{"articles":[{ "contentID": "1778406", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/metabolism-digestion-reproduction/2026/imperial-patients-among-first-in-world-to-receive-pioneering-gene-editing-treatment-for-high-cholesterol/", "date": "26 May 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-05-26", "headline": "Imperial patients among first in world to receive pioneering gene-editing treatment for high cholesterol", "summary": "A researcher at 天美传媒 contributed to an international trial of a pioneering gene-editing treatment that could transform care for people living with inherited high cholesterol and heart disease.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Benjie Coleman", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, Department of Metabolism Digestion and Reproduction", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Metabolism", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1778296", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/immunology-inflammation/2026/imperial-joins-research-consortium-to-tackle-the-urgent-lack-of-effective-treatments-for-osteoarthritis/", "date": "26 May 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-05-26", "headline": "Imperial joins research consortium to tackle the urgent lack of effective treatments for osteoarthritis ", "summary": "The SOLVE consortium will aim to identify subgroups of osteoarthritis in order to better match treatments to individuals and improve their quality of life.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Meesha Patel", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, Department of Immunology and Inflammation", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Immune System", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1778170", "articleURL": "/news/articles/2026/tackling-bad-cholesterol-earlier-is-a-more-effective-way-to-delay-heart-disease-/", "date": "25 May 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-05-25", "headline": "Tackling \u2018bad\u2019 cholesterol earlier is a more effective way to delay heart disease ", "summary": "Taking steps to lower levels of harmful LDL cholesterol at a much earlier stage than current medical practice indicates could be a far more effective way to reduce the risk of future heart attacks and strokes, according to a major new analysis by researchers from 天美传媒.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "", "profile": "", "homepage": "yes", "owningGroup": "Imperial News, Medicine, School of Public Health", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Cardiovascular", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1778025", "articleURL": "/news/articles/admin-services/giving/2026/professor-luigi-camporota-appointed-as-the-new-joan-reece-chair-in-critical-care/", "date": "22 May 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-05-22", "headline": "Professor Luigi Camporota appointed as the new Joan Reece Chair in Critical Care", "summary": "Imperial\u2019s Department of Surgery and Cancer has announced a new senior academic post.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Christiana Jasutan", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, Department of Surgery and Cancer", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Anaesthetics|Healthcare|Philanthropy|Research", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1777586", "articleURL": "/news/articles/2026/seven-imperial-professors-elected-fellows-of-the-academy-of-medical-sciences/", "date": "21 May 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-05-21", "headline": "Seven Imperial professors elected Fellows of the Academy of Medical Sciences", "summary": "Imperial researchers working across infectious disease, genomics, neuroscience and cardiovascular medicine are among those recognised in this year\u2019s Academy of Medical Sciences Fellowship.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Louisa Lee, Meesha Patel, Eliza Kania, Emily Medcalf, Emily Govan", "profile": "Professor Danny M Altmann, Professor Anne R Lingford-Hughes, Professor David J Sharp, Professor James S Ware, Professor Mariagrazia Pizza, Professor Michael J E Sternberg, Professor Paul Kellam", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Imperial News, Medicine, Natural Sciences, News, Department of Brain Sciences, Department of Immunology and Inflammation, Department of Infectious Disease, National Heart and Lung Institute, Life Sciences", "topic": "Health, Campus and community, Cross-faculty, Science", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Centre for Bacterial Resistance Biology|Dementia|Fellows|Global Health|Healthcare|Infectious Diseases|Public Health|Research|Vaccines", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1777527", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/2026/five-years-of-making-the-invisible-visible/", "date": "21 May 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-05-21", "headline": "Five years of making the invisible visible ", "summary": "Imperial's award-winning Invisible Warrior project celebrates \uFB01ve years of raising awareness about Sickle Cell \u2013 marking the milestone at the Great Exhibition Road Festival next month! ", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Nisha Emich", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, Department of Immunology and Inflammation", "topic": "Campus and community, Cross-faculty", "topicLabel": "Campus and community", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Great Exhibition Road Festival|Healthcare|Public Engagement", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1777122", "articleURL": "/news/articles/2026/new-south-west-london-consortium-established-to-support-clinical-research-careers-/", "date": "20 May 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-05-20", "headline": "New South-West London consortium established to support clinical research careers ", "summary": "Imperial has been awarded funding from the Medical Research Council (MRC) to support clinical research careers.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Maxine Myers", "profile": "Professor Marina Botto, Professor Mark R Thursz", "homepage": "yes", "owningGroup": "Administration, Medicine, Department of Immunology and Inflammation", "topic": "Health, Science", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Academic Health Science Centre|Immune System", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1777016", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/brain-sciences/2026/new-live-imaging-platform-reveals-how-the-brain-keeps-time-/", "date": "19 May 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-05-19", "headline": "New live-imaging platform tracks how the brain keeps time ", "summary": "Researchers from 天美传媒 have developed a new live imaging platform to study how the brain's internal clock works at the cellular level.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Eliza Kania", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, Department of Brain Sciences", "topic": "Health, Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Brain|Dementia", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1776644", "articleURL": "/news/articles/2026/imperial-researchers-estimate-scale-of-ebola-outbreak-in-drc/", "date": "19 May 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-05-19", "headline": "Imperial researchers estimate scale of Ebola outbreak in DRC", "summary": "Researchers from 天美传媒, in collaboration with the World Health Organization and regional health authorities have published a report estimating that the size of the ongoing outbreak of Ebola disease caused by the Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is likely larger than official figures currently suggest.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Jack Stewart, Sabine L. van Elsland", "profile": "Dr Anne Cori, Dr Ruth O McCabe, Dr Sabine L van Elsland, Professor Neil M Ferguson", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, MRC Centre for Outbreak Analysis and Modelling, School of Public Health", "topic": "Health, Imperial Global", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Public Health|School of Public Health", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1776243", "articleURL": "/news/articles/admin-services/enterprise/2026/ai-allows-hospitals-to-get-ahead-of-highly-resistant-infections/", "date": "19 May 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-05-19", "headline": "AI allows hospitals to get ahead of highly resistant infections", "summary": "NEX Health Intelligence, an 天美传媒 startup, has raised \u20AC1 million to further develop its AI platform for predicting the appearance and spread of infections within hospitals.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Ian Mundell", "profile": "Professor Mauricio Barahona, Professor Alison H Holmes", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Imperial News, Medicine, Natural Sciences, Department of Infectious Disease, Mathematics", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Alumni|Artificial Intelligence|Enterprise|Entrepreneurship|Healthcare|Infectious Diseases|Student Entrepreneurship", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1776410", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/nhli/2026/online-breathing-programme-shown-to-improve-long-covid-symptoms/", "date": "18 May 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-05-18", "headline": "Online breathing and wellbeing programme shown to improve long COVID symptoms ", "summary": "New study shows that ENO Breathe, an online breathing and wellbeing programme, significantly improves quality of life for people living with long COVID. ", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Emily Medcalf", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, National Heart and Lung Institute", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Coronavirus|Lung Disease", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1776118", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/metabolism-digestion-reproduction/2026/imperial-launches-trial-of-vaginal-microbiome-therapy-to-help-prevent-preterm-birth/", "date": "18 May 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-05-18", "headline": "Imperial launches trial of vaginal microbiome therapy to help prevent preterm birth", "summary": "Researchers at 天美传媒 have launched a clinical trial investigating whether a microbiome-based therapy can help prevent preterm birth in women at high risk of early labour.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Benjie Coleman", "profile": "Professor Phillip R Bennett, Dr Lynne Sykes", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, Department of Metabolism Digestion and Reproduction", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Reproduction", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1776154", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/bioengineering/2026/bioengineering-researchers-secure-major-wellcome-funding-for-new-imaging-projects/", "date": "18 May 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-05-18", "headline": "Bioengineering researchers secure major Wellcome funding for new imaging projects", "summary": "Two Bioengineering-led projects will develop new ways to study electrical activity in the brain and biological processes deep inside the body, while a further collaboration involving Imperial will investigate the forces that guide heart development.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Kemi Aofolaju", "profile": "Dr Amanda J Foust, Professor Mengxing Tang, Professor Julien J M Vermot, Professor Claudia Clopath, Professor Simon R Schultz, Dr Dandan Zhang", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Imperial News, Medicine, News, Bioengineering, Electrical Engineering, Department of Surgery and Cancer", "topic": "Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Imaging", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1776152", "articleURL": "/news/articles/2026/ebola-outbreak-2026-qa-with-experts/", "date": "15 May 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-05-15", "headline": "Ebola outbreak 2026: Q&A with experts", "summary": "Following African CDC reports of 246 suspected cases and 80 deaths from Ebola virus disease in North Eastern DRC, our experts from the School of Public Health share their insights in this Q&A.\u00A0", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Sabine L. van Elsland", "profile": "Dr Anne Cori, Dr Gemma L Nedjati Gilani, Dr Ruth O McCabe, Dr Rebecca K Nash, Miss Janetta E Skarp, Dr Christian Morgenstern, Professor Katharina D Hauck, Professor Neil M Ferguson, Dr Sabine L van Elsland", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, School of Public Health", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Infectious Diseases|Public Health|School of Public Health", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1775763", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/brain-sciences/2026/social-media-technology-and-young-peoples-mental-health--a-conversation-with-professor-dasha-nicholls-/", "date": "14 May 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-05-14", "headline": "Social media, technology, and young people\u2019s mental health \u2013 A conversation with Professor Dasha Nicholls ", "summary": "As governments across the world race to regulate social media and protect young users, the debate has moved from boardrooms to courtrooms. ", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Eliza Kania", "profile": "Professor Dasha E Nicholls", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, Department of Brain Sciences", "topic": "Health, Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Mental Health", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1775360", "articleURL": "/news/articles/2026/obesity-rates-levelling-off-and-even-declining-in-many-nations-says-global-progress-report/", "date": "13 May 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-05-13", "headline": "Obesity rates levelling off and even declining in many nations, says global progress report", "summary": "A new analysis of global obesity trends since the 1980s reveals rising levels of obesity have slowed, stabilised and possibly even reversed in many nations, challenging the idea of a \u2018global epidemic\u2019 of obesity.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Ryan O'Hare", "profile": "Professor Majid Ezzati", "homepage": "yes", "owningGroup": "Medicine, News, School of Public Health", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Global Health|Imperial Global|Obesity|Public Health|School of Public Health", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1775422", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/school-public-health/2026/digital-social-connection-tool-dr-lindsay-dewa/", "date": "12 May 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-05-12", "headline": "Researcher awarded fellowship to test digital social connection tool to support young people with suicidal thoughts", "summary": "A researcher from Imperial\u2019s School of Public Health has been awarded a Fellowship from the Medical Research Foundation to develop and test a new digital tool designed to help young people experiencing suicidal thoughts connect with trusted people in their lives at the moments they need support most.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Jack Stewart", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, School of Public Health", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Mental Health|Public Health|School of Public Health", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1775113", "articleURL": "/news/articles/2026/major-survey-of-london-tap-water-shows-forever-chemicals-within-safe-limits/", "date": "12 May 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-05-12", "headline": "Major survey of London tap water shows 'forever chemicals\u2019 within safe limits", "summary": "A large study of London\u2019s tap water has revealed that trace amounts of PFAS \u2018forever chemicals\u2019 are present, but their levels are within UK and EU safety limits.