UK researchers to explore human challenge studies for COVID-19
Researchers are set to explore a human challenge study with the virus that causes COVID-19, the first such study anywhere in the world.
Severe COVID-19 infection linked to overactive immune cells
Samples from the lungs of patients show a runaway immune system reaction could be one mechanism behind severe COVID-19 cases.
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Cancer-causing HTLV-1 virus hijacks cellular machinery to establish infection
Scientists have used a cutting-edge visualisation technique to show how the human T-cell lymphotropic virus, type 1 (HTLV-1) infects immune cells.
Mysterious molecular phenomenon could boost precision of targeted drug delivery
Scientists have shown how a type of cellular binding could help pave the way for highly targeted therapies against diseases like cancer.
Two Imperial ‘research visionaries’ win Academy Chairs in Emerging Technologies
The Royal Academy of Engineering has appointed two Imperial engineers as Chairs in Emerging Technologies.
Faulty genes and misguided antibodies underlie life-threatening COVID-19
New research has shed light on why some people develop a more severe form of COVID-19 than others.
Talc and a wax-oil mixture among best lubricants for people wearing PPE
Talcum powder and a coconut oil-cocoa butter beeswax mixture provide the best skin protection for long-term PPE use, say scientists.
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“It’s been devastating”: How COVID-19 is impacting Alzheimer’s research and care
Alzheimer’s researcher Dr Ashwin Venkataraman shares first-hand insights into how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected patients and ongoing research.
Potential therapeutic targets for cancer-causing virus uncovered by new research
Scientists have discovered key factors that control the genome maintenance and replication of a virus responsible for a rare form of cancer.
Studying coronavirus transmission in children could help cut COVID spread
Imperial researchers are set to begin a study exploring how the virus causing COVID-19 is transmitted by children.
