{"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": "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": "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": "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": "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": "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": "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": "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": "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": "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": "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": "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": "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": "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": "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": "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": "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": "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" },]}