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Ryan O'Hare", "profile": "Professor Leon Barron", "homepage": "yes", "owningGroup": "Imperial News, Medicine, Environmental Research Group, School of Public Health", "topic": "Health, Science", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Environment|Pollution|Public Health|School of 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"/news/articles/medicine/brain-sciences/2026/avoiding-the-extremes-new-research-reveals-how-heart-rate-shapes-stroke-risk-/", "date": "7 May 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-05-07", "headline": "Avoiding the extremes: New research reveals how heart rate shapes stroke risk ", "summary": "Both very low and very high heart rates are significantly associated with stroke risk, a novel study finds.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Eliza Kania", "profile": "Dr Dexter J A Penn, Dr Alastair J S Webb", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, Department of Brain Sciences", "topic": "Health, Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Brain|Global Health", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1773422", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/2026/school-of-medicine-and-st-marys-development-trust-launch-new-intercalated-bsc-scholarships-/", "date": "6 May 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-05-06", "headline": "School of Medicine and St Mary\u2019s Development Trust launch new intercalated BSc scholarships", "summary": "A new scholarship fund to support 天美传媒 undertaking their intercalated BSc at Imperial has been generously contributed by the St Mary\u2019s Development Trust to Imperial College School of Medicine.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Dorrit Pollard-Davey", "profile": "Professor Amir Sam, Professor Graham S Cooke", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine", "topic": "Campus and community", "topicLabel": "Campus and community", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Education", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1772994", "articleURL": "/news/articles/2026/blood-test-could-help-predict-disease-progression-and-how-well-treatment-will-work-/", "date": "6 May 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-05-06", "headline": "Blood test could help predict disease progression and how well treatment will work", "summary": "Scientists are developing a test which could one day be used to predict how a patient\u2019s illness will progress, and even how well they will respond to treatment.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Ryan O'Hare", "profile": "Professor Aubrey Cunnington, Professor Mauricio Barahona, Dr Claire M Dunican, Dr Myrsini Kaforou", "homepage": "yes", "owningGroup": "Imperial News, Medicine, Natural Sciences, Department of Infectious Disease", "topic": "Health, Science", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Child Health|Infectious Diseases", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1772632", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/nhli/2026/nhli-image-competition-now-open/", "date": "5 May 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-05-05", "headline": "NHLI Image Competition now open!", "summary": "We\u2019re excited to launch the NHLI Image Competition, celebrating the beauty, mystery, and creativity found in scientific discovery. Whether you\u2019re capturing the microscopic, the clinical or the natural, we want to see science through your lens.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, National Heart and Lung Institute", "topic": "Campus and community", "topicLabel": "Campus and community", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Imaging", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1772594", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/school-public-health/2026/professor-ian-hamilton-appointment/", "date": "5 May 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-05-05", "headline": "Professor Ian Hamilton appointed Chair in Planetary Health and Director of Global Planetary Health Programme", "summary": "The School of Public Health and the George Institute for Global Health are pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Ian Hamilton as Director of the Global Planetary Health Program and Chair in Planetary Health.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Jack Stewart", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, School of Public Health", "topic": "Health, Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Public Health|School of Public Health", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1772120", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/2026/excess-weight-is-an-important-cause-of-rising-cancer-rates-among-the-under-50s/", "date": "29 April 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-04-29", "headline": "Excess weight is an important cause of rising cancer rates among the under-50s\n", "summary": "Being overweight or obese is an important cause of rising cancer rates among younger adults in England, according to a major new study.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Samantha Rey", "profile": "Professor Marc J Gunter", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Imperial News, Medicine, School of Public Health", "topic": "Health, Health, Science", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Cancer|Obesity", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1771837", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/brain-sciences/2026/keeping-brain-tissue-cooler-after-death-could-improve-vital-neuroscience-research-/", "date": "27 April 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-04-27", "headline": "Keeping brain tissue cooler after death could improve vital neuroscience research ", "summary": "A significant amount of neuroscience research relies on human post-mortem brain tissue, the quality of which deteriorates after death. A recently published Nature Communications study, led by scientists from 天美传媒 and McGill University, suggested that while time is an important factor, temperature may play an even greater role in brain tissue preservation than previously thought. \n\n ", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Eliza Kania", "profile": "Dr Johanna S Jackson, Professor Paul Matthews", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, Department of Brain Sciences", "topic": "Health, Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Brain|Research", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1768601", "articleURL": "/news/articles/2026/detailed-wastewater-study-shows-how-illicit-drug-use-changes-due-to-major-public-events-and-police-seizures-in-england/", "date": "27 April 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-04-27", "headline": "Detailed wastewater study shows how illicit drug use changes due to major public events and police seizures in England", "summary": "A year-long analysis of England\u2019s wastewater shows how recreational drug use spiked with major sporting and music events, heatwaves and bank holidays, with widespread drops in usage linked to major drug seizures by police.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Ryan O'Hare", "profile": "Professor Leon Barron", "homepage": "yes", "owningGroup": "Medicine, News, Environmental Research Group, School of Public Health", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Drugs|Public Health|School of Public Health", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1771314", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/2026/mice-with-respiratory-infections-could-offer-insights-to-help-stop-cancer-spreading/", "date": "24 April 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-04-24", "headline": "Mice with respiratory infections could offer insights to help stop cancer spreading", "summary": "Studying how mice respond to infection by respiratory viruses may hold the answers to inhibiting the spread of metastatic breast cancer, according to a new study.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Samantha Rey", "profile": "Professor Cecilia Johansson", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Imperial News, Medicine, National Heart and Lung Institute", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Animal Research|Cancer", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1767296", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/metabolism-digestion-reproduction/2026/gut-microbes-may-reveal-heart-disease-risk-years-before-symptoms/", "date": "23 April 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-04-23", "headline": "Gut microbes may reveal heart disease risk years before symptoms", "summary": "Scientists have discovered that chemicals produced by gut bacteria could act as an early warning system for future heart disease, potentially allowing doctors to identify at-risk individuals years before symptoms appear.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Benjie Coleman", "profile": "Professor Marc-Emmanuel Dumas", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, Department of Metabolism Digestion and Reproduction", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Cardiovascular", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1770616", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/school-public-health/2026/fisher-spore-award/", "date": "21 April 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-04-21", "headline": "Professor Fisher awarded inaugural \u2018Spore Award\u2019 At Genetics Society of America conference", "summary": "Professor Mat Fisher, Head of the Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, has become the first-ever recipient of the \u2018Spore Award\u2019 and delivered the inaugural Fungal Spore Lecture at the Genetics Society of America\u2019s Fungal Genetics Meeting at Asilomar.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Jack Stewart", "profile": "Professor Matthew Fisher", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, School of Public Health", "topic": 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"articleURL": "/news/articles/research-groups/mohn-centre-child-health/2026/hanna-creese-school-absence-blog/", "date": "20 April 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-04-20", "headline": "Mohn Centre Blog: The Hidden Struggles Behind an Empty Seat in the Classroom", "summary": "Dr Hanna Creese, Research Fellow at the Mohn Centre for Children's Health and Wellbeing, shares her work and experience of rethinking school absence through young people\u2019s eyes.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Charlotte Gredal", "profile": "Dr Hanna Creese", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, Mohn Centre for Children's Health and Wellbeing, Mohn Centre for Childrens Health and Wellbeing, School of Public Health", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Child Health|Education|Mental Health|Mohn Centre for Childrens Health and Wellbeing|Public Engagement|Public Health|School of Public Health|Societal Engagement", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1769817", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/brain-sciences/2026/wellcome-awards-392m-to-imperial-team-for-real-time-brain-imaging-breakthrough-/", "date": "17 April 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-04-17", "headline": "Wellcome awards \u00A33.92M to Imperial team for real-time brain imaging breakthrough", "summary": "Researchers at 天美传媒 will develop an imaging system capable of capturing the electrical activity of thousands of neurons simultaneously, in three dimensions and in real time.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Eliza Kania", "profile": "Dr Samuel J Barnes", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, Department of Brain Sciences", "topic": "Health, Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Brain|Dementia|UK DRI Centre at Imperial", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1768715", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/school-public-health/2026/air-quality-experts-st-stephen/", "date": "15 April 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-04-15", "headline": "AWAIR project launch Air Quality Display at White City School", "summary": "Researchers from 天美传媒, in partnership with Hammersmith & Fulham Council and St Stephen\u2019s CE Primary School, have unveiled a unique community air quality display in White City as part of the pioneering AWAIR project.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Jack Stewart", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, Environmental Research Group, School of Public Health", "topic": "Health, Campus and community", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Public Health|School of Public Health|White City Campus|White City Community Engagement", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1768688", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/immunology-inflammation/2026/two-imperial-researchers-awarded-academy-of-medical-sciences-springboard-awards/", "date": "15 April 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-04-15", "headline": "Two Imperial researchers awarded Academy of Medical Sciences Springboard Awards", "summary": "Dr Shuchi Agrawal Singh (Department of Immunology and Inflammation) and Dr Pete Lally (Department of Bioengineering) have been named as winners of the Academy of Medical Sciences Springboard Awards 2026.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Meesha Patel, Kemi Aofolaju", "profile": "Dr Shuchi Agrawal Singh, Dr Pete Lally", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Medicine, Bioengineering, Department of Immunology and Inflammation", "topic": "Cross-faculty, Engineering, Health", "topicLabel": "Cross-faculty", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Bioeng|Immune System", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1766174", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/2026/dementia-trials-initiative-involves-imperial-study-cohort/", "date": "10 April 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-04-10", "headline": "Dementia trials initiative involves Imperial study cohort", "summary": "An initiative to transform dementia clinical trials in the UK by increasing the number of participants has welcomed the first people into streamlined screening tests.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Samantha Rey", "profile": "Professor Paul Elliott", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Imperial News, Medicine, School of Public Health", "topic": "Health, Science", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Brain|Dementia|Research|UK DRI Centre at Imperial", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1766134", "articleURL": "/news/articles/research-groups/mohn-centre-child-health/2026/george-melrose-blog/", "date": "1 April 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-04-01", "headline": "Mohn Centre Blog: George Melrose Explores How Household Size Shapes Child Health", "summary": "Over the past year, George has shared his findings on the links between household size and child health at national conferences while also working closely with families to shape and interpret the research. In this blog, he offers a behind\u2011the\u2011scenes look at the evolution of his project, from conference presentations to community conversations with families at the heart of the research.