April 15, 2020 Imperial welcomes world-leading health, research and education designation Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre has been redesignated an AHSC for a further five years. The prestigious designation from the National Institute of Health Research and NHS England/Improvement recognises Imperial College AHSC as a centre of excellence in health research, education and patient care. The Imperial College AHSC is a University-NHS partnership that aims to accelerate the translation of scientific breakthroughs into […]
March 3, 2020 Better children’s health and cancer treatment amongst aims of health partnership Professor Jonathan Weber has outlined his new vision for Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre (AHSC) over the next five years. The AHSC is a unique partnership between Imperial College London, The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR), Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS […]
January 27, 2020 Imperial researchers showcase projects to tackle major health problems Nineteen Imperial fellows showcased research projects aimed at tackling global health problems and disease challenges at a special celebration event. The Imperial 4i Clinician Scientist Training Scheme Celebration event took last month at Imperial’s South Kensington Campus. Fellows on the programme presented and showcased posters of a range of research projects icluding work in cardiology, […]
August 6, 2019 New hormone injection aids weight loss in obese patients An injection has helped reduce body weight and glucose levels in patients with diabetes and obesity in four weeks. The findings came from a small study in which patients lost on average 4.4kg and the treatment led to substantial improvements to their blood glucose, with some patients’ reducing to near-normal levels. Obesity is a common […]
February 21, 2019 New sensor technology can diagnose reproductive health problems in real-time Researchers have developed new robotic sensor technology that has the capability to diagnose women’s reproductive health problems in real-time. The technology, developed by researchers at Imperial College London and The University of Hong Kong, can be used to measure hormones that affect fertility, sexual development and menstruation more quickly and cheaply than current methods. The […]
November 19, 2018 Imperial researchers call for urgent action to tackle obesity epidemic There is an urgent need for new dietary approaches and treatments to tackle the global health crisis of obesity in children and adults say experts. There is an urgent need for new dietary approaches and treatments to tackle the global health crisis of obesity in children and adults say Imperial experts. The worldwide prevalence of […]
June 11, 2018 Experts explain how personalised diabetes treatments can help patients Improving diagnosis and further understanding the role of genes in diabetes risk can pave the way for more personalised treatments, say researchers. Dr Ines Cebola, postdoctoral researcher at Imperial College London, and Dr Shivani Misra, consultant in metabolic medicine at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, presented their research on type 2 and rare diabetes, as […]