University College London

After the recent attempt by a Nigerian terrorist to blow up a U.S. plane, it has been brought to light that almost half the educated terrorists have studied engineering. The terrorist suspect, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, earned a degree in mechanical engineering from University College London in 2008, just over a year before he tried to demonstrate his skills by detonating an explosive device aboard the Detroit-bound plane, reports Sphere.

A drug that failed tests as an antidepressant is being hailed as "Viagra for women" after surprising but not unpleasant side effects.

In three separate trials, the drug flibanserin did wonders for women's flagging sex drive despite doing nothing to lift mood.

The accidental discovery is akin to Viagra's - it was originally designed as a heart medicine but failed.

The US work was presented at a sexual medicine meeting in Lyon, France.

Lead researcher Professor John Thorp, of the University of North Carolina, told the European Society for Sexual Medicine: "Flibanserin was a poor antidepressant.

It's essentially a Viagra-like drug for women in that diminished desire or libido is the most common feminine sexual problem, like erectile dysfunction is in men

The study, from Times Higher Education and QS Top Universities shows that overall the UK still punches above its weight, second only to the US.
The UK has four out of the top 10 slots and 18 in the top 100.
But there has been a significant fall in the number of North American universities in the top 100, from 42 in 2008 to 36 in 2009.

However, the number of Asian universities in the top 100 increased from 14 to 16.
The University of Tokyo, at 22, is the highest ranked Asian university, ahead of the University of Hong Kong at 24.

1 HARVARD University United States
2 University of CAMBRIDGE United Kingdom
3 YALE University United States
4 UCL (University College London) United Kingdom
5 IMPERIAL College London United Kingdom

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Lowly paid Civil servants at higher risk of diabetes!

ANI[ TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2004 08:33:57 PM ]

LONDON: Civil servants with a low pay scale have a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes as compared to their high-paid counterparts, a study has revealed.

The study conducted by Meena Kumari of University College London, and colleagues examined the relationship between social position and incidence of type 2 diabetes, and whether psychosocial risk factors for CHD (coronary heart disease) are associated with the onset of type 2 diabetes as well.