Imperial College London (ICL)
Public research university with an international reputation for excellence in teaching and research
Imperial College London is a world top ten university with an international reputation for excellence in teaching and research.
Consistently rated amongst the world's best universities, Imperial is committed to developing the next generation of researchers, scientists and academics through collaboration across disciplines.
Located in the heart of London, Imperial is a multidisciplinary space for education, research, translation and commercialisation, harnessing science and innovation to tackle global challenges.
Visit website: http://www.imperial.ac.uk/
Details last updated 04-Feb-2019
People at Imperial College London (ICL)
Nir Grossman
Lecturer (Assistant Professor) at the Department of Brain Sciences at Imperial College London
Peter Sever
Professor of Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics and Honorary Consultant Physician at the Imperial
David Erritzoe
Clinical Director in Centre for Psychedelic Research & Clinical Senior Lecturer in Psychiatry at Imperial College London
Jesús Gil
Scientist at MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences that works on senolytics and cancer therapy
Irene Miguel-Aliaga
Professor in Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Sciences at the Imperial College London
Wladyslaw Gedroyc
Professor at Imperial College London and Consultant radiologist at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Michael Schneider
Professor, Faculty of Medicine, National Heart & Lung Institute at Imperial college, London
Eléonore Resongles
Researcher in the Institute of Research for Development at University of Montpellier
Nessa Carey
Virologist, researcher, and Visiting Professor in Molecular Biology at Imperial College London.
Fernando Bello
Visiting Professor at Duke-NUS Medical School and Professor at Imperial College London.
Dagfinn Aune
Associate Professor at Bjørknes University College, Oslo and Research Associate at Imperial College London.
Fiona Culley
Imperial College London senior lecturer and scientist researching respiratory immunology.
Matthew Fisher
Professor of fungal epidemiology at Imperial College London, disease ecologist, zoologist and natural historian.
Paul Freemont
Head of Structural and Synthetic Biology Department of Infectious Disease at Imperial College London.
Imperial College London (ICL) News
Hold onto your mugs, coffee lovers! Coffee may help burn fat and fight diabetes
ScienceAlert - 07-Feb-2024
This finding adds to our understanding of how caffeine might impact our health
Read more...Blood pressure fluctuations predict risk of heart attack and stroke
Imperial College London (ICL) - 31-Jan-2024
Study calls for effective monitoring and amlodipine-based treatment plan
Read more...New blood test can use AI to estimate your age and health risks
Live Forever Club - 29-Oct-2023
New machine learning model estimates biological age with unprecedented accuracy
Read more...AI model shows promise in speeding up cancer detection and diagnosis
The Guardian - 30-Apr-2023
Potential to fast-track patients to treatment and streamline CT scan analysis
Read more...Ultra-processed foods effect overall health, may increase risk for cancer
Independent - 01-Feb-2023
Studies also link UPFs with heart disease, obesity, type 2 diabetes besides cancer
Read more...iKnife can diagnose endometrial cancer within seconds, paves way for new diagnostic pathways
The Guardian - 03-Jan-2023
Getting diagnosis within seconds could enable women confirmed to have cancer start treatment sooner
Read more...Clinical trial of subduing effect of salt substitutes on blood pressure
The Guardian - 09-Aug-2022
Salt substitute potassium chloride keeps cardiovascular ailments in check
Read more...Synthetic cells designed to imitate biological cells' intrinsic properties
Nano Magazine - 14-Jun-2022
Structural rearrangements in cells could be beneficial in treating diseases
Read more...Longevity gap differs greatly between the rich and poor areas of England
BBC - 13-Oct-2021
Report finds alarming fall in life expectancy even before COVID pandemic - calls for better policies
Read more...Toxic lead levels still exists in the London air, even after 20 years of fuel ban
Guardian - 21-Jun-2021
Land contamination can be tackled by placing clean soil on top, but is that enough?
