Early puberty linked with increased risk of obesity for women
Girls who start puberty earlier are more likely to be overweight as adults, finds new research from Imperial College London.
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Online degree helps reach and teach more health professionals across the world
The 'Global Master of Public Health' degree challenges the teaching status quo and aims to create a global community of experts sharing new insights.
Simple arsenic sensor could save lives
A low-cost, easy-to-use sensor which can test drinking water for arsenic in just one minute has been developed by Imperial and UCL researchers.
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Imperial input on CMO report highlighting long-term health risk of air pollution
The UK must do more to recognise the long-term health impacts of exposure to air pollution, England’s Chief Medical Officer has warned.
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Podcast: The health effects of being poor and cheap solar power
In this edition: How being poor affects health in cities across the world, and how collaborating with Cameroon could help advance cheap solar power.
Prof Azra Ghani attends WHO World Malaria Report Launch in UK Parliament
Malaria Modelling Group Lead Azra Ghani joined on All-Party Group on Malaria and NTDs panel for parliamentary launch of WHO 2017 World Malaria Report
London universities join national drive to transform health through data science
A collaboration between London universities, which includes Imperial, has been chosen as a foundation partner of a new national health institute.
Global project to reduce health inequalities in cities around the world
A major new research partnership has been launched to explore ways of reducing health inequalities in cities around the world.
Children's drug-resistant bugs could render common antibiotics ineffective
Rising levels of drug-resistance in bacteria that cause childhood infections could render common antibiotics ineffective, a study warns.
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Podcast: Making maths connections, spotting fakes and working with your hands
In this edition: We say bonjour to a new Imperial-France maths centre, use machines to spot fake reviews, and swap skills with curators and artists.
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