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Charlotte Gredal", "profile": "Mr George A Melrose", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, Mohn Centre for Children's Health and Wellbeing, Mohn Centre for Childrens Health and Wellbeing, School of Public Health", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Big Data|Child Health|Mohn Centre for Childrens Health and Wellbeing|Public Engagement", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1766059", "articleURL": "/news/articles/2026/professor-jeremy-levy-reflects-on-his-journey-as-cato-director/", "date": "31 March 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-03-31", "headline": "Professor Jeremy Levy reflects on his journey as CATO Director\n", "summary": "Leading kidney disease expert Professor Jeremy Levy has stepped down from his role as Director of the Clinical Academic Training Office after a decade.\n", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Maxine Myers", "profile": "Professor Jeremy B W Levy", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Administration, Medicine, Department of Immunology and Inflammation, School of Public Health", "topic": "Health, Campus and community", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Academic Health Science Centre|Healthcare", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1765251", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/nhli/2026/dr-alicia-dsouza-awarded-bhf-discovery-research-senior-fellowship-to-transform-understanding-of-the-hearts-electrical-conduction-system-/", "date": "27 March 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-03-27", "headline": "Dr Alicia D\u2019Souza awarded BHF Discovery Research Senior Fellowship to transform understanding of the heart\u2019s electrical conduction system ", "summary": "Dr Alicia D\u2019Souza, Associate Professor in Cardiac Electrophysiology at the National Heart and Lung Institute (NHLI), has been awarded a prestigious British Heart Foundation (BHF) Discovery Research Senior Fellowship.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Emily Medcalf", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, National Heart and Lung Institute", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Cardiovascular|Fellows", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1765147", "articleURL": "/news/articles/convergence-science/2026/machine-learning-for-health-zimbabwe-2026/", "date": "27 March 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-03-27", "headline": "Imperial AI academics and PhD 天美传媒 deliver Machine Learning for Health course with local data scientists in Zimbabwe ", "summary": "The collaborative initiative is illustrative of the convergence science taking place at Imperial, bringing cross-departmental expertise together to transcend silos and stimulate fresh scientific progress for societal impact. ", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Tashiana Langley", "profile": "Professor Payam Barnaghi, Dr Felicity C S Fitzgerald, Ms Antigone Fogel, Ms Iona Biggart, Mr Marco Reed, Ms Aditi Rao, Mr Kevin Meck", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Centres, Imperial News, Medicine, Centre for Paediatrics and Child Health, Department of Brain Sciences, Department of Infectious Disease", "topic": "Cross-faculty, Engineering, Health, Science", "topicLabel": "Cross-faculty", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Africa|Artificial Intelligence|Engineering Ai And Machine Learning|Health and Technology", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1764908", "articleURL": "/news/articles/2026/celebrating-excellence-meet-imperials-new-senior-investigators/", "date": "26 March 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-03-26", "headline": "Celebrating excellence: Meet Imperial\u2019s new Senior Investigators", "summary": "Five Imperial researchers have been newly appointed as Senior Investigators by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Maxine Myers", "profile": "Professor Mark R Thursz, Professor George B Hanna, Professor Rakesh Heer, Professor Bryony D Franklin, Professor Iain A McNeish, Professor Victoria R Cornelius", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Administration, Medicine, Department of Metabolism Digestion and Reproduction, Department of Surgery and Cancer, School of Public Health", "topic": "Health, Campus and community", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Academic Health Science Centre", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1764693", "articleURL": "/news/articles/research-groups/mohn-centre-child-health/2026/helen-skirrow-vaccine-blog/", "date": "26 March 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-03-26", "headline": "Mohn Centre Blog: Helen Skirrow shares why improving vaccine uptake has never been more important", "summary": "Helen\u2019s work highlights the structural and practical barriers that shape vaccination uptake and shows how early, trusted conversations with families can help ensure every child has access to life\u2011saving vaccines.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Charlotte Gredal", "profile": "Dr Helen H Skirrow", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, Mohn Centre for Children's Health and Wellbeing, Mohn Centre for Childrens Health and Wellbeing, School of Public Health", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Child Health|Infectious Diseases|Mohn Centre for Childrens Health and Wellbeing|Public Engagement|Public Health|School of Public Health|Vaccines", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1764697", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/infectious-disease/2026/dna-shape-explains-crucial-gene-therapy-challenges/", "date": "26 March 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-03-26", "headline": "DNA shape explains crucial gene-therapy challenges", "summary": "Researchers at 天美传媒, the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences (LMS), and the University of Sheffield have shown that the physical twisting of DNA plays an important role in correcting for CRISPR errors.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Meesha Patel", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, Department of Infectious Disease, Institute of Clinical Sciences", "topic": "Health, Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Genomics", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1763916", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/2026/londons-young-people-work-with-researchers-and-doctors-to-shape-the-future-of-child-health-research-/", "date": "24 March 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-03-24", "headline": "London\u2019s young people work with scientists and doctors to shape the future of child health research", "summary": "Over 200 children joined more than 100 researchers, clinicians, and parents at Chelsea Football Club in West London.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Al McCartney", "profile": "Professor Sejal Saglani, Professor Aubrey Cunnington, Professor Dougal S Hargreaves", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, Department of Infectious Disease, School of Public Health", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Child Health|Healthcare|Infectious Diseases|Lung Disease|Public Engagement", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1763418", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/nhli/2026/imperial-to-lead-and-partner-in-major-bhf-funded-phd-programmes-to-train-the-next-generation-of-cardiovascular-researchers-/", "date": "23 March 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-03-23", "headline": "Imperial to lead and partner in major BHF-funded PhD programmes to train the next generation of cardiovascular researchers ", "summary": "Researchers at Imperial\u2019s National Heart and Lung Institute will play a leading role in two major national doctoral training programmes funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF), aimed at developing the next generation of cardiovascular researchers. ", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Emily Medcalf", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, National Heart and Lung Institute", "topic": "Health, Campus and community, Cross-faculty", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Cardiovascular|Health and Technology|Health, MedTech and robotics|Healthcare|Students|WestTech London", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1761662", "articleURL": "/news/articles/2026/childrens-extended-social-media-use-linked-to-increased-depression-and-anxiety-/", "date": "23 March 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-03-23", "headline": "Children\u2019s extended social media use linked to increased depression and anxiety ", "summary": "Children who use social media for more than three hours per day are more likely to develop greater levels of depression and anxiety compared to those who use it more moderately.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Ryan O'Hare", "profile": "Professor Mireille B Toledano, Dr Rachel B Smith", "homepage": "yes", "owningGroup": "Medicine, Mohn Centre for Children's Health and Wellbeing, School of Public Health", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Child Health|Mohn Centre for Childrens Health and Wellbeing", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1763131", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/nhli/2026/opening-of-the-dr-victor-phillip-dahdaleh-building-marks-new-era-for-heart-and-lung-innovation-/", "date": "20 March 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-03-20", "headline": "Opening of the Dr Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Building marks new era for heart and lung innovation ", "summary": "Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Gloucester officially opens Imperial\u2019s newly refurbished research building \u2013 an investment powering the next generation of respiratory and cardiac science. ", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Emily Medcalf", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, National Heart and Lung Institute", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Lung Disease|Philanthropy", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1742116", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/metabolism-digestion-reproduction/2026/hidden-drug-reservoirs-in-cancer-cells-could-explain-treatment-resistance/", "date": "18 March 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-03-18", "headline": "Hidden drug reservoirs in cancer cells could explain treatment resistance", "summary": "Cancer drugs can accumulate in hidden \u201Cstorage hubs\u201D inside tumour cells, creating uneven drug exposure across tumours, according to new research from the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences (LMS) and 天美传媒. ", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Benjie Coleman", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, Department of Metabolism Digestion and Reproduction", "topic": "Health, Science", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Cancer", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1760002", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/nhli/2026/study-explores-how-blood-vessel-structure-may-influence-bleeding-disorders/", "date": "13 March 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-03-13", "headline": "Study explores how blood vessel structure may influence bleeding disorders", "summary": "New research from Imperial suggests that changes in blood vessel structure may contribute to bleeding disorders.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Emily Medcalf", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, National Heart and Lung Institute", "topic": "Health, Science", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Cardiovascular", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1759488", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/immunology-inflammation/2026/department-of-immunology-and-inflammation-achieves-gold-leaf-awards-across-all-research-lab-spaces/", "date": "13 March 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-03-13", "headline": "Department of Immunology and Inflammation achieves Gold LEAF awards across all research lab spaces", "summary": "All labs across the department have now earned the Gold LEAF status marking a major milestone in sustainable research.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Meesha Patel", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, Department of Immunology and Inflammation", "topic": "Health, Campus and community", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Sustainability|Sustainable Imperial", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1758117", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/school-public-health/2026/school-of-public-health-hosts-launch-of-prevention-programme-for-long-term-conditions-in-northwest-london/", "date": "9 March 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-03-09", "headline": "School of Public Health hosts launch of prevention programme for long-term conditions in Northwest London", "summary": "New initiative builds on diabetes prevention success to support people with hypertension", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Jack Stewart", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, School of Public Health", "topic": "Campus and community, Health", "topicLabel": "Campus and community", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Public Health|School of Public Health|White City Community Engagement", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1757352", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/department-of-surgery-and-cancer-news-articles/2026/-celebrating-scs-women---dr-harriet-kemp-/", "date": "9 March 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-03-09", "headline": " Celebrating S&C's Women - Dr Harriet Kemp ", "summary": "To celebrate Women at Imperial Week, we interviewed two of S&C\u2019s outstanding female staff. In our final interview, we spoke to Dr Harriet Kemp.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Dorcas Ishaya", "profile": "Dr Harriet I Kemp", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, Department of Surgery and Cancer", "topic": "Campus and community, Health", "topicLabel": "Campus and community", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Women At Imperial", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1757067", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/department-of-surgery-and-cancer-news-articles/2026/celebrating-scs-women---professor-charlotte-bevan/", "date": "9 March 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-03-09", "headline": "Celebrating S&C's Women - Professor Charlotte Bevan", "summary": "To celebrate Women at Imperial Week, we interviewed two of S&C\u2019s outstanding female staff. In our first interview, we spoke to Professor Charlotte Bevan.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Dorcas Ishaya", "profile": "Professor Charlotte Bevan", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, Department of Surgery and Cancer", "topic": "Campus and community, Health", "topicLabel": "Campus and community", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Women At Imperial", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1755131", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/metabolism-digestion-reproduction/2026/celebrating-mdrs-women/", "date": "9 March 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-03-09", "headline": "Celebrating MDR's Women", "summary": "To mark Women at Imperial Week, we interviewed two of MDR's outstanding female staff.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Benjie Coleman", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, Department of Metabolism Digestion and Reproduction", "topic": "Campus and community, Health", "topicLabel": "Campus and community", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Women At Imperial", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1757439", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/school-public-health/2026/in-memoriam-dr-margie-peden/", "date": "6 March 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-03-06", "headline": "In Memoriam: Dr Margie Peden", "summary": "The George Institute for Global Health and 天美传媒 mourn the passing of Dr Margie Peden, who died on Thursday 29 January 2026. A globally esteemed leader in injury prevention research and advocacy, Margie dedicated her life\u2019s work to reduce the burden of injury-related death and disability and improve recovery outcomes for individuals and communities worldwide.