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Research Finds Lack Of Sleep Lessens Cognitive Benefits Of Physical Activity
The study, published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity, looked at cognitive function over 10 years in 8,958 people aged 50 and over in England. The research team investigated how different combinations of sleep and physical activity habits!-->…
Scientists trace the secret of long-lasting cancer treatment
The collaborative research project, published in Nature Medicine, used clinical expertise and state-of-the-art computational analysis to identify a genetic signature of CAR T-cells that will be the most effective in the long term.CAR!-->…
New Study Shows Black Metal-Workers In Jamaica Pioneered Key Industrial Revolution Innovation
The innovation, widely known as the “Cort process” after the English financier-turned-ironmaster who took credit for it, enabled scrap and poor-quality iron to be converted into wrought iron on an industrial scale.Profits from the!-->…
Novel Study To Find New Treatments For Muscular Dystrophy
The Next-generation Models And Genetic Therapies for rare neuromuscular diseases (MAGIC) project will be led by Professor Francesco Saverio Tedesco (UCL Biosciences) and his team at UCL and the Francis Crick Institute, alongside support!-->…
UCL breaks ground for New Oriel eye health centre
The integrated centre will be the new home to Oriel partners: Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and Moorfields Eye Charity. Bouygues UK are the contractors who will build the centre which is!-->…
Spacecraft Detects The Origin Of Superfast Solar Wind
The Parker Solar Probe has flown close enough to the surface of the Sun to detect the fine structure of the solar wind close to where it is generated.In a paper published today in the journal Nature, a team of researchers including from!-->…
Imperial College London receives £23m grant award for National Wind Tunnel Facility
UK Research and Investment (UKRI) has announced a £23 million fund for a network of world-leading university wind tunnels, led by Imperial.The National Wind Tunnel Facility+ (NWTF+), will see the creation of 11 new wind tunnels, an!-->…
Imperial College London and Empa researchers invent heat-resistant drone
Imperial College London and Empa researchers have built a drone that can withstand high enough temperatures to enter burning buildings.The prototype drone, called FireDrone, could be sent into burning buildings or woodland to assess!-->…
Imperial College London’s AI study gets £1.4m grant
Imperial researchers have been awarded £1.4 million to lead a project using AI to help the UK’s energy and transport sectors achieve carbon net zero.The funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) was!-->…
Imperial College AHSC gets boost to support more radiographers into study
Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre (AHSC) has been selected to set up an incubator to encourage more radiographers into research.The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) has awarded Imperial College AHSC!-->…