Impact case studies
A clearer picture
People with suspected neurological conditions such as multiple sclerosis, stroke and epilepsy are getting clearer and earlier diagnoses thanks in part to a new MRI scanning method developed at Imperial College London.
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Goodbye sneezes
The misery of hay fever and pet allergies could soon be a thing of the past thanks to an Imperial biotech spin-out company now valued at nearly £600 million.
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Impact case studies
Catching bowel cancer early
A national screening programme to detect the early stages of colorectal cancer – devised by a researcher at Imperial College London – will prevent 3,000 deaths a year once it is fully rolled out.
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Planning for a pandemic
Global influenza pandemics during the twentieth century resulted in millions of deaths. Imperial research which models the effects of intervention on the spread of pandemics is helping to ensure that we see a very different pattern in the twenty-first century.
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