Water water everywhere
London’s ailing water systems to get a helping hand from scientists
Imperial experts will lead a landmark analysis to help tackle drought, flooding and pollution across London.
Stories tagged with 'Public health'
Crohn's smoking cessation
Stopping smoking reduces dependency on steroids in patients with Crohn's disease
Patients who quit smoking following a diagnosis of Crohn's disease are less reliant on corticosteroids, according to a new study.
Personalised shopping
DNA test and phone app to ‘nudge’ Waitrose shoppers towards healthier food
A new app, developed by Imperial start-up DnaNudge, will use shoppers’ DNA to help them make healthier choices while food shopping.
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Take the Typo Challenge
Take the Typo Challenge to help fight the next epidemic
Imperial researchers lead the launch of an online challenge to improve data collected on epidemics like Ebola, Zika and swine flu.
Parasitic worms Ethiopia
Fingerprints, tablets and WASH - can innovation protect Ethiopians from worms
A major new deworming initiative has been launched to evaluate different strategies to eradicate parasitic worms from communities in Ethiopia.
Cholesterol rising
‘Silent’ high cholesterol more common than thought, warns leading global report
Improving the knowledge of a genetic condition which causes cholesterol levels to soar could lead to fewer people dying from heart disease.
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Play with your food
Could personalised 'food passports’ help to boost health and tackle obesity?
Combining AI technology, personal data and culinary know-how could help to keep the
population healthier for longer.
Chronic disease failings
Most nations falling short of targets to cut early deaths from chronic disease
People in the UK, US and China have a higher risk of dying early from chronic conditions than those in Italy, France, South Korea and Australia.
Architect appointed
Imperial’s new School of Public Health reaches design milestone
A team led by Allies and Morrison is designing a new, innovative and interconnected home for Imperial's School of Public Health at White City.
Seeing the whole picture
Using big data to improve patient care in lung disease
Dr Jennifer Quint and collaborators have been awarded a grant to better understand the patient journey of those with lung disease.
