Celebrating staff
Exceptional Infectious Disease staff celebrated at 2022 College awards ceremony
Members of the Department of Infectious Disease have been recognised for their outstanding contributions to the College.
Stories tagged with 'animal research'
Sleep therapy
Sleep triggered by stress can help mice cope with later anxiety
Stress boosts a kind of sleep in mice that subsequently relieves anxiety, according to new research that also pinpoints the mechanism responsible.
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FASTING FIX
Intermittent fasting may help heal nerve damage
Intermittent fasting changes the gut bacteria activity of mice and increases their ability to recover from nerve damage.
Flu Fighters
Imperial joins UK’s top scientists to battle bird flu outbreaks
Imperial researchers join scientists at some of the UK’s leading research institutions as part of a major new consortium to counter bird flu.
Bees knees
World Bee Day: Imperial bee scientists share their research
World bee day celebrates the importance of bees in providing food security, sustainable agriculture, biodiversity, and the gentle buzz of summer.
Bat test
COVID-19 poo test for bats may help pandemic monitoring and conservation efforts
A SARS-CoV-2 test for bats using faecal samples could boost understanding of how wild animals transmit viruses to other animals and humans.
Animal research
Imperial receives second award for openness around animal research
Imperial openness about the use of animals in research has been recognised for the second time with a Leader in Openness Award.
Animal research
Imperial’s international animal welfare accreditation is reconfirmed
The animal care and welfare standards achieved by Imperial’s staff and facilities have been reconfirmed by an international animal welfare society.
Big bird data
Body measurements for all 11,000 bird species released in open-access database
A new database called AVONET contains measurements of more than 90,000 individual birds, allowing researchers to test theories and aid conservation.
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Fly nav
Robber flies combine multiple nav systems to avoid obstacles and catch prey
Using high-speed cameras, researchers have revealed how robber flies balance between avoiding obstacles while chasing down their prey.
