'Social smoking' myth
New findings suggest smoking increases social isolation and loneliness
Smokers may become more socially isolated and lonely than non-smokers as they get older, a new study suggests.
Stories tagged with 'Global challenges Health and wellbeing'
Digital alerts study
Sepsis risk alerts can help to protect patients in hospitals, research finds
A digital alert system to identify patients who are at risk of sepsis can reduce deaths and extended hospital stays, Imperial research has found.
Real-world vaccine data
Real-world data provides valuable insights into COVID vaccine roll-out
Analysis of Europe’s largest patient data record has provided valuable insights into the UK’s COVID-19 vaccine roll-out, an Imperial expert has said.
Audio
Christmas podding
Podcast: Women’s hearts, psychedelic worldviews, and nanotechnology for children
In this edition: Differences between men’s and women’s hearts, how psychedelics can change our worldview, and introducing children to nanotechnology.
Imperial-X
I-X: Imperial searches for 13 new leaders of the digital revolution
A new Imperial College London initiative, I-X, is recruiting 13 academic staff to lead the next wave of the digital revolution.
News in brief
Climatologist award and medicinal cannabis: News from the College
Here’s a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.
COVID-19 symposium
COVID-19 experts from Imperial and Singapore share lessons from pandemic
Scientists from the UK and Singapore have come together to discuss their research during the COVID-19 pandemic at an online symposium.
Cancer-causing virus
How a virus transforms immune cells into cancer uncovered by researchers
An international team have mapped how the HTLV-1 virus causes a rare leukaemia in some people, providing clues on how to stop it happening.
Feature
Covid on the continent
How African countries are dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic
We take a deep dive into how three African nations have dealt with the pandemic so far, and how they are rolling out vaccine programmes.
Omicron update
Omicron - latest findings and commentary from Imperial experts
Experts from Imperial College London and worldwide are working around the clock to understand the rapidly spreading Omicron variant of COVID-19.