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Jack Stewart", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, School of Public Health", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Public Health|School of Public Health", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1757329", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/department-of-surgery-and-cancer-news-articles/2026/learning-from-patients-to-strengthen-research-culture/", "date": "6 March 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-03-06", "headline": "Learning from patients to strengthen research culture", "summary": "Patient and public involvement is central to how Imperial\u2019s Department of Surgery and Cancer strengthens cancer research and training, and a recent Science Communication workshop, delivered through the NIHR Imperial Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), represents this approach in action. ", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Benjie Coleman", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, Department of Surgery and Cancer", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Cancer", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1756990", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/brain-sciences/2026/spark-ns-program-2026--professor-michael-johnsons-project-awarded-/", "date": "4 March 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-03-04", "headline": "SPARK NS Program 2026 \u2013 Professor Michael Johnson\u2019s project awarded ", "summary": "$2 million funding for Imperial to develop new treatments for Parkinson\u2019s Disease.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Eliza Kania", "profile": "Professor Michael R Johnson", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, Department of Brain Sciences", "topic": "Health, Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Brain", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1756572", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/nhli/2026/ai-assisted-smart-t-shirt-being-developed-to-improve-detection-of-inherited-heart-rhythm-disorders--/", "date": "3 March 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-03-03", "headline": "AI-powered smart T-shirt being developed to improve detection of inherited heart rhythm disorders", "summary": "Researchers at Imperial are developing an AI-assisted smart T-shirt designed to improve detection of inherited heart rhythm conditions that can be difficult to diagnose using standard tests.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Emily Medcalf", "profile": "Dr Keenan M Saleh, Professor Zachary I Whinnett", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, National Heart and Lung Institute", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Cardiovascular|Health, MedTech and robotics", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1755228", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/2026/imperial-engineers-awarded-grants-to-develop-commercial-and-societal-research/", "date": "2 March 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-03-02", "headline": "Imperial researchers awarded grants to develop commercial and societal research", "summary": "Imperial researchers have each been awarded a lump sum of \u20AC150,000 as part of the ERC Proof of Concept Grant scheme. The grants provide support for previous and current ERC grantees who want to explore the commercial or societal potential of their work.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Helen Wilkes, Kemi Aofolaju, Ruth Ntumba, Benjie Coleman, Sanjana Kakar", "profile": "Professor Dario Farina, Dr Huai-Ti Lin, Professor Bernhard Kainz, Dr Jia Li, Professor Cecilia Mattevi", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Medicine, Bioengineering, Computing, Materials, Department of Metabolism Digestion and Reproduction", "topic": "Cross-faculty, Engineering, Health", "topicLabel": "Cross-faculty", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Bioeng|Engineering Computing|Engineering EEE", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1754402", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/brain-sciences/2026/new-imperial-led-research-maps-the-genetic-drivers-of-down-syndrome/", "date": "25 February 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-02-25", "headline": " New Imperial-led research maps the genetic drivers of Down Syndrome ", "summary": "Down Syndrome affects approximately one in every 700 live births and is the most common genetic cause of intellectual disability in the world. Yet despite decades of research, no treatment exists that addresses the intellectual disability itself. \n", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Eliza Kania", "profile": "Dr Michael Lattke, Dr Vincenzo De Paola", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, Department of Brain Sciences", "topic": "Health, Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Genomics", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1748270", "articleURL": "/news/articles/2026/first-in-class-drug-candidate-for-multiple-myeloma-shows-promise-in-phase-1-trial/", "date": "23 February 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-02-23", "headline": "First-in-class drug candidate for multiple myeloma shows promise in Phase 1 trial", "summary": "A multiple myeloma candidate with a new mode of action is now in Phase 2 patient trials following positive Phase 1 results showing it kills cancer cells without toxicity to patients.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "David Silverman", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Imperial News, Medicine, Department of Immunology and Inflammation", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Cancer|Drugs|Enterprise|Healthcare|Translation", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1744069", "articleURL": "/news/articles/2026/imperial-project-to-test-ai-mental-health-tool-for-girls-in-rural-india/", "date": "18 February 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-02-18", "headline": "Wysa and Imperial to test AI mental health tool for girls in rural India", "summary": "Researchers at 天美传媒 are collaborating on a new \u00A35.3m project to adapt and scale an AI enabled digital mental health programme for adolescent girls living in rural India.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Ryan O'Hare", "profile": "Professor Ceire E Costelloe", "homepage": "yes", "owningGroup": "Imperial News, Medicine, Department of Surgery and Cancer, School of Public Health", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News 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Computing, Centre for Bacterial Resistance Biology, Department of Infectious Disease, Chemistry, Vilar Group", "topic": "Cross-faculty, Health", "topicLabel": "Cross-faculty", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Antibiotics|Bacteria|Centre for Bacterial Resistance Biology", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1744635", "articleURL": "/news/articles/natural-sciences/life-sciences/2026/celebrating-25-years-of-the-flowers-building/", "date": "17 February 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-02-17", "headline": "Celebrating 25 Years of the Flowers Building", "summary": "The Flowers Building, Imperial\u2019s hub for infectious disease research in South Kensington, is celebrating 25 years of scientific discovery.\n", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Emily Govan", "profile": "Professor Shiranee Sriskandan", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, Natural Sciences, Centre for Bacterial Resistance Biology, Department of Infectious Disease, Life Sciences", "topic": "Science, Health", "topicLabel": "Science", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Centre for Bacterial Resistance Biology|Events", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1743863", "articleURL": "/news/articles/2026/ayahuasca-compound-has-significant-and-lasting-effect-on-depression-/", "date": "16 February 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-02-16", "headline": "Ayahuasca compound has significant and lasting effect on depression ", "summary": "People with major depressive disorder saw significant and lasting reductions in their symptoms from a single dose of the psychedelic compound DMT in a small study.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Samantha Rey", "profile": "Dr David Erritzoe", "homepage": "yes", "owningGroup": "Imperial News, Medicine, Department of Brain Sciences", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Brain|Mental Health", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1743956", "articleURL": "/news/articles/2026/focal-therapy-effectively-treats-men-whose-prostate-cancer-returns-after-radiotherapy-with-fewer-side-effects-says-new-study/", "date": "15 February 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-02-15", "headline": "Focal therapy effectively treats men whose prostate cancer returns after radiotherapy with fewer side effects, says new study", "summary": "A minimally invasive targeted treatment called salvage focal therapy, which targets just the cancerous area of the prostate, can treat men whose prostate cancer has recurred after radiotherapy with much fewer side effects and less impact on their quality of life, according to a new study.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Ryan O'Hare", "profile": "Dr Alexander J W Light, Mr Taimur T Shah", "homepage": "yes", "owningGroup": "Medicine, News, Department of Surgery and Cancer", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Cancer|Health, MedTech and robotics|Healthcare", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1743354", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/metabolism-digestion-reproduction/2026/imperial-hosts-who-europe-and-easl-to-strengthen-action-on-steatotic-liver-disease/", "date": "13 February 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-02-13", "headline": "Imperial hosts WHO Europe and EASL to strengthen action on steatotic liver disease", "summary": "天美传媒 hosted senior leaders from WHO Europe and the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) to advance a coordinated European response to steatotic liver disease (SLD).", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Benjie Coleman", "profile": "Professor Mark R Thursz, Dr Pinelopi Manousou", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, Department of Metabolism Digestion and Reproduction", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Global Health|Healthcare", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1743419", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/nhli/2026/national-study-launches-to-improve-understanding-of-heart-disease-in-pregnancy/", "date": "11 February 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-02-11", "headline": "National study launches to improve understanding of heart disease in pregnancy ", "summary": "A major new national study led by researchers at Imperial's National Heart and Lung Institute aims to transform understanding of heart disease in pregnancy, the leading cause of maternal death in the UK. ", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Emily Medcalf", "profile": "Dr Paz Tayal", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, National Heart and Lung Institute", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Cardiovascular", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1742830", "articleURL": "/news/articles/2026/dr-jill-biden-visits-imperial-to-explore-antimicrobial-resistance-and-womens-health-innovation/", "date": "11 February 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-02-11", "headline": "Dr Jill Biden visits Imperial to explore antimicrobial resistance and women\u2019s health innovation", "summary": "Former First Lady of the United States, Dr Jill Biden, visited Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and 天美传媒 to explore work on women\u2019s health and antimicrobial resistance (AMR). ", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Georgia Butterworth", "profile": "Professor Lord Ara Darzi", "homepage": "yes", "owningGroup": "Medicine, News, Department of Infectious Disease, Department of Metabolism Digestion and Reproduction, Department of Surgery and Cancer, School of Public Health", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Antibiotics|Health Policy", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1742738", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/nhli/2026/sex-hormones-linked-to-immune-responses-that-may-help-explain-differences-in-asthma-severity-/", "date": "11 February 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-02-11", "headline": "Sex hormones linked to immune responses that may help explain differences in asthma severity ", "summary": "Imperial researchers have uncovered a hormone\u2011linked immune pathway in a mouse model that may help explain why asthma is often more severe in women than in men, particularly across periods of hormonal change.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Emily Medcalf", "profile": "Professor Clare M Lloyd", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, National Heart and Lung Institute", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Animal Research", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1739789", "articleURL": "/news/articles/2026/firedanse-nihr-imperial-brc--icr-win-400k-mrc-funding-to-advance-trusted-ai-in-healthcare/", "date": "6 February 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-02-06", "headline": "FIREDANSE: NIHR Imperial BRC & ICR win \u00A3400k MRC funding to advance Trusted AI in healthcare", "summary": "天美传媒 and Institute for Cancer Research have been awarded funding to improve safety, transparency and public confidence for AI tools used in healthcare.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Nina Wagner, Dimitri Papadimitriou", "profile": "Mr Erik Mayer", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, iCARE", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Artificial Intelligence|Cancer|Engineering Ai And Machine Learning", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1741406", "articleURL": "/news/articles/2026/-hrt-via-skin-is-best-treatment-for-low-bone-density-in-women-whose-periods-have-stopped-due-to-anorexia-or-exercise/", "date": "6 February 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-02-06", "headline": "HRT via skin is best treatment for low bone density in women whose periods have stopped due to anorexia or exercise\n", "summary": "Hormone replacement therapy applied via the skin is the best way of protecting bone density in women whose periods have stopped due to anorexia or intense exercise,", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Samantha Rey", "profile": "Mr Agathoklis Efthymiadis, Professor Alexander N Comninos", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, Department of Metabolism Digestion and Reproduction", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Diet|Healthcare", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1741173", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/department-of-surgery-and-cancer-news-articles/2026/exposure-to-burn-injuries-played-key-role-in-shaping-human-evolution-study-suggests/", "date": "5 February 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-02-05", "headline": "Exposure to burn injuries played key role in shaping human evolution, study suggests", "summary": "Humans\u2019 exposure to high temperature burn injuries may have played an important role in our evolutionary development, shaping how our bodies heal, fight infection, and sometimes fail under extreme injury, according to new research.