Coronavirus outbreak in China may have infected thousands, estimate scientists
Imperial College London researchers estimate there may be over 4,000 cases of the novel coronavirus outbreak, in a new report.
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Lack of key protein reduces brain connections in schizophrenia
Brain scans have revealed for the first time how people with schizophrenia have reduced levels of a key protein which helps brain cells to communicate
Imperial researchers partner with BBC to test the nation’s intelligence
How clever are you? Can you train yourself to be smarter? And is your reliance on your smartphone making you more stressed or less able to think?
Protein supplement could help weight loss after exercise
Combining an appetite-supressing supplement with moderate exercise could help to burn fat faster, according to new research.
Researchers developing AI to solve healthcare challenges
Every day, health professionals use their intelligence to solve problems. But could computers carry out some of this brain work, or even go further?
Cell ‘hands’ to unlock doors in health research, drug design, and bioengineering
A previously overlooked cell membrane protein could help to further cancer research, drug design, and bioengineering, according to new research.
Artificial intelligence could help to spot breast cancer
A computer algorithm has been shown to be as effective as human radiologists in spotting breast cancer from x-ray images.
Lesley Regan made Dame in New Year Honours
Professor Lesley Regan has been made a Dame in the New Year Honours list for services to women’s healthcare.
Align health and climate goals to motivate action, say experts at UN summit
Bringing home the implications of health issues like air pollution can raise passion for tackling climate change, say academics at Imperial's COP25.
Medics and environmental policy experts rank parties on climate pledges
Conservative, SNP and Brexit Party pledges score worse for tackling climate change than those of the Greens, Labour and Lib Dems, analysts suggest.
