News in brief
Makerspace celebration and weight impact on emotion: News from the College
Here’s a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.
Makerspace celebration and weight impact on emotion: News from the College
Here’s a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.
Exposure to farmyard bugs reduces immune overreaction found in childhood asthma
Treating new born mice with farmyard microbes reduces wheezing and inflammation in the airways, by ‘taming’ their immune systems.
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Most nations falling short of targets to cut early deaths from chronic disease
People in the UK, US and China have a higher risk of dying early from chronic conditions than those in Italy, France, South Korea and Australia.
Hundreds of genetic markers linked to blood pressure uncovered
Over 500 new gene regions that influence people’s blood pressure have been discovered in the largest global genetic study of blood pressure to date.
LSD trials and next gen sunglasses: News from the College
Here’s a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.
Long-term cardiovascular benefits following statins and blood pressure trial
Death rates from heart disease and stroke could be significantly lowered by prescribing statins with blood pressure-lowering drugs, a study has found.
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Potent psychedelic DMT mimics near-death experience in the brain
A powerful psychedelic compound found in ayahuasca can model near-death experiences in the brain, a study has found.
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Researchers partner with industry to develop ground-breaking gene therapy for CF
A new partnership bringing together academic and pharmaceutical expertise has been established to develop a gene therapy for cystic fibrosis patients.
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Researcher wins prize for method that reaches into the brain, without surgery
A technique for stimulating the brain with electrical fields could hold the key to treating a range of brain disorders.
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Most women ‘unlikely to benefit’ from aneurysm screening programme
A national screening programme to detect abdominal aortic aneurysms in older men would be unlikely to benefit most women, new research has found.