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Conrad Duncan", "profile": "Dr Joshua S Cuddihy, Professor Armand M Leroi", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Imperial News, Medicine, Natural Sciences, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Life Sciences", "topic": "Health, Science", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Evolution", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1740232", "articleURL": "/news/articles/2026/platinum-success-for-four-green-impact-teams/", "date": "4 February 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-02-04", "headline": "Platinum success for four Green Impact teams", "summary": "Imperial held its annual awards ceremony to celebrate the efforts of its Green Impact teams who engaged over 2,500 staff and 天美传媒 in sustainability initiatives this year.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "", "profile": "", "homepage": "yes", "owningGroup": "Administration, Medicine, Environmental Research Group, School of Public Health", "topic": "Campus and community", "topicLabel": "Campus and community", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "School of Public Health|Sustainability|Sustainable Imperial|UK DRI Centre at Imperial", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1740449", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/department-of-surgery-and-cancer-news-articles/2026/the-next-generation-of-cancer-research-meet-the-early-career-researchers-driving-innovation/", "date": "4 February 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-02-04", "headline": "The next generation of cancer research: Meet the early career researchers driving innovation", "summary": "To mark World Cancer Day, we are spotlighting Department of Surgery and Cancer Postdoc-Fellows Dr Anke Nijhuis, Dr Ehsan Ghorani and Dr Mitch Chen. ", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Benjie Coleman", "profile": "Dr Ehsan Ghorani, Dr Anke M Nijhuis, Dr Mitch Chen", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, Department of Surgery and Cancer", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Cancer", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1740109", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/metabolism-digestion-reproduction/2026/decoding-cellular-conversations-in-ulcerative-colitis-reveals-new-drug-targets/", "date": "3 February 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-02-03", "headline": "Decoding cellular conversations in ulcerative colitis reveals new drug targets", "summary": "New research reveals previously hidden mechanisms driving inflammation and identifies new therapeutic targets, including some already showing success in late-stage clinical trials.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Benjie Coleman", "profile": "Dr Tamas Korcsmaros, Dr Dezso Modos, Dr Marton L Olbei", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, Department of Metabolism Digestion and Reproduction", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Gastrointestinal|Genomics", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1739921", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/infectious-disease/2026/introducing-professor-aubrey-cunnington-new-head-of-the-department-of-infectious-disease-/", "date": "2 February 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-02-02", "headline": "Introducing Professor Aubrey Cunnington, new Head of the Department of Infectious Disease", "summary": "We had a conversation with the Head of Department on his vision, priorities, and hopes for the future.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Meesha Patel", "profile": "Professor Aubrey Cunnington", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, Department of Infectious Disease", "topic": "Health, Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Child Health|Infectious Diseases|Malaria", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1739699", "articleURL": "/news/articles/2026/researchers-to-use-retail-loyalty-card-data-to-identify-early-signs-of-cancer/", "date": "2 February 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-02-02", "headline": "Researchers to use retail loyalty card data to identify early signs of cancer", "summary": "Researchers at 天美传媒 are launching a major study to investigate whether shopping behaviours shown in loyalty card data from volunteers can reveal early warning signs of cancer.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Samantha Rey", "profile": "Professor James M Flanagan", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, Department of Surgery and Cancer", "topic": "Health, Science", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Cancer", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1739822", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/department-of-surgery-and-cancer-news-articles/2026/shadow-cabinet-ministers-meet-the-imperial-team-behind-the-world-first-breath-test-for-pancreatic-cancer/", "date": "2 February 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-02-02", "headline": "Shadow Cabinet Ministers meet the Imperial team behind the world-first breath test for pancreatic cancer", "summary": "Shadow Health Secretary, Stuart Andrew and Shadow Cancer Minister, Caroline Johnson met the 天美传媒 scientists working to develop a world-first breath test for pancreatic cancer. ", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Benjie Coleman", "profile": "Professor George B Hanna", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, Department of Surgery and Cancer", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Cancer", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1739748", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/2026/imperial-and-dndi-strengthen-partnership-to-accelerate-treatments-for-neglected-diseases-/", "date": "30 January 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-01-30", "headline": "Imperial and DNDi strengthen partnership to accelerate treatments for neglected diseases ", "summary": "Researchers from 天美传媒 and the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) met on 19 January to strengthen a growing partnership focused on developing new treatments, diagnostics and digital tools for diseases that disproportionately affect people in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). ", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Louisa Lee", "profile": "Professor Graham S Cooke", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, Department of Infectious Disease", "topic": "Health, Science", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Artificial Intelligence|Global Health|Health and Technology|Infectious Diseases|Public Health|Research|Viruses", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1739225", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/nhli/2026/ai-enabled-stethoscopes-show-promise-for-improving-diagnosis-of-cardiovascular-conditions-uk-trial-finds/", "date": "29 January 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-01-29", "headline": "AI-enabled stethoscopes show promise for improving diagnosis of cardiovascular conditions", "summary": "A large-scale NHS study has tested the real-world impact of an artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled stethoscope in primary care.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Emily Medcalf", "profile": "Professor Nicholas S Peters, Dr Patrik Bachtiger, Dr Mihir K A Kelshiker", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, National Heart and Lung Institute", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Artificial Intelligence|Cardiovascular", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1739220", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/school-public-health/2026/one-in-six-adults-in-england-prescribed-corticosteroids-in-2023-national-study-finds/", "date": "29 January 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-01-29", "headline": "One in Six Adults in England Prescribed Corticosteroids in 2023, National Study Finds", "summary": "A major new study has found that corticosteroids remain one of the most widely prescribed medicines in primary care, with more than one in six adults in England receiving at least one prescription in 2023.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Jack Stewart", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, School of Public Health", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Public Health|School of Public Health", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1721456", "articleURL": "/news/articles/admin-services/enterprise/2026/app-will-aim-to-increase-use-of-cpap-machines-by-sleep-apnoea-patients/", "date": "29 January 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-01-29", "headline": "App will aim to increase use of CPAP machines by sleep apnoea patients", "summary": "Imperial researchers are here to help sleep apnoea patients take to, and stick with, their new continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machines, necessary to manage their condition.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Ian Mundell", "profile": "Dr Amanda Sathyapala", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Imperial News, Medicine, National Heart and Lung Institute", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Enterprise|Health, MedTech and robotics|Healthcare", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": 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disease.", "summary": "Two clinical trials have recently delivered contrasting results on GLP-1 drugs for Alzheimer's disease. The medications, originally developed to mimic the hormone controlling hunger and blood sugar, showed strikingly different outcomes.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Eliza Kania", "profile": "Professor Paul Edison", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, Department of Brain Sciences", "topic": "Health, Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Brain|Drugs|Research", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1738655", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/school-public-health/2026/experts-urge-caution-over-microplastics-in-tissue-claims-and-call-for-forensic-approach-to-improve-accuracy/", "date": "26 January 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-01-26", "headline": "Experts urge caution over microplastics in tissue claims and call for forensic approach to improve accuracy", "summary": "Researchers are calling for urgent changes to how we study microplastics, following criticism of studies showing plastic particles in a range of human tissues.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Jack Stewart, Ryan O'Hare", "profile": "Professor Leon Barron", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, Environmental Research Group, School of Public Health", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Environment|Public Health", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1738520", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/nhli/2026/getting-stuck-into-mucus-to-find-new-treatments-for-severe-asthma/", "date": "26 January 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-01-26", "headline": "Getting stuck into mucus to find new treatments for severe asthma", "summary": "An international group of experts in respiratory medicine have received MRC funding to better understand how mucus is controlled in the lungs and how it contributes to severe asthma, which could lead to the development of new treatments.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, National Heart and Lung Institute", "topic": "Health, Science", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Research", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1736495", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/nhli/2026/ace2---from-mrc-lms/", "date": "20 January 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-01-20", "headline": "Key protein ACE2 could protect against high blood pressure and diabetes", "summary": "A collaborative study from the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences (LMS) and 天美传媒 has found that the protein ACE2 may play a protective role against two common conditions, high blood pressure and type-2 diabetes, which affect millions of people worldwide.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, Institute of Clinical Sciences, National Heart and Lung Institute", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Cardiovascular|Diabetes", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1736356", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/immunology-inflammation/2026/celebrating-professor-barbara-bain-a-life-in-haematology-and-education/", "date": "19 January 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-01-19", "headline": "Celebrating Professor Barbara Bain: A Life in Haematology and Education", "summary": "As Professor Barbara Bain becomes Emerita Professor in the Department of Immunology and Inflammation, we reflect on her remarkable contributions to haematology and medical education.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Meesha Patel", "profile": "", "homepage": "yes", "owningGroup": "Medicine, Department of Immunology and Inflammation", "topic": "Health, Campus and community", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Education|Immune System|Public Engagement", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1736257", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/2026/new-vaccines-new-hope-first-human-trial-for-ebola-marburg-and-lassa-vaccines/", "date": "19 January 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-01-19", "headline": "New vaccines, new hope: First human trial for Ebola, Marburg and Lassa vaccines", "summary": "A new research partnership will test cutting-edge vaccines designed to protect against some of the world\u2019s most dangerous infectious diseases.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Louisa Lee", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, News, Department of Infectious Disease", "topic": "Health, Science", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Africa|Drug Discovery|Global Health|Healthcare|Infectious Diseases|Public Health|Vaccines", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1735012", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/metabolism-digestion-reproduction/2026/researchers-aim-to-develop-saliva-test-to-predict-response-to-chemotherapy-for-pancreatic-cancer/", "date": "14 January 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-01-14", "headline": "Researchers aim to develop saliva test to predict response to chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer", "summary": "Researchers from 天美传媒 are studying the bacteria found in the gut and saliva of pancreatic cancer patients, with the aim of developing a new test to predict how they will respond to chemotherapy.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Benjie Coleman", "profile": "Dr Despoina Chrysostomou", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, Department of Metabolism Digestion and Reproduction", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Cancer", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1735488", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/nhli/2026/imperial-researchers-awarded-1m-mrc-grant-to-uncover-how-lymphatic-system-shapes-immunity/", "date": "14 January 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-01-14", "headline": "Imperial researchers awarded \u00A31m MRC grant to uncover how lymphatic system shapes immunity", "summary": "Researchers at Imperial have been awarded \u00A31.1 million from the Medical Research Council (MRC) to investigate how a key gene, ERG, controls the function of the lymphatic system and shapes the body\u2019s immune response.