Imperial partnering with EnteroBiotix to advance microbiome medical treatments
Imperial is partnering with biotechnology company EnteroBiotix on research into the potential of therapies based on the gut bacterial community.
A Real-Time DRS Probe Tracking System for Gastrointestinal Cancer Detection
Researchers developed a probe tracking system for gastrointestinal cancer tissue detection using diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS).
A novel gaze‑controlled flexible robotised endoscope: preliminary trial & report
A Hamlyn-led project proposed a novel gaze‑controlled flexible robotised endoscope system, aiming to assist interventional endoluminal therapy.
Pea flour helps malnourished children regain weight and restores gut bugs
Adding pea flour to feeds for severely malnourished children helps them gain weight and restores the balance of microbes in their gut.
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Faecal transplants, ‘robotic guts’ and the fight against deadly gut bugs
A simple compound found in our gut could help to stop dangerous bacteria behind severe, and sometimes fatal, hospital infections.
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A new wave of technology is set to transform surgery for millions of patients
An independent commission has predicted that surgery is about to be transformed for millions of patients by a new wave of technologies.
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Most women ‘unlikely to benefit’ from aneurysm screening programme
A national screening programme to detect abdominal aortic aneurysms in older men would be unlikely to benefit most women, new research has found.
Gut bacteria markers could be a ‘smoking gun’ for liver disease
Chemical compounds produced by the bacteria in our gut could be used to spot the early stages of liver disease, according to new research.
Top award for Imperial Surgery & Cancer Professor
Professor Elaine Holmes has been named as one of 48 world-leading researchers to join the prestigious Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Sciences.
Study sheds light on body's sticky "sugar forests" where viruses take hold
Researchers have pioneered a new method for pinpointing the sugar molecules in mucus where intestinal viruses "stick" to and infect cells.
