Head injury effects halted by xenon gas, finds first ever lifelong study in mice
Following traumatic brain injury (TBI), xenon prevented early death, improved long-term cognition, and protected brain tissue in mice in a new study.
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First manual on child blast injuries launched by Imperial and Save the Children
A coalition of British doctors, researchers and charities has launched the world’s first guide for treating children severely injured by explosives.
Celebration as Dyson School building “for design engineers of the future” opens
With its first cohort of MEng students set to graduate this year, Imperial’s Dyson School of Design Engineering has now officially opened.
Medical cannabis and antibiotic awareness: News from the College
Here’s a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.
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Podcast: Why students cheat, 3D printing and rainforest radio
In this edition: We find out why students cheat, how 3D printing has evolved and tune into the sounds of the rainforest.
Gadget geniuses and community commendation: News from the College
Here’s a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.
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Mystery arthritis-linked knee bone three times more common than 100 years ago
The fabella, a small bone in the knee once lost to human evolution, has made a surprising resurgence over the last century.
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Scientists fine-tune signalling pathways to tweak responses to stimuli in yeast
Imperial academics have streamlined a signalling pathway in yeast to understand how cell sensing can be tuned by changing protein levels.
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Did British weather save the day from Walkie Talkie ‘death ray’?
In 2013, the City of London’s Walkie Talkie building, also known as 20 Fenchurch Street, ‘melted’ a car parked on the pavement outside.
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Raising smoking age and mapping HIV transmission: News from the College
Here’s a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.