Read more...Cancer drugs can be caged until delivered to the target site
Nano Magazine - 08-Apr-2021
Interesting drug delivery approach with rotaxanes to improve drug efficiency & reduce side effects
Read more...Microdosing high can be experienced even without a real drug
New Scientist - 03-Mar-2021
Placebos and microdoses of psychedelic drugs showed similar signs, but need objective evidence
Read more...A 15-minute prostate cancer scan could replace invasive tests
Guardian - 11-Feb-2021
Prostagram allows easy access and a precise diagnosis of aggressive prostate cancers
Read more...Psilocybin in magic mushrooms to treat major depressive disorder
Guardian - 08-Jun-2020
But psychedelics are definitely dangerous in larger, unregulated doses
Read more...High-sugar diet and shortened lifespan in fruit flies
Medical Research Council London Institute of Medical Sciences - 20-Mar-2020
A new perspective on pro-longevity studies highlights purine metabolism
Read more...Stimulating the production of stem cells done by scientists
IFL Science - 24-Feb-2020
Stimulation the production of stem cells is in direct comparison with the healing speed
Read more...Quarter of London parks have a dangerous level of polluted air
Evening Standard - 10-Oct-2019
Areas supposed to be a "green lungs" of the city are being polluted mainly because of the traffic
Read more...BBC debunks YouTube videos promoting simple cancer treatments
BBC - 13-Sep-2019
Donkey's milk has no proven cancer effect - don't make an ass of yourself
Read more...Potentially revolutionary heart attack treatment option
BBC - 04-Jun-2019
"Pumping" patch could help repair the damage caused by a heart attack
Read more...Tumour-targeting viruses for brain cancer treatment
Imperial College London - 01-Apr-2019
The virus is able to kill cancer cells, tumour feeding new blood vessel cells and cancer stem cells
Read more...AI makes ovarian cancer prognosis and treatment recommendation
Pharmaceutical Business Review - 18-Feb-2019
More accurate than current methods - we'll hear this a lot with AI in healthcare
Read more...Flu resistant chickens in battle against next human pandemic
Independent - 23-Jan-2019
Hopefully in future we can make ourselves impervious to flu
Read more...Deaths from drug resistance fungal infections rising
Independent - 17-May-2018
Fungi infections are dangerous and due to the lack of drugs they may become the next crisis
Read more...Pop up vaccine factories could curb pandemics
The Ecologist - 10-May-2018
Big pharma is unwilling to invest in pandemic prevention. New model could identify and test vacc...
Read more...Robotic labs for high-speed genetic research are on the rise
The Economist - 01-Mar-2018
In the basement of Imperial College sits the London DNA Foundry. Similar biofoundries are being ...
Read more...10-20 % antibiotics may be prescribed inappropriately
NHS - 27-Feb-2018
Most inappropriate prescriptions for sore throat, cough, sinusitis and ear infections. The more ...
Read more...Rich v poor life expectancy gap widening in the UK
Verdict - 15-Feb-2018
Boys born in prosperous neighbourhoods will live 8.4 years longer than those from a poor area. G...
Read more...Magic mushrooms might be the future treatment for depression
BBC - 14-Oct-2017
A hallucinogen found in magic mushrooms can "reset" the brains of people with untreatable depression
Read more...Statins cut heart deaths in men with high cholesterol
NHS - 07-Sep-2017
Original randomised trial studied men who had high cholesterol. Analysed the effects of taking s...
Read more...Fat but fit' still risk heart disease
BBC - 15-Aug-2017
The research in European Heart Journal claims that people who are overweight are at increased ri...
Read more...Coffee drinkers live longer - perhaps
BBC - 11-Jul-2017
Drinking three cups of coffee a day may help you live longer. Study of almost half a million peo...
Read more...Wide range of cancers now linked to being overweight
NHS - 01-Mar-2017
Strong evidence people who are overweight have an increased risk of developing 11 different cance...
Read more...Fruit and veg: For a longer life eat 10-a-day
BBC - 23-Feb-2017
Compared with eating no fruit or veg a day: – 200g cut the risk of a premature death by 15% – 8...
Read more...Handful of nuts daily may increase your lifespan
NHS - 05-Dec-2016
Twenty grams of unsalted nuts a day can keep cancer and heart disease away
Read more...Whole grains associated with lower risk of death
Kurzweil Network - 13-Jun-2016
Whole grain foods reduce risk of chronic diseases and premature mortality. Greatest benefit from...
Read more...Nanoscale devices making big strides in surgery
Guardian - 17-Jan-2016
Not nanobots but tiny surgical instruments. Imperial College used nanoscale 3D printing to devel...
Read more...Men ‘catching up’ on life expectancy
BBC - 30-Apr-2015
Closing the gap on women. By 2030 men will be living 85.7 years on average compare to 79.5 in 201...
Read more...Factors that make an infectious disease outbreak controllable
PNAS - 27-Feb-2004
Two simple public health measures in controlling outbreaks are isolating symptomatic individuals...
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