Stroke scans
New AI stroke brain scan readings are twice as accurate as current method
AI pinpoints stroke timing, treatment potential from a single scan
Stories in health
News in Brief
Maths Homework Club, solar panels and asthma attacks: News from Imperial
Here’s a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.
Final Meeting in London
International stroke research project comes to a close after 7 years
The PRESTIGE-AF consortium met in London for the project's final meeting, bringing the project which launched in 2017 to a close.
Muscle discovery
New cell component of muscle movement discovered
Specialist macrophages play a key role in the control of muscle and movement
Keeping time
‘Chemical metronome’ helps the brain to keep time
Imperial researchers uncover a ‘chemical metronome’ in the brain, which helps to synchronise the master clock telling us when it’s time to sleep.
UPF Action Conference
Imperial conference: Tackling the harms of Ultra-Processed Foods
Imperial academics convened a globally-leading conference to discuss the health impacts of Ultra-Processed Foods and the scope for government action.
Cutting-edge imaging
Ministers unveil new scanner to speed up diagnosis and treatment of disease
A new medical scanner which can help speed up the diagnosis and treatment of cancers and heart conditions has been unveiled in London.
Brain health
Men at high risk of heart disease face earlier brain health decline than women
Men at risk of cardiovascular disease may develop cognitive conditions up to a decade before similarly at-risk women
News in brief
Addressing medicine’s gender data gap and microbes in space: News from Imperial
Here’s a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.
Genetic link
Genetic clues explain why children develop rare post-COVID condition
An Imperial-led study has highlighted how rare variants of a gene regulating the gut lining may increase the risk of MIS-C by up to four times.
