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Carbon pricing countries and curbing cholesterol: News from the College
Here’s a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.
Carbon pricing countries and curbing cholesterol: News from the College
Here’s a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.
M*A*S*H star Alan Alda plays a surgeon again during visit to Imperial
Alan Alda - the renowned actor, writer, director, and presenter - visited Imperial this week, meeting researchers and trying simulated surgery.
The Queen opens the Francis Crick Institute - Europe's biggest biomedical lab
The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh, accompanied by The Duke of York, opened the £650 million Francis Crick Institute in London on Wednesday.
Partnership will examine why one size does not fit all in treating disease
A new alliance will study the genetic and environmental factors that cause variations in people's responses to drugs and risk of developing diseases.
In pictures: Imperial nursery holds first science week
Imperial's youngest students celebrated the joy of science last week, with Science Week and a Festival preview at the Early Years Education Centre.
World's most sensitive dark matter detector gets even better
The Large Underground Xenon dark matter experiment is the most sensitive dark matter detector in the world, and it just became much more sensitive.
HIV scientists launch 23 million euro project to develop vaccine
A new 23 million euro initiative to accelerate the search for an effective HIV vaccine begins today.
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Information handling by some health apps not as secure as it should be
Some health apps that have been clinically-accredited may not have been complying with principles of data protection, according to new research.
Enzyme found to play key role in breast cancer tumour growth
A potential new target for treating the most common form of breast cancer has been discovered by an international team of scientists.
Imperial researchers call for improved screening to tackle cholesterol condition
A global campaign to map a genetic condition that causes abnormally high cholesterol levels has been launched by Imperial College London researchers.