Imperial excellence
Imperial academics elected to Academy of Medical Sciences Council
Three Imperial College London academics have been elected to the Council of the prestigious Academy of Medical Sciences.
Stories tagged with 'child health'
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.
Azithromycin
Life-saving drug for African children may drive antimicrobial resistance?
Editorial reviews azithromycin as a life-saving option for African children—but at the risk of increasing antimicrobial resistance.
Human milk research
From Research to Real Life: How Our Environment Affects Human Milk
Samreen Shah shares her reflections on a recent workshop held at Families in Action Together on Ruthie Parsons' research into human milk.
Ozone and Adolescents
How Air Pollution and Traffic Noise are Silently Damaging Teenage Development
Budding sixth former, Jevan Sathyamoorthy, joined the Mohn Centre for work experience. Read through his summary of a recent research article.
Medication safety
NHS using Imperial spinout’s advanced prescription software to improve safety
Imperial spinout Dosium is working with the NHS to roll out a clinical decision support tool that provides dosage guidance to increase patient safety.
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Tackling baby mortality
Solutions to Nigeria’s newborn mortality rate might lie in existing innovations
Newborn deaths in sub-Saharan Africa could be reduced by nationally scaling up in-country technologies, a review of 32 years' research has found.
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Nutrition and pneumonia
New research gives insights into impact of nutrition on children with pneumonia
First study on nutritional supplementation in African children with severe pneumonia showed no added benefits
Infectious Insights
Analysis reveals new insights into global surge of Strep A infections
New analysis has revealed more about the origins of the main bacterial strain involved in an increase in lethal cases.
Med tech investments
Medical technology seed fund helps four startups on their way to success
A micro-seed fund set up by the MedTech SuperConnector at Imperial is providing vital investment for young medical technology companies.
