{"articles":[{ "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": "1739860", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/bioengineering/2026/bioengineering-phd-student-wins-mrc-max-perutz-award-for-science-communication/", "date": "14 April 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-04-14", "headline": "Bioengineering PhD student wins national award for science writing", "summary": "Vanessa Drevenakova\u2019s award-winning article on brain ageing research has reached wider audiences through national media coverage and a later reflection on how patient responses changed the way she shares science. ", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Kemi Aofolaju", "profile": "Dr Sophie Morse", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Imperial News, News, Bioengineering", "topic": "Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Imaging|Public Engagement|Societal Engagement|UK DRI Centre at Imperial", "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": "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": "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": "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" },]}