Silent threat
'Silent’ mutations help bacteria to evade antibiotics
Researchers have discovered a new way hospital-acquired infections resist antibiotics, through a ‘silent’ genetic mutation.
Stories tagged with 'Global challenges Health and wellbeing'
Excellence fund
Equality and diversity in teaching championed by Excellence Fund
Three ground-breaking projects are set to receive funding from this year’s Excellence Fund for Learning and Teaching Innovation.
HOSPITAL CEOS VISIT DSI
Senior healthcare leaders from 14 countries visit Imperial's Data Observatory
International hospital CEOs attended the DSI as part of the Innovative Hospital programme to learn more about the use of big data in healthcare.
Myeloma research
New myeloma research centre launches at Imperial
The Hugh and Josseline Langmuir Centre for Myeloma Research has launched at the College’s Hammersmith Hospital Campus.
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Monitoring injury
New AI-enabled, optical fibre sensor device could help monitor brain injury
A new AI-enabled, optical fibre sensor device developed at Imperial College London can measure key biomarkers of traumatic brain injury simultaneously
PARASITE BIOSENSORS
Parasite-detecting DNA biosensors offer new tool to tackle schistosomiasis
Researchers have developed new DNA biosensors capable of rapidly detecting and differentiating between parasites that cause schistosomiasis.
Brazil floods
Climate change and high vulnerability worsened damage in Northeast Brazil floods
New study shows the devastating floods in the Northeast region of Brazil were made more likely and heavier by human-caused climate change.
Sleep therapy
Sleep triggered by stress can help mice cope with later anxiety
Stress boosts a kind of sleep in mice that subsequently relieves anxiety, according to new research that also pinpoints the mechanism responsible.
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COVID antibodies
Interrupting immune-suppressing treatment can boost COVID vaccine response
A brief interruption in treatment for people who use immune-suppressing medicine can double the antibody response to COVID-19 booster vaccination.
News in brief
Science Museum trustee and charity bike ride: News from the College
Here’s a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.
