Gene grant
EU gives Imperial €2.5 million to delve deeper into bacterial gene swapping
Imperial scientists have been awarded a prestigious grant to unravel the courier systems bacteria use to swap genes.
Stories tagged with 'Infectious diseases'
Fungal lung disease risk
Researchers discover drug-resistant mould is capable of infecting people
A new study led by Imperial College London finds that drug-resistant mould is spreading from the environment and infecting susceptible people’s lungs.
Cost analysis
Meningitis jab could be cost-effective for combating gonorrhoea
A meningitis vaccine could be cost-effective in combating gonorrhoea amid rising cases globally and increased resistance to drug treatments.
News in brief
Imperial reactor delicensed and viral variants: News from the College
Here’s a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.
Child health
Lockdown reduced children’s contacts with GPs but increased remote appointments
Young people’s contacts with GPs in England dropped by 41% overall during the first COVID-19 lockdown in 2020 compared with previous years.
COVID and flu
COVID-19 mixed with flu increases risk of severe illness and death
Patients in hospital with both COVID-19 and flu are at much greater risk of severe disease and death, research shows.
COVID treatment trial
Aspirin may improve 3-month survival for patients critically ill with COVID-19
Antiplatelet drugs such as aspirin have little effect on the need for life support in COVID-19, but they may improve survival in the following months.
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Prize winner
Imperial pioneer wins UNESCO-Equatorial Guinea International Prize
An Imperial Regius Professor of Engineering has won the UNESCO-Equatorial Guinea International Prize for Research in the Life Sciences.
COVID-19 symptoms
COVID-19 mapper reveals symptom variation between countries and health status
Imperial research has unveiled how COVID-19 symptoms varied between country and health condition in 2020 in partnership with symptom mapper Healthily.
COVID breathlessness
Ongoing ‘immune injuries’ might cause persistent breathlessness after COVID-19
Long-lasting immune activity in the airways might be the cause of persistent breathlessness following COVID-19.
