correlated with depression and ...

“They are going to landfill, into oceans, into rivers, or getting burnt openly,” said Professor Mark Miodownik (UCL Mechanical Engineering) on what becomes of used diapers. Adding that they are around ...

Archaeologists from UCL are helping archivists at Jersey Heritage to carefully study, catalogue and store hundreds of pieces ...

Cyberstalking is increasing at a faster rate than traditional stalking and is disproportionately affecting young people, ...

The increase in mental health problems among young people in the UK in recent years has been driven by a real increase in ...

An experimental device that stimulates a key nerve connecting the heart and brain can improve fitness and exercise tolerance, ...