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Emily Medcalf", "profile": "Dr Graeme M Birdsey", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, National Heart and Lung Institute", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Immune System", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1734900", "articleURL": "/news/articles/2026/insights-into-covid-19-vaccine-hesitancy-could-help-future-vaccine-rollouts/", "date": "12 January 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-01-12", "headline": "Insights into COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy could help future vaccine rollouts", "summary": "New research has found that most of the initial hesitancy towards COVID-19 vaccines was rooted in concerns that can be addressed and reduced over time. ", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Ryan O'Hare", "profile": "Professor Paul Elliott, Professor Helen Ward", "homepage": "yes", "owningGroup": "Imperial News, Medicine, School of Public Health", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Child Health|Coronavirus|Infectious Diseases|Public Health|School of Public Health|Vaccines", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1734869", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/2026/shaping-tomorrows-doctors-dr-emma-keeling-on-imperials-educational-partnerships/", "date": "12 January 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-01-12", "headline": "Shaping tomorrow\u2019s doctors: Dr Emma Keeling on Imperial\u2019s educational partnerships", "summary": "From London to Singapore and beyond, Dr Emma Keeling, Associate Dean for Educational Partnerships, shares how 天美传媒's global partnerships are transforming medical education to meet diverse healthcare needs around the world.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Louisa Lee", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Imperial News, Medicine, News", "topic": "Imperial Global, Health", "topicLabel": "Imperial Global", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Academic Strategy|Education|Imperial Global|International|Public Health|Singapore|Student Experience", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1732367", "articleURL": "/news/articles/2026/imperials-2026-alumni-awards-celebrate-success-around-the-world-/", "date": "9 January 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-01-09", "headline": "Imperial\u2019s 2026 Alumni Awards celebrate success around the world", "summary": "Remarkable success stories from across the globe are highlighted in the 2026 Imperial Alumni Awards. \n\nThis year\u2019s accolades recognise the incredible work of Imperial\u2019s former 天美传媒, from mission-driven CEOs, to leading experts in vaccines, medicine and social enterprise, an eminent politician, and a beauty entrepreneur. ", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Sarah Webb", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Imperial News, Medicine, School of Public Health", "topic": "Imperial Global", "topicLabel": "Imperial Global", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Alumni|School of Public Health", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1721209", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/brain-sciences/2026/two-new-imperial-led-dementia-projects-funded-/", "date": "5 January 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-01-05", "headline": "Two new Imperial-led dementia projects funded by the Medical Research Council investment ", "summary": "The latest \u00A316.5\u202Fmillion funding from the Medical Research Council (MRC) for experimental medicine dementia studies is designed to bring researchers, patients, and industry partners together to better understand how dementia develops. Two of the funded projects will be led by 天美传媒 scientists, Dr Nir Grossman and Dr Alastair Webb. ", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Eliza Kania", "profile": "Dr Nir Grossman, Dr Alastair J S Webb", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, Department of Brain Sciences, UK DRI Centre at Imperial", "topic": "Health, Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Brain|Dementia|Research|UK DRI Centre at Imperial", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1719677", "articleURL": "/news/articles/2025/new-year-honours-celebrated-by-imperial-community/", "date": "29 December 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-12-29", "headline": "New Year Honours celebrated by Imperial community", "summary": "Imperial researchers have been recognised in the 2026 New Year Honours list.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Joanna Wilson, Simon Levey", "profile": "", "homepage": "yes", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Imperial News, Medicine, News, Civil Engineering, School of Public Health", "topic": "Campus and community, Cross-faculty, Engineering, Health", "topicLabel": "Campus and community", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Alumni|Research|School of Public Health", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1720472", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/school-public-health/2025/strengthening-work-and-health-integration-in-north-west-london/", "date": "19 December 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-12-19", "headline": "Strengthening work and health integration in North West London", "summary": "天美传媒\u2019s School of Public Health hosted a North West London Work and Health Research Collaborative Thought Leadership Roundtable on 3 December 2024, bringing together regional leaders from the NHS, the West London Alliance, Shaw Trust, Local Authorities, DWP\/DHSC and academic partners to advance a unified research and innovation agenda across North West London.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Jack Stewart", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, School of Public Health", "topic": "Health, Campus and community", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Public Health", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1719864", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/school-public-health/2025/young-dragons-programme-shows-promise-in-supporting-emotional-wellbeing-and-inclusion-in-london-schools/", "date": "18 December 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-12-18", "headline": "Young Dragons programme shows promise in supporting emotional wellbeing and inclusion in London schools", "summary": "A new evaluation led by researchers at 天美传媒 has found that an innovative role-playing game programme, known as Young Dragons, may offer a powerful and engaging way to support the social, emotional and behavioural wellbeing of pupils at risk of exclusion.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Jack Stewart", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, School of Public Health", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "School of Public Health", "ratio": "", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1719786", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/school-public-health/2025/new-modelling-tool-unveiled-to-support-enhanced-vaccination-planning-in-humanitarian-crises/", "date": "18 December 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-12-18", "headline": "New modelling tool unveiled to support enhanced vaccination planning in humanitarian crises ", "summary": "Researchers develop a new tool to help with vaccination decision making in crisis scenarios.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, School of Public Health", "topic": "Health, Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "School of Public Health", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1719648", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/school-public-health/2025/emergency-department-pressures-rise-despite-stable-numbers-new-study-reveals/", "date": "18 December 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-12-18", "headline": "Emergency department pressures rise despite stable numbers, new study reveals", "summary": "Research highlights critical shift in patient complexity that could challenge NHS reforms", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Jack Stewart", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, School of Public Health", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Public Health|School of Public Health", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1719639", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/school-public-health/2025/community-voices-at-the-centre-insights-from-the-wellhome-study-on-community-engaged-research/", "date": "18 December 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-12-18", "headline": "Community Voices at the Centre: Insights from the WellHome Study on Community-Engaged Research", "summary": "WellHome Ambassadors emphasise the vital role of community involvement in environmental health research with first publication.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Jack Stewart", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, Environmental Research Group, School of Public Health", "topic": "Campus and community, Health", "topicLabel": "Campus and community", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Public Health|School of Public Health|White City Community Engagement", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1719006", "articleURL": "/news/articles/2025/researchers-explore-new-approaches-to-early-cancer-detection/", "date": "16 December 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-12-16", "headline": "Researchers explore new approaches to early cancer detection", "summary": "Researchers from across Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre gathered at a workshop to learn more about how to detect cancer sooner. \n", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Maxine Myers", "profile": "Professor Mark R Thursz, Professor George B Hanna, Professor Amanda J Cross, Professor Rakesh Heer, Dr Maria Paraskevaidi, Professor Brendan C Delaney", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Administration, Medicine, Department of Metabolism Digestion and Reproduction, Department of Surgery and Cancer", "topic": "Health, Campus and community, Health, Science", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Academic Health Science Centre", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1718910", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/brain-sciences/2025/an-interview-with-prof-david-owen-new-campus-director-for-hammersmith-hospital--/", "date": "15 December 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-12-15", "headline": "\u201CAn entirely unplanned journey, but great fun so far\u201D \u2013 an interview with Prof David Owen, new Campus Director for Hammersmith Hospital ", "summary": "Professor David Owen was appointed Faculty of Medicine Campus Director for 天美传媒\u2019s Hammersmith Hospital Campus in October 2025. The university campus is co-located at the site of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust\u2019s Hammersmith Hospital in west London. We spoke with Prof Owen about his vision, background, and plans for the hospital. \n\n ", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Eliza Kania", "profile": "Professor David R J Owen", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, Department of Brain Sciences", "topic": "Health, Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Campus Developments|Health Policy|Healthcare|Public Health", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1718557", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/infectious-disease/2025/in-memoriam---professor-carlton-a-w-evans/", "date": "12 December 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-12-12", "headline": "In Memoriam - Professor Carlton A. W. Evans PhD FRCP MBE", "summary": "Carlton Evans \u2013 8 November 1965 - 2 December 2025", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Meesha Patel", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, Department of Infectious Disease", "topic": "Campus and community, Health", "topicLabel": "Campus and community", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Global Health", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1718519", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/metabolism-digestion-reproduction/2025/new-research-identifies-a-mechanism-of-action-for-the-glp-1-receptor-the-target-of-glp-1-diabetes-drugs/", "date": "12 December 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-12-12", "headline": "New research identifies a mechanism of action for the GLP-1 receptor, the target of GLP-1 diabetes drugs", "summary": "Research led by Imperial has uncovered a hidden cellular mechanism that explains how widely used type 2 diabetes drugs signal to protect the pancreas, opening up new possibilities for improving future diabetes therapies.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Benjie Coleman", "profile": "Professor Alejandra D D Tomas Catala", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, Department of Metabolism Digestion and Reproduction", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Diabetes", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1716842", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/immunology-inflammation/2025/11m-awarded-to-investigate-links-between-mecfs-and-long-covid/", "date": "10 December 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-12-10", "headline": "\u00A31.1m awarded to investigate links between ME\/CFS and Long Covid", "summary": "A new landmark study funded by The ME Association will help scientists to uncover shared pathways between ME\/CFS and Long Covid.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Meesha Patel", "profile": "Professor Rosemary J Boyton, Professor Danny M Altmann", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, Department of Immunology and Inflammation, Department of Infectious Disease", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Coronavirus|Immune System", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1717217", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/metabolism-digestion-reproduction/2025/microbial-molecule-offers-new-hope-for-diabetes/", "date": "8 December 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-12-08", "headline": "Microbial molecule offers new hope for diabetes", "summary": "Imperial-led team uncovers TMA\u2019s role in blunting inflammation and improving metabolic health.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Benjie Coleman", "profile": "Professor Marc-Emmanuel Dumas", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, Department of Metabolism Digestion and Reproduction", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Diabetes", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1716431", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/nhli/2025/qa-professor-james-ware-on-receiving-the-aha-medal-of-honor/", "date": "4 December 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-12-04", "headline": "Professor James Ware awarded American Heart Association 'Medal of Honor'", "summary": "Professor James Ware, Professor of Cardiovascular and Genomic Medicine at Imperial's National Heart and Lung Institute (NHLI), has been awarded the American Heart Association (AHA) \u201CGenomic and Precision Medicine Medal of Honor\u201D. ", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Emily Medcalf", "profile": "Professor James S Ware", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence, National Heart and Lung Institute", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Cardiovascular", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1716702", "articleURL": "/news/articles/2025/-weight-loss-drug-liraglutide-slowed-alzheimers-decline/", "date": "4 December 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-12-04", "headline": " Weight-loss drug liraglutide slowed Alzheimer\u2019s decline", "summary": "A drug prescribed for diabetes and weight loss has been shown to reduce brain shrinkage in Alzheimer\u2019s patients by almost 50%.