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Immunotherapy is one of the most promising treatments for certain cancers. At UCL, several research teams are studying our immune mechanisms to find new treatments.  Every day our bodies face internal and external attack from viruses, bacteria, fungal infection, cellular reproduction...

A UCL nanoscience research team has developed a new technique for testing the strength of nanomaterials, the miniscule make-up of all sorts of everyday objects. The secret is a process much more rapid and generic that anything previously imagined. Nanomaterials are everywhere. In phones,...

Longer life expectancy and declining birth rates are making it harder for public authorities to sustain pension systems, especially given the fragile state of public finances. To see the situation more clearly, UCL researchers created a chair for the study of legal issues relative to the...

A cell’s surface is made of a lipid membrane that contains many receptors. They can send signals from outside to the cell interior, sometimes to adverse effect, such as inflammation. Numerous drugs target these receptors to reduce such effects without disturbing the cell. In this context, David...