Loyalty card data could help to identify ovarian cancer symptoms sooner
Loyalty card data on over-the-counter medicine purchases could help spot ovarian cancer cases earlier, an Imperial College London-led study suggests.
T cells block nerve cell regeneration with age, but can be reversed – mice study
New research in mice shows T cells prevent damaged nerve cells from regenerating due to a reversible, ageing-related mechanism.
New study sheds light on link between joint injury and osteoarthritis
Researchers investigated the factors underlying the association between acute knee injury and osteoarthritis, the most prevalent form of arthritis.
More evidence needed to back cannabis as pain treatment, says review
An international review has found a lack of scientific evidence to support the use of cannabis in treating pain.
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MedTech SuperConnector partners with GSK Consumer Healthcare in new cohort
MedTech SuperConnector (MTSC) has partnered with GSK’s Consumer Healthcare team NEXT to support 13 early career researchers.
Researchers offered support and funding to launch tech startups addressing pain
An Imperial-led accelerator is set to help researchers turn ideas for medical technologies into ventures aimed at understanding and treating pain.
COPD care and composite creations: News from the College
Here’s a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.
Immersion in virtual reality scenes of the Arctic helps to ease people’s pain
Watching immersive 360 videos of icy Arctic scenes helps to relieve burning pain and could hold hope for treating chronic pain, a study has found.
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Podcast: Painkiller prescriptions, climate wellbeing crisis and race science
In this edition: Investigating UK painkiller prescriptions, how the climate crisis affects mental health and the return of race science.
Region, age, and sex decide who gets arthritis-linked ‘fabella’ knee bone
The once-rare ‘fabella’ bone has made a dramatic resurgence in human knees, but who’s likely to have a fabella or two - and why?
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