{"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": "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": "1773540", "articleURL": "/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": "1761736", "articleURL": "/news/articles/global-health-innovation/2026/glow-in-the-dark-technology-used-to-detect-leaky-gut/", "date": "30 March 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-03-30", "headline": "\u2018Glow in the dark\u2019 technology used to detect \u2018leaky gut\u2019", "summary": "New research has used a novel \u2018glow in the dark\u2019 approach to study \u2018leaky gut\u2019, a key feature of a condition known as environmental enteropathy (EE) in which a damaged gut allows harmful matter to enter the bloodstream. ", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Dara O'Hare", "profile": "Professor Lord Ara Darzi", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Centres, Hamlyn Centre, Institute of Global Health Innovation", "topic": "Health, Engineering, Imperial Global, Science", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Africa|Child Health|Gastrointestinal|Global Health|Health and Technology|Health, MedTech and robotics|Nihr Imperial Brc|Public Health", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1758778", "articleURL": "/news/articles/convergence-science/2026/school-of-convergence-science-celebrates-women-at-imperial-week--/", "date": "11 March 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-03-11", "headline": "School of Convergence Science Celebrates Women at Imperial Week ", "summary": "Women at Imperial Week celebrates the achievements of Imperial\u2019s staff, 天美传媒 and alumni while shining a light on the initiatives and support networks that empower women across the university. It also highlights the impact of major institutional programmes such as Imperial\u2019s Science for Humanity strategy. ", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Natasha Khaleeq, Anissa Alifandi, Annemarie van Basten, Tashiana Langley", "profile": "Professor Marisa Miraldo, Professor Faith Osier, Professor Alessandra M Russo, Professor Julie A McCann, Dr Mirabelle Muuls, Ms Alyssa R Gilbert", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Imperial News", "topic": "Cross-faculty, Business, Engineering, Health, Science", "topicLabel": "Cross-faculty", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Global Health|Health and Technology|Human and artificial intelligence|Space, security and telecommunications|Sustainability|Women At Imperial", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1758284", "articleURL": "/news/articles/global-health-innovation/2026/standard-oral-rehydration-is-safe-for-severely-malnourished-children-/", "date": "10 March 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-03-10", "headline": "Standard oral rehydration is safe for severely malnourished children ", "summary": "A major new clinical trial, conducted on over 400 children in four African countries, challenges longstanding international guidelines on how to treat dehydrated children with severe acute malnutrition caused by diarrhoea.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Dara O'Hare", "profile": "Professor Kath Maitland", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Centres, Institute of Global Health Innovation", "topic": "Health, Imperial Global", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Africa|Child Health|Global Challenges Health And Wellbeing|Global Health|Health Policy|Healthcare|Public Health", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1758189", "articleURL": "/news/articles/convergence-science/2026/alumni-insights-shaping-sensing-and-empowering-health-equitably/", "date": "10 March 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-03-10", "headline": "Alumni Insights: Shaping, Sensing and Empowering Health Equitably", "summary": "From wearable diagnostics to AI-powered patient care, technology is rapidly transforming how healthcare is delivered around the world. But alongside innovation comes an equally urgent challenge: ensuring that these advances are accessible, equitable and scalable across global health systems.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Natasha Khaleeq", "profile": "Professor Anthony M J Bull", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Imperial News", "topic": "Campus and community, Health, Science", "topicLabel": "Campus and community", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Alumni|Global Health|Health and Technology", "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": "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": "1739135", "articleURL": "/news/articles/global-health-innovation/2026/norway-leads-the-world-in-patient-safety--the-uk-ranks-21st-/", "date": "29 January 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-01-29", "headline": "Norway leads the world in patient safety \u2013 the UK ranks 21st", "summary": "A new report on patient safety shows that Norway ranks number one out of 38 OECD countries, while the UK is in 21st place.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Wiktoria Tunska", "profile": "Professor Bryony D Franklin, Professor Lord Ara Darzi", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Centres, Institute of Global Health Innovation", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Global Health|Health Policy|Healthcare", "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": "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": "1711133", "articleURL": "/news/articles/admin-services/enterprise/2025/imperial-spinout-raises-19-million-to-trial-innovative-way-of-controlling-harmful-insects/", "date": "19 November 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-11-19", "headline": "Imperial spinout raises $19 million to trial innovative way of controlling harmful insects", "summary": "Insects modified to be less fertile can reduce the size of populations in the wild able to spread human disease or to damage crops.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Ian Mundell", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Imperial News, Natural Sciences, Life Sciences", "topic": "Science", "topicLabel": "Science", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Enterprise|Entrepreneurship|Environment|Global Health", "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": "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": "1697725", "articleURL": "/news/articles/research-groups/climate-cares-centre/2025/in-memory-of-david-nabarro/", "date": "29 July 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-07-29", "headline": "In memory of David Nabarro", "summary": "The sudden passing of David Nabarro has left us at the Climate Cares Centre in a state of shock and grief.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Emma Lawrence, Jessica Newberry Le Vay, Daniella Watson, Peter Howitt", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "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": "1740503", "articleURL": "/news/articles/global-health-innovation/2024/julia-gillard-looks-ahead-with-hope-to-the-outlook-for-science-at-ighi-lecture/", "date": "5 December 2024", "year": "2024", "sortDate": "2024-12-05", "headline": "Julia Gillard looks ahead with hope to the outlook for science at IGHI Lecture", "summary": "On 28 November, Imperial\u2019s Institute of Global Health Innovation hosted Julia Gillard AC, Chair of Wellcome and former Prime Minister of Australia. ", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Victoria Murphy, Laura-Maria Horga", "profile": "Professor Lord Ara Darzi, Professor Hugh R Brady", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Centres, Climate Cares Centre, Institute of Global Health Innovation", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Global Health", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },]}