STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART
How to mend broken hearts
Dr Richard Jabbour’s mission is to fix broken hearts.
Stories written by Kate Wighton
WATCH AND WAIT
Ovarian cysts should be ‘watched’ rather than removed
Women may not need to undergo surgery for non-cancerous ovarian cysts, avoiding potential surgical complications.
VIRAL INSIGHTS
Hepatitis C programmes could save 1.5 million deaths by 2030
Imperial scientists have published the first global estimates to determine the impact of improved prevention, diagnosis and treatment for hepatitis C.
Blood flow
Aspirin cuts heart attack risk but increases chance of dangerous bleeding
Regular aspirin should not be recommended for preventing heart attack and stroke in people without cardiovascular disease.
MISCARRIAGE INSIGHTS
Recurrent miscarriage linked to faulty sperm
Multiple miscarriages may be linked to the poor quality of a man’s sperm, suggests new research.
News in brief
Diversity champ, and producing plastic: News from the College
Here’s a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.
FASTER BOWEL CANCER TEST
Quicker, safer test could accurately detect some bowel cancers
Patients with suspected bowel cancer could be offered a quicker test to assess their cancer risk.
THE ORIGINS OF ALL LIFE
Sir Paul Nurse delivers Hammersmith and White City Distinguished Lecture
Nobel laureate Sir Paul Nurse delivered Imperial's Hammersmith and White City Distinguished Lecture this week.
RAPID RESPONSE
Tailor-made flu and Disease X vaccines to be created in $8 million project
Imperial College London and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations have formed a partnership to help protect against Disease X.
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HIDDEN DANGER
Bacterial ‘sleeper cells’ evade antibiotics and weaken defence against infection
New research, from scientists at Imperial College London, unravels how so-called bacterial persister cells manipulate our immune cells.
