New cases of hepatitis C amongst HIV positive men in London have fallen by nearly 70 per cent in recent years. The new analysis of data from three clinics in London found 256 men were diagnosed between 2013-2018. New infections peaked at 17 for every 1000 people studied in 2015
A new analysis has posited that dinosaurs were unaffected by long-term climate changes and flourished before their sudden demise by asteroid strike. Scientists largely agree that an asteroid impact, possibly coupled with intense volcanic activity, wiped out the dinosaurs at the end of the Cretaceous period 66 million years ago.
A new Imperial-led review has outlined how health workers could use existing phones to predict and curb the spread of infectious diseases. The review was published in Nature, and involved researchers from Imperial, the Karolinska Institute, UCL, The University of KwaZulu-Natal, the Africa Health Research Institute, and the London School
Researchers from the George Institute of Technology and University of Montana have witnessed in real-time the development of single-cell algae into more complex multicellular organisms – and, astonishingly, the process took only 50 weeks, or just 750 generations. The only driving environmental factor was predation by another simple, single-celled organism. The
New research has found that the life expectency of flies are barely affected by sleep deprivation - could the same be true for humans?
Machine learning software can lead the way towards more personalised medicine, predicting patient outcomes with significantly more accuracy than current methods
The gap between the life expectancy of the richest and poorest sectors of society in England is increasing, according to new research from Imperial College London. The study, which was published in the journal Lancet Public Health and funded by the Wellcome Trust, analysed Office for National Statistics data on
What are the implications of a near future in which humans will be rated on their behaviour and relationships?