UK trial launches to transform Alzheimer's diagnosis

UK trial launches to transform Alzheimer's diagnosis

By Liz Wells 10 September 2025

A major UCL-led clinical trial, aiming to transform the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease through a blood test, is welcoming its first participants.

AI model to predict future health care needs

By Liz Wells 08 May 2025

Researchers at UCL and King’s College London are training an AI model that could identify opportunities where early interventions might significantly improve or save lives.

Common genetic variants linked to drug-resistant epilepsy

By Liz Wells 16 April 2025

Researchers have identified common genetic changes that might make some people with focal epilepsy - the most common type of the condition - less responsive to seizure medications, which could help...

AI to diagnose invisible brain abnormalities in people with epilepsy

By Liz Wells 28 February 2025

Scientists have developed an AI-powered tool that detects 64% of brain abnormalities linked to epilepsy that radiologists miss.

AI tool could enhance and personalise brain tumour imaging

By Liz Wells 16 October 2024

A new artificial intelligence tool developed by researchers at University College London and University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust can analyse scans more quickly than experienced...

Legal & General and UCL launch £3m fund to tackle health inequalities

By Lee Peart 16 May 2024

Legal & General has announced a £3m Health Equity Fund in partnership with Sir Michael Marmot and the University College London Institute of Health Equity.

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