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This morning, Professor Gisli Jenkins (Gisli Jenkins) and patient Fiona Hinton appeared on BBC Breakfast to spotlight Pulmonary Fibrosis for #PFMonth24 Action for Pulmonary Fibrosis šŗ Check out their powerful discussion on the impact of this disease at 3hrs 20 mins: bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodā¦
"The job nearly killed me, but it was terrific, and Iāve been in paediatrics ever since." Prof Andrew Bush from NHLI speaks to Hospital Healthcare Europe about his career highlights, his passion for improving childrenās #RespiratoryHealth and more š hospitalhealthcare.com/clinical-excelā¦
Imperial Lates are back āØ These evenings of scientific discovery will kick off on 7 November for a night exploring the future of our cities through talks, workshops & exhibits! The team are looking for ideas from #OurImperial community to take part ā¬ļø imperial.ac.uk/news/255814/imā¦
Brain fluid surgery for brain condition improves walking speed and disability in the short term. "These results will give clinicians the confidence to consider idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (iNPH) as a treatable disease." Imperial Department of Brain Sciences imperial.ac.uk/news/255813/brā¦
Lecanemab, the first UK-approved drug to slow early-stage Alzheimerās, offers hope but at a high price. Prof Paresh Malhotra (Paresh Malhotra) cautions in the The Telegraph the benefits are modest.š telegraph.co.uk/health-fitnessā¦
.Imperial College London has recently announced that they have launched new funding for joint projects with top universities and institutes in #India. "The India Connect Fund brings together the best scientists from India and Imperial to work in exciting areas." imperial.ac.uk/news/255873/neā¦
Kristin Blanchfield will join us as Imperial's new Vice-President for (Advancement), starting Jan 2025. Currently at Johns Hopkins University, Kristin brings extensive fundraising experience. Welcome, Kristin! #OurImperial imperial.ac.uk/news/255915/krā¦
Are you a morning ālarkā or a night āowl? š¦ To mark #Sleeptember, Dr Raha West from Surgery and Cancer explores her study, which found those who are more active in the evening scored better on intelligence, reasoning, and memory tests in our latest blog. blogs.imperial.ac.uk/imperial-medicā¦
"For the first time, we have been able to identify which parts of a person's immune system are directly regulated by sex hormones rather than genetic sex differences." Petter Brodin is quoted in The Standard on new immune insights š standard.co.uk/news/health/scā¦
What's driving the surge in food allergies among UK children? š New study led by our NHLI and Imperial School of Public Health researchers reveals the estimated number of new cases of probable food allergy doubled between 2008 and 2018. The Conversation theconversation.com/whats-behind-tā¦
Take a deep breath? Prof Ben Barratt from Imperial School of Public Health will deliver his Inaugural Lecture next month on improving #PublicHealth by empowering society's most vulnerable, using tools from miniaturised technology to knitting. š§¶ Register š imperial.ac.uk/events/180138/ā¦