Plenty of Fish? The first study modelling the effects of different fishing scenarios on marine ecosystems in the Western Baltic Sea has raised a dire concern towards critically endangered species, identifying overfishing as the main threat to marine biodiversity. By Charlotte Miles. UCL Science Magazine • Biology
Is Pain Really Painful? Let’s Ask Our Minds Understanding Pain Reprocessing Therapy and how our brain’s therapeutic capacity confronts conventional treatments. By Mimoun El Fantroussi. UCL Science Magazine • Biology
Why We Need to Destigmatise Psychedelics to Reform Mental Health Systems With our current lack of understanding of psychopharmacological medications, ground-breaking therapies are long overdue. It is up to legislative frameworks to liberate psychedelics, amongst other classed substances, to reform mental health systems. By Anushka Barthwal. UCL Science Magazine • Beyond
The Secret to a Longer Life Lies in Your Morning Coffee Studies have found a simple practice to increase the longevity of our lives that many of us are already using – a daily cup of coffee or two. By Julia Teichman. UCL Science Magazine • Biology
Cancer Targeting CAR T-Cells: Can They Treat Autoimmune Diseases? For the first time, five patients diagnosed with the incurable autoimmune disease lupus have been sent into remission using a therapy previously designed for treating cancer. This has opened up the possibility of keeping other autoimmune diseases at bay. By Catherine Turnbull. UCL Science Magazine • Biology
‘Junk DNA’ Proves Valuable in Demystifying Ageing and Cancer Researchers have recently identified a DNA region, known as VNTR2-1, which drives the activity of the telomerase encoding gene and influences the ageing of certain cell types. By Sara Majernikova. UCL Science Magazine • Biology