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Samantha Rey", "profile": "Professor Paul Edison", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, News, Department of Brain Sciences", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Brain|Dementia|Drugs", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1716681", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/school-public-health/2025/air-pollution-researcher-receives-early-career-fellowship-from-the-royal-society/", "date": "4 December 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-12-04", "headline": "Air pollution researcher receives early career fellowship from the Royal Society", "summary": "Dr Steven Campbell, an air pollution researcher based in the Environmental Research Group, has been awarded a prestigious University Research Fellowship from the Royal Society. The fellowship provides \u00A31.85 million over eight years, enabling Dr Campbell to develop his independent research programme.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Jack Stewart", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, Environmental Research Group, School of Public Health", "topic": "Health, Science", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Environment|Public Health|School of Public Health", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1716212", "articleURL": "/news/articles/admin-services/central-biomedical-services/2025/animal-research-friday-forum-2025/", "date": "2 December 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-12-02", "headline": "Navigating Transparency in Animal Research: Friday Forum Explores Openness, Trust and Public Engagement ", "summary": "Imperial\u2019s second Friday Forum of the year, held as part of the College\u2019s Good Science Project, examined how to balance openness about animal research with the need to protect people, facilities and scientific integrity. ", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Anna Napolitano", "profile": "Dr Bryn M Owen", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Imperial News, Medicine, News", "topic": "Campus and community, Science", "topicLabel": "Campus and community", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Animal Research|Education|Outreach|Research Environment", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1716103", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/infectious-disease/2025/largest-study-of-nose-microbiome-helps-highlight-those-at-risk-of-staph-aureus-infection/", "date": "2 December 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-12-02", "headline": "Largest study of nose microbiome helps highlight those at risk of Staph aureus infection", "summary": "A study of the human nasal microbiome has allowed scientists to rethink how bacterial communities interact in the nose.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Meesha Patel", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, Department of Infectious Disease", "topic": "Health, Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Antibiotics|Bacteria|Infectious Diseases", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1715959", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/department-of-surgery-and-cancer-news-articles/2025/mp-calvin-bailey-visits-imperial-to-hear-latest-advances-in-prostate-cancer-research/", "date": "1 December 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-12-01", "headline": "Calvin Bailey MP visits Imperial to hear latest advances in prostate cancer research", "summary": "On Wednesday 19 November, Dr Claire Fletcher and her team welcomed Calvin Bailey MP to Imperial to hear about the cutting-edge prostate cancer research within the Division of Cancer.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Benjie Coleman", "profile": "Dr Claire E Fletcher, Professor Charlotte Bevan, Professor Hashim Ahmed", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, Department of Surgery and Cancer", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Cancer", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1715121", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/nhli/2025/new-insights-into-rare-immune-cell-populations-reveal-sex-differences-and-treatment-effects-in-severe-asthma-/", "date": "28 November 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-11-28", "headline": "New insights into rare immune cell populations reveal sex differences and treatment effects in severe asthma ", "summary": "Researchers Dr Kyle Mincham and Professor Robert Snelgrove at Imperial\u2019s National Heart and Lung Institute have uncovered important differences in how a group of immune cells, called innate lymphoid cells (ILCs), behave in people with severe asthma.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Emily Medcalf", "profile": "Dr Kyle T Mincham", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, National Heart and Lung Institute", "topic": "Health, Science", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Lung Disease", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1715124", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/school-public-health/2025/brazils-minister-of-health-visits-imperial-for-a-showcase-in-health-system-resilience/", "date": "27 November 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-11-27", "headline": "Brazil\u2019s Minister of Health visits Imperial for a Showcase in Health System Resilience", "summary": "Brazil\u2019s Minister of Health, Alexandre Padilha, visited 天美传媒 on Thursday 9 October as part of a high-level mission to deepen cooperation between the UK and Brazil on public health, innovation and climate resilience.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Jack Stewart", "profile": "Professor Deborah Ashby", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, School of Public Health", "topic": "Health, Imperial Global", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "International|Public Health|School of Public Health", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1714888", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/school-public-health/2025/plastic-pollution-is-worsened-by-warming-climate-and-must-be-stemmed-researchers-warn/", "date": "27 November 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-11-27", "headline": "Plastic pollution is worsened by warming climate and must be stemmed, researchers warn", "summary": "Increased toxicity from plastic pollution in a warmer climate is highly likely to be affecting whole ecosystems, with potentially disproportionate impacts on apex predators such as orcas. ", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Jack Stewart", "profile": "Professor Frank Kelly, Dr Julia C Fussell, Professor Guy Woodward, Dr Stephanie Wright", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, Natural Sciences, Environmental Research Group, School of Public Health", "topic": "Health, Science", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Climate Change|Climate, energy and sustainability|Environment|Public Health|School of Public Health", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1713128", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/infectious-disease/2025/project-funded-to-accelerate-testing-for-respiratory-infections/", "date": "24 November 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-11-24", "headline": "Project funded to accelerate testing for respiratory infections", "summary": "The study will evaluate a rapid diagnostic tool to which can distinguish between bacterial and viral infections.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Meesha Patel", "profile": "Professor Jethro Herberg", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Centres, Medicine, Centre for Paediatrics and Child Health, Department of Infectious Disease", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Antibiotics|Infectious Diseases|Viruses", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1711763", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/infectious-disease/2025/35m-awarded-to-investigate-how-puberty-affects-immune-responses-to-mycobacterium-tuberculosis/", "date": "21 November 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-11-21", "headline": "\u00A33.5m awarded to investigate how puberty affects immune responses to Mycobacterium tuberculosis", "summary": "The study is funded by Wellcome and will help uncover insights about adolescent tuberculosis.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Meesha Patel", "profile": "Professor James A Seddon", "homepage": "yes", "owningGroup": "Centres, Medicine, Centre for Paediatrics and Child Health, Department of Infectious Disease", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Child Health|Infectious Diseases", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1711600", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/metabolism-digestion-reproduction/2025/new-inflammatory-bowel-disease-study-highlights-crucial-need-for-ethnic-diversity-in-research/", "date": "20 November 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-11-20", "headline": "New inflammatory bowel disease study highlights crucial need for ethnic diversity in research\n", "summary": "Study shows UK South Asians with inflammatory bowel disease respond the same to commonly used treatments as White patients, but may have slightly increased risk of side effects to certain medications.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Benjie Coleman", "profile": "Dr Horace R T Williams, Dr Sharmili Balarajah", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, Department of Metabolism Digestion and Reproduction", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Gastrointestinal", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1715966", "articleURL": "/news/articles/2025/icare-calls-for-responsible-ai-adoption-in-the-nhs-/", "date": "19 November 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-11-19", "headline": "iCARE Calls for Responsible AI Adoption in the NHS ", "summary": "At the Health Foundation\u2019s 2025 AI in the NHS conference, Erik Mayer urged collaboration to turn AI\u2019s promise into meaningful healthcare impact. ", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Nina Wagner", "profile": "Mr Erik Mayer", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, iCARE", "topic": "Health, Engineering", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Healthcare|Nihr Imperial Brc", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1715081", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/brain-sciences/2025/new-study-reveals-how-blood-vessel-cells-shape-dementia-risk/", "date": "19 November 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-11-19", "headline": "New study reveals how blood vessel cells shape dementia risk", "summary": "A new study has revealed that the cells lining our brain\u2019s blood vessels play a more significant role in dementia than previously understood.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Eliza Kania", "profile": "Dr Alexi Nott", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, Department of Brain Sciences", "topic": "Health, Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Brain|Postgraduate|UK DRI Centre at Imperial", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1710941", "articleURL": "/news/articles/2025/gsk-and-fleming-initiative-scientists-unite-to-target-amr-with-advanced-ai/", "date": "18 November 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-11-18", "headline": "GSK and Fleming Initiative scientists unite to target AMR with advanced AI ", "summary": "\u00A345m in GSK funding has been allocated to new research programmes combining expertise and using cutting edge AI technology to accelerate AMR research.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Ryan O'Hare", "profile": "Professor Lord Ara Darzi", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, Natural Sciences, News, Centre for Bacterial Resistance Biology, Department of Infectious Disease, Vilar Group", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Antibiotics|Artificial Intelligence|Bacteria|Drug Discovery|Industry|Viruses", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1764502", "articleURL": "/news/articles/2025/pfizer-metsera/", "date": "16 November 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-11-16", "headline": "Pfizer wraps up $10bn deal for Imperial obesity drug candidates ", "summary": "Global drugmaker wins race for candidates invented by GLP-1 pioneer Professor Steve Bloom, positioning it to lead the way in next-generation obesity treatments.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "David Silverman", "profile": "Professor Steve R Bloom, Dr Mike Romanos", "homepage": "yes", "owningGroup": "Imperial News, Medicine, News, Department of Metabolism Digestion and Reproduction", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Drug Discovery|Enterprise|White City Incubator", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1715036", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/brain-sciences/2025/brianna-austin-bridging-brain-injury-research-and-inclusive-science-/", "date": "12 November 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-11-12", "headline": "Brianna Austin: Bridging brain injury research and inclusive science ", "summary": "It is estimated that 1.3 million people in the UK are living with brain injuries. Globally, TBI affect 10 million people annually. These conditions can result in long-term physical, cognitive, and psychological disabilities affecting every aspect of daily life. ", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Eliza Kania", "profile": "Miss Brianna Austin", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, Department of Brain Sciences", "topic": "Health, Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Brain|Podcast|Postgraduate|Research|Students", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1710925", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/2025/prestigious-nihr-research-professorship-for-imperial-child-health-expert/", "date": "4 November 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-11-04", "headline": "Prestigious NIHR Research Professorship for Imperial child health expert", "summary": "A leading expert in paediatric critical care has been awarded an NIHR Professorship to advance innovation and improve outcomes for children\u2019s health.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Louisa Lee", "profile": "Professor Padmanabhan Ramnarayan", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Child Health|Global Health|Healthcare|Public Health|Research", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1710885", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/school-public-health/2025/international-collaborative-effort-to-understand-dengue-and-zika/", "date": "4 November 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-11-04", "headline": "International collaborative effort to understand dengue and Zika", "summary": "An international team launched the DeZi network to understand how the viruses spread, interact, and cause disease across Africa and Asia.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Ryan O'Hare, Sabine L. van Elsland", "profile": "Professor Nuno Faria", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, School of Public Health", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "School of Public Health", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1710846", "articleURL": "/news/articles/grantham/2025/flea-meds-antibiotics--drugs-found-in-uk-freshwater-in-citizen-science-study/", "date": "4 November 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-11-04", "headline": "Flea meds, antibiotics & drugs found in UK freshwater in citizen science study", "summary": "Insecticides, antibiotics and illicit drugs that threaten aquatic life are present throughout UK waterways, research by Imperial and Earthwatch finds.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Jamie Taylor, Linsey Wynton, Dr Neil Jennings, Ryan O'Hare, Leon Barron", "profile": "Professor Leon Barron", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Centres, Medicine, Grantham Institute - Climate Change and the Environment, School of Public Health", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Antibiotics|Drugs|Environment|Global Health|Health Policy|Nature|Pollution|Public Health", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1718939", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/brain-sciences/2025/imperial-educator-awarded-prestigious-national-teaching-fellowship/", "date": "3 November 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-11-03", "headline": "Imperial educator awarded prestigious National Teaching Fellowship", "summary": "Dr Stefano Sandrone has been awarded a National Teaching Fellowship by AdvanceHE.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Eliza Kania", "profile": "Dr Stefano Sandrone", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, Department of Brain Sciences", "topic": "Health, Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Brain|Education", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1715885", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/brain-sciences/2025/falling-asleep-follows-a-brain-tipping-point-imperial-led-study-shows-/", "date": "28 October 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-10-28", "headline": "Falling asleep follows a brain \u201Ctipping point\u201D, Imperial-led study shows ", "summary": "Researchers discovered falling asleep involves a predictable brain tipping point .4.5 mins before sleep, enabling real-time tracking via EEG signals. ", "image": "\"\"", "author": " Maya Luisa H Yglesias", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, Department of Brain Sciences", "topic": "Health, Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Brain", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1701593", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/2025/new-wellcome-trust-funding-for-imperial-life-sciences-and-medicine-research/", "date": "21 October 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-10-21", "headline": "New Wellcome Trust funding for Imperial Life Sciences and Medicine research", "summary": "Funding has been awarded to investigate the mechanisms driving bacterial evolution and explore novel strategies to combat antibiotic resistance.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Emily Govan, Meesha Patel", "profile": "Dr Tiago R Dias da Costa, Professor Jose R Penades", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine", "topic": "Science", "topicLabel": "Science", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Antibiotics", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1701508", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/2025/early-adult-socioeconomic-paths-create-health-inequality-by-age-24/", "date": "21 October 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-10-21", "headline": "Early Adult Socioeconomic Paths Create Health Inequality by Age 24", "summary": "New research reveals that the socioeconomic trajectory young adults follow significantly impacts their heart and metabolic health.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Jack Stewart", "profile": "Dr Eleanor M Winpenny", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, School of Public Health", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Child Health|Global Challenges Health And Wellbeing", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1715836", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/brain-sciences/2025/innovative-trial-will-use-psilocybin-to-target-relapse-in-opioid-addiction/", "date": "18 October 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-10-18", "headline": "Innovative trial will use psilocybin to target relapse in opioid addiction\n", "summary": "Imperial researchers will explore the potential for psilocybin therapy in drug recovery as part of a landmark trial.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Samantha Rey", "profile": "Professor Anne R Lingford-Hughes, Dr David Erritzoe, Dr Louise Paterson", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Centres, Medicine, Centre for Psychedelic聽Research, Department of Brain Sciences", "topic": "Health, Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Psychedelic Research", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1707418", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/infectious-disease/2025/covid-19-linked-to-decline-in-immunity-to-life-threatening-childhood-infections/", "date": "15 October 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-10-15", "headline": "COVID-19 linked to decline in immunity to life-threatening childhood infections", "summary": "Scientists have uncovered a link between COVID-19 control measures and a surge in serious infections in children following the pandemic.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Ryan O'Hare", "profile": "Professor Michael Levin, Dr Tom Parks, Professor Shiranee Sriskandan", "homepage": "yes", "owningGroup": "Imperial News, Medicine, Department of Infectious Disease", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Child Health|Infectious Diseases", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1701479", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/2025/covid-19-linked-to-decline-in-immunity-to-life-threatening-childhood-infections/", "date": "15 October 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-10-15", "headline": "COVID-19 linked to decline in immunity to life-threatening childhood infections", "summary": "Scientists have uncovered a link between COVID-19 control measures and a surge in serious infections in children following the pandemic.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Ryan O'Hare", "profile": "Professor Shiranee Sriskandan, Dr Tom Parks, Professor Michael Levin", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Child Health|Immune System|Infectious Diseases", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1742532", "articleURL": "/news/articles/research-groups/mohn-centre-child-health/2025/swipe-up-or-switch-off-天美传媒-join-the-debate-on-smartphone-use-in-schools/", "date": "14 October 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-10-14", "headline": "Swipe Up or Switch Off? Students Join the Debate on Smartphone Use in Schools", "summary": "Year 12 天美传媒 explore smartphone use and mental health at the Mohn Centre and Place2Be event. ", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Charlotte Gredal", "profile": "Professor Mireille B Toledano, Dr Rachel B Smith", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, Mohn Centre for Children's Health and Wellbeing", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Mohn Centre for Childrens Health and Wellbeing", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1699622", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/department-of-surgery-and-cancer-news-articles/2025/spp1-a-new-drug-target-to-stop-the-deadly-spread-of-pancreatic-cancer/", "date": "8 October 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-10-08", "headline": "SPP1: A new drug target to stop the deadly spread of pancreatic cancer", "summary": "Researchers have identified a new potential drug target to treat & stop the spread of one of the most aggressive & common types of pancreatic cancer.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Benjie Coleman", "profile": "Professor Axel J Behrens", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, Department of Surgery and Cancer", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Cancer|Drug Discovery", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1699573", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/metabolism-digestion-reproduction/2025/pfizer-aims-to-bring-imperial-obesity-drug-candidates-to-clinic-in-49bn-deal/", "date": "8 October 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-10-08", "headline": "Pfizer aims to bring Imperial obesity drug candidates to clinic in $4.9bn deal", "summary": "Multinational bets on candidates invented by GLP-1 pioneer Professor Steve Bloom to propel it into the race for next-generation obesity treatments.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "David Silverman", "profile": "Professor Steve R Bloom, Dr Mike Romanos", "homepage": "yes", "owningGroup": "Medicine, Department of Metabolism Digestion and Reproduction", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Drug Discovery|Enterprise|White City Incubator", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1698547", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/nhli/2025/combination-inhaler-reduces-asthma-attacks-in-children-by-almost-half/", "date": "28 September 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-09-28", "headline": "Combination inhaler reduces asthma attacks in children by almost half", "summary": "Findings from a trial comparing the real-world effectiveness of asthma inhalers could reshape how children with asthma are treated.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Samantha Rey", "profile": "Professor Andrew Bush", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Centres, Medicine, Centre for Paediatrics and Child Health, National Heart and Lung Institute", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Research", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1698875", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/brain-sciences/2025/imperial-led-study-delivers-fairer-remote-cognitive-testing-for-stroke/", "date": "18 September 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-09-18", "headline": "Imperial-led study delivers fairer remote cognitive testing for stroke", "summary": "Researchers have developed a way to separate motor delays from thinking time in digital stroke tests, improving accuracy and fairness in assessments.", "image": "\"\"", "author": " Maya Luisa H Yglesias", "profile": "", "homepage": "yes", "owningGroup": "Medicine, Department of Brain Sciences", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Brain|Dementia|Research", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1699285", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/infectious-disease/2025/microbial-piracy-uncovers-new-way-to-fight-drug-resistant-infections/", "date": "9 September 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-09-09", "headline": "\u2018Microbial piracy\u2019 uncovers new way to fight drug-resistant infections", "summary": "Researchers have discovered how \u2018pirate phages\u2019 hijack other viruses to break into bacteria, sharing new genetic material for dangerous traits.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Ryan O'Hare", "profile": "Professor Jose R Penades, Dr Tiago R Dias da Costa", "homepage": "yes", "owningGroup": "Medicine, Department of Infectious Disease", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Artificial Intelligence|Bacteria|Research|Viruses", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1699058", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/immunology-inflammation/2025/modified-car-inkt-therapy-more-effective-in-childhood-leukaemia-treatment/", "date": "3 September 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-09-03", "headline": "Modified CAR-iNKT therapy more effective in childhood leukaemia treatment", "summary": "Scientists found that using two targets in CAR-iNKT therapy in mice can outperform standard treatments for high-risk childhood leukaemia.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Meesha Patel", "profile": "Professor Anastasios Karadimitris, Dr Hongwei Ren", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, Department of Immunology and Inflammation", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Cancer|Immune System", "ratio": "", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1700143", "articleURL": "/news/articles/research-groups/icare-news-articles/2025/exploring-health-data-science-through-an-hdr-uk-internship-at-icare/", "date": "2 September 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-09-02", "headline": "Exploring Health Data Science Through an HDR UK Internship at iCARE", "summary": "Tasher Smith\u2019s Journey from Biomedical Science student to an Internship in Data-Driven Healthcare", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Nina Wagner", "profile": "Mr Erik Mayer", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, iCARE", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", 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"Centres, Medicine, Institute of Global Health Innovation, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Climate Change", "topic": "Cross-faculty", "topicLabel": "Cross-faculty", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Climate Change|Climate, energy and sustainability|Environment|Global Health", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1698616", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/school-public-health/2025/air-pollution-linked-to-30000-uk-deaths-in-2025-and-costs-the-economy-billions/", "date": "19 June 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-06-19", "headline": "Air pollution linked to 30,000 UK deaths in 2025 and costs the economy billions", "summary": "Poor air quality may contribute to tens of thousands of deaths in the UK each year, costing the economy and healthcare service billions of pounds.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Jack Stewart, Ryan O'Hare", "profile": "Dr Sean Beevers, Dr Daniela Fecht, Dr Gary Fuller, Professor Matthew Fisher", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, School of Public Health", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Pollution|Public Health|School of Public Health", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1702421", "articleURL": "/news/articles/networks-centres/bhf-research-excellence/2025/bhf-cre-funds-a-hands-on-stand-at-the-great-exhibition-road-festival-gerf/", "date": "11 June 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-06-11", "headline": "BHF CRE funds a hands-on stand at the Great Exhibition Road Festival (GERF)", "summary": "BHF CRE funded a heart stand at the GERF, with hands-on heart cell displays and live heart rate surveys enjoyed by visitors of all ages!", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Jaya Rajamanie", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, National Heart and Lung Institute", "topic": "Science", "topicLabel": "Science", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Cardiovascular|Events|Great Exhibition Road Festival", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" 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", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Ryan O'Hare, Al McCartney", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, Malaria Modelling", "topic": "Health, Business, Engineering, Science", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Covidwef|Infectious Diseases", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1712057", "articleURL": "/news/articles/research-groups/antimicrobial-research-collaborative-news-articles/2021/my-time-at-aspires--blog-by-intern-gregory-godwin/", "date": "14 January 2021", "year": "2021", "sortDate": "2021-01-14", "headline": "My time at ASPIRES - Blog by intern Gregory Godwin", "summary": "Medicine student was an intern with ASPIRES: Antibiotic use across Surgical Pathways - Investigating, Redesigning and Evaluating Systems ", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Rakhee Parmar", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, Antimicrobial Research Collaborative", "topic": "Health, Engineering", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Healthcare", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },]}