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Breakthrough Discovery: Key Mechanism Governing Bone Marrow Stem Cells Unlocks Potential for New…
Eric So, Professor and Chair in Leukaemia Biology in the Comprehensive Cancer Centre, and his lab identified two molecules that control when bone marrow stem cells rest and recover, and when they spring into action and replicate. The…
King’s College London Academics Explore Future Possibilities in Sci-Fi Anthology
King’s researchers have contributed to a new sci-fi anthology, All Tomorrow’s Futures: Fictions That Disrupt, released on 31 March 2024.
The collection of short stories from award-winning science fiction writers informed with…
Promising Tool for Rapid COVID-19 Triage Identified in New Study
The key challenge highlighted in the study is the need for quick and accurate identification of COVID-19 cases to control the spread of the virus effectively. Whilst the accepted best diagnostic test for COVID-19 (called reverse…
Breakthrough Discovery Unlocks Potential for New Antiviral Therapies by Understanding COVID-19 Virus…
The study, which set out to investigate how the SARS-CoV-2 virus replicates once it enters the cells, has made surprising discoveries that could be the foundation for future antiviral therapies. It also has important theoretical…
Dementia Journeys Exhibition Opens at Science Gallery London, Hosted by King’s College London
Through portraits, cartoons and poetry, Dementia Journeys paints a picture of the experiences of three women – Tia, Fran and Keiko. Tia cared for her Nan, Cherry, until the end of her life, Fran cared for both of her parents, Bob and Pat,…
Breakthrough: Understanding COVID-19 Virus Replication Unlocks Potential for Novel Antiviral…
A new study, looking at the replication stage of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19, discovered important mechanisms in its replication that could be the foundation for new antiviral therapies.
The study, which set out to…
King’s College London Awarded £1.45 Million for EDEN Project: Trial Investigating Ketamine for…
King’s researchers have been awarded the funds the MRC Developmental Pathway Funding Scheme to run a randomised controlled feasibility trial of oral ketamine vs placebo in people with both anorexia nervosa and treatment resistant…
King’s College London: Innovation and Formula One Expert Receives Knighthood from the Order of…
Paolo Aversa, Professor of Strategy at King’s Business School has been awarded the Knighthood ‘Order of the Star of Italy’ at a ceremony at the Italian Consul’s residence in London. The Order honours Italians abroad who have excelled in…
King’s College London Study: Racism, Harassment, and Discrimination Exacting a Heavy Toll on…
During the COVID-19 pandemic, a time filled with uncertainty and fear, ethnically minoritised NHS staff have not only had to contend with the virus but also a workplace fraught with inequalities.
Recent reports highlight concerning –…
New Study Reveals Differential Regulation of Light Processing in Autistic and Non-Autistic Eyes by…
King’s College London researchers have shown that the brain chemical GABA regulates activity in the retina of the eye in autistic and non-autistic individuals differently. Autistic people have larger responses to single light flashes in the…