360° SearchNetwork Hot Spots Trends Time Series

Advanced Search Options >>

Imperial College London

Image source: Freebase

Type: Organization

Name: Imperial College London

First reported 9 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 1 reports

Nanyang Technological University

NTU climbs to No. 8 in Times Higher's ranking of world?s top young universities

Nanyang Technological University (NTU) has scaled another 8 places to be ranked 8th amongst the world's top young universities in the Times Higher Education's Top 100 Under 50 released today. Now into its second year, the Times Higher rankings list the ... [Published Noodls - 9 hours ago]

Entities: Nanyang Technological University, Lee Kong Chian, Imperial College London, Singapore

First reported 11 hours ago - Updated 11 hours ago - 1 reports

First baby born using 'safer' IVF treatment

She was the first to give birth. Researchers say they hope the new technique will be safer for women who want to have children, because it lowers their risk of a sometimes serious condition called ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome, or OHSS.Ten of thousands ... [Published New York Daily News - 11 hours ago]

Entities: In Vitro Fertilisation, Hormone, Medical Research Council, New Scientist

First reported 15 hours ago - Updated 15 hours ago - 1 reports

Letters: Panorama's care home investigation

_ Panorama's Elderly Care: Condition Critical? was not, as Martin Green of the Community Care Association, alleges, "sensationalist" (Not a full or balanced picture, Society, 19 June). The programme revealed that a significant number of care home providers ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - 15 hours ago]

Entities: Martin Green, Investigation, Imperial College London, Abuse

First reported 15 hours ago - Updated 15 hours ago - 1 reports

Imperial College London

Four-times more children being treated for obesity-related conditions (Photos)

New research performed at the Imperial College in London has recently revealed that the number of children admitted to the hospital for problems related to obesity in England and Wales has quadrupled between 2000 and 2009.Medical News Today... ... [Published Examiner.com - 15 hours ago]

Entities: Imperial College London, Wales, Obesity

First reported Jun 19 2013 - Updated 18 hours ago - 2 reports

Pioneering IVF treatment developed at Hammersmith Hospital

A NEW type of IVF offering hope for women normally at risk of life-threatening complications has been pioneered by doctors at Hammersmith Hospital.The breakthrough study has found a type of In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) treatment which involves the use ... [Published Fulham & Hammersmith Chronicle - 19 hours ago]

Entities: In Vitro Fertilisation, Pregnancy, Imperial College London, Embryo

First reported Jun 18 2013 - Updated Jun 19 2013 - 1 reports

Reduction in Arctic sea ice 'could be cause of strange weather'

A reduction of sea ice in the Arctic could be responsible for the "strange" weather we have seen in recent years, a climate change expert has suggested. Speaking ahead of a meeting today to discuss the unusual seasons, Professor Sir Brian Hoskins said ... [Published Telegraph - Jun 18 2013]

Entities: Arctic Ice, Global Warming/Climate Change, Brian Hoskins, Greenhouse Gas

First reported Jun 18 2013 - Updated Jun 18 2013 - 5 reports

World’s first baby born using ‘natural’ IVF technique

Topics: Imperial College ♦ IVFLike Raw Story on FacebookA team of doctors at the Imperial College in London, England announced this week that a baby boy has been born through the use of a new in-vitro fertilization (IVF) technique that they hope will ... [Published Raw Story - Jun 18 2013]

Entities: In Vitro Fertilisation, Hormone, New Scientist, Imperial College London

First reported Jun 18 2013 - Updated Jun 18 2013 - 1 reports

Huge holograms developed for doctors

A system which uses giant holograms to help medical students master their subject has been pioneered by two London-based junior doctors.They have demonstrated a 3D graphic of a kidney measuring 4m (13 ft) to demonstrate renal function at a "test lecture" ... [Published BBC - Jun 18 2013]

Entities: Kidney, Imperial College London, Anatomy, Andrew Salmon, St George's, University of London

First reported Jun 18 2013 - Updated Jun 18 2013 - 1 reports

Philips MRI Scanner to be Used in Prestigious 6 Year Project

Scientists from Guys' and St Thomas', King's College, London, Imperial College, London and University of Oxford will use a Philips state-of-the-art MRI scanner combined with specially developed imaging techniques to investigate the wombs of pregnant women ... [Published EHealthNews.eu - Jun 18 2013]

Entities: Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Health Care, Autism

First reported Jun 16 2013 - Updated Jun 17 2013 - 3 reports

New breakthrough can limit diabetes to one insulin jab a year

Scientists have made a stem cell breakthrough that could make it possible to treat diabetics with an annual insulin jab, eliminating the need for painful daily injections.The new technique involves engineering blood stem cells into insulin-secreting ... [Published New Indian Express - Jun 17 2013]

Entities: Insulin, Diabetes, Stem Cell

First reported Jun 15 2013 - Updated Jun 16 2013 - 2 reports

Diabetes breakthrough may mean one jab a year

BRITISH scientists have developed a stem cell breakthrough that could free diabetics from painful daily injections. Diabetics may only need one injection a year Experts believe the new technique will make it possible to treat patients with an annual injection ... [Published Scottish Daily Express - Jun 16 2013]

Entities: Diabetes, Insulin, Stem Cell

First reported Jun 13 2013 - Updated Jun 13 2013 - 11 reports

Number of children admitted to hospital for obesity quadruples in a decade

Researchers have suggested that the UK is breeding a generation of children with weight problems after identifying that the number of 5-19 year-olds treated for obesity-related illnesses increased by nearly 3,000 since the turn of the centuryThe fourfold ... [Published Journal of Family Health Care - Jun 13 2013]

Entities: Obesity, Tam Fry, Encumbrance, Pre-Eclampsia, Imperial College London

Quotes

"The case studies show that investment in new flexible capacity can save European consumers several billion euros annually. This is the value of system flexibility, or the cost of system inflexibility. In the future, the flexibility of power system should no longer be an invisible and low cost side product of power generation, taken care of by the system operator, but a key factor in the power system design and optimization" the W$rtsil$ paper says. Read the paper here

W$rtsil$ wins Best Paper Award for article entitled ?Future Market Designs for Reliable Electrici ... [Published Noodls - 1 hour ago]

...He encourages American and British students to consider traveling overseas. "If youâre an ambitious student, you can get a fantastic education in Singapore or Hong Kong. Youâd be at the heart of Eastern cultural understanding and at the center of the booming economies of the East."

South Korean School Tops The World's Best New Universities [Published Forbes.com - 3 hours ago]

Welcoming the university's rise in the young league table, NTU President, Professor Bertil Andersson said, "NTU's climb in the TimesTimes Higher's Under 50 league table reaffirms our place among the vanguard of young, dynamic universities that are redefining the future of higher education. This advancement in rankings is a reflection of NTU's commitment to delivering excellence in teaching, re and innovation. It is a strong endorsement of our growing reputation on the world stage, despite very challenging competition among universities internationally."

NTU climbs to No. 8 in Times Higher's ranking of world?s top young universities [Published Noodls - 9 hours ago]

In fact, the authors pointed out, recent improvements in life expectancy of thalassemia patients in the U K have been associated with the "increasing availability of T2* cardiac MR and earlier escalation of therapy."

Serial MRI Helps Manage Iron Overload [Published MedPage Today - 15 hours ago]

More Content

sort by: Date \| Relevance
W$rtsil$ wins Best Paper Award for article enti... [Published Noodls - 1 hour ago]
South Korean School Tops The World's Best New U... [Published Forbes.com - 3 hours ago]
AD - Keeping farmers in business [Published NFU Online - 3 hours ago]
NTU climbs to No. 8 in Times Higher's ranking o... [Published Noodls - 9 hours ago]
First baby born using 'safer' IVF treatment [Published New York Daily News - 11 hours ago]
Serial MRI Helps Manage Iron Overload [Published MedPage Today - 15 hours ago]
Letters: Panorama's care home investigation [Published Guardian.co.uk - 15 hours ago]
Four-times more children being treated for obes... [Published Examiner.com - 15 hours ago]
Graphene produces femtosecond pulses of any colour [Published Electro Optics - 17 hours ago]
Skolkovo Reality Becoming Less Virtual [Published Moscow Times - 18 hours ago]
Pioneering IVF treatment developed at Hammersmi... [Published Fulham & Hammersmith Chronicle - 19 hours ago]
FOCUS: Textile solution for fast concrete infra... [Published WTIN - 20 hours ago]
Royal baby: Inside the £10k hospital suite wher... [Published Mail Online UK - 20 hours ago]
Common cold increases asthma symptoms, research... [Published Management in Practice - 21 hours ago]
Read in a paperless world [Published The Hindu - 23 hours ago]
China Setting Up First University Campuses Abroad [Published Irrawaddy - 23 hours ago]
New ‘safer’ IVF technique: First baby born usin... [Published Made For Mums - Jun 19 2013]
New IVF Technique Safer for Women: Scientists [Published TopNews New Zealand - Jun 19 2013]
NHS cancer surgeon 'excluded' by Trust as patie... [Published Birmingham Mail - Jun 19 2013]
We could be in the grip of a DECADE of wet summ... [Published Mail Online UK - Jun 18 2013]
Energy Futures: Towards Trans-Atlantic cooperat... [Published SCIENCE BUSINESS - Jun 18 2013]
Irisys Technology Aims to Enhance Hand-Hygiene ... [Published Patient Safety and Quality Healthcare - Jun 18 2013]
Mopping up carbon [Published Environmental Research Web - Jun 18 2013]
World’s first baby born using ‘natural’ IVF tec... [Published Raw Story - Jun 18 2013]
New Fertility Drug Kisspeptin Developