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New cholesterol-lowering drug could help patients unable to take statins

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New cholesterol-lowering drug could help patients unable to take statins

A new class of oral cholesterol-lowering drug could help patients unable to take statins due to side effects. The findings come from the largest study to date to test the effectiveness and safety of bempedoic acid, an oral medication - yet to be approved in Europe - which inhibits the

By Henry Alman
Explaining the Future book launched at UCL

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Explaining the Future book launched at UCL

On Monday March 4th, Dr. Sunny Bains from the Department of Biochemical Engineering launched her new book Explaining the Future: How to Research, Analyze and Report on Emerging Technologies, published by Oxford University Press. The book – written for engineers, physical scientists, consultants, and investors – focuses on the how to determine

By Rosie Dutt
Imperial Alpha makes history in crude oil trading competition

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Imperial Alpha makes history in crude oil trading competition

Imperial Alpha, a team of five consisting of members from the Energy Society, won 3rd place in the ESCP Energy Trading Competition 2019. This year, over 40 teams participated in the competition, including a total of seven teams from Imperial College. Imperial Alpha, described by the competition director as the

By Gianpiero Placidi, Bob Xu, Yu (Ronnie) Zhang, Adam Isenberg and Ernesto Ignacio