{"articles":[{ "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": "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": "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": "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": "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": "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": "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": "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": "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": "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": "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": "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": "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": "1739197", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/nhli/2026/trialling-nalbuphine-er-as-a-treatment-for-cough-in-idiopathic-pulmonary-fibrosis-/", "date": "28 January 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-01-28", "headline": "Trialling Nalbuphine ER as a treatment for Cough in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis ", "summary": "A research team led by Philip Molyneaux, Professor of Interstitial Lung Disease at the NHLI, recently completed a successful phase two clinical trial into the use of Nalbuphine ER as a treatment for cough in patients living with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF).", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Martha Probert", "profile": "Professor Philip L Molyneaux", "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": "1739079", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/nhli/2026/openepnet---adapted-from-press-release/", "date": "28 January 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-01-28", "headline": "New data platform targeting heart rhythm disorders awarded new funding", "summary": "A new data platform to transform heart rhythm disorder care has received a \u00A32.4 million boost from the UK\u2019s Medical Research Council.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, National Heart and Lung Institute", "topic": "Health, Science", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Big Data|Cardiovascular", "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 ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ 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": "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": "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": "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": "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": "1705774", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/nhli/2025/sex-specific-genetic-differences-identified-in-dilated-cardiomyopathy/", "date": "29 July 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-07-29", "headline": "Sex-specific genetic differences identified in dilated cardiomyopathy", "summary": "Researchers from Imperial have uncovered key genetic differences in how dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) affects men and women.\n\n", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Emily Medcalf", "profile": "Dr Paz Tayal", "homepage": "yes", "owningGroup": "Medicine, National Heart and Lung Institute", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Cardiovascular|Healthcare", "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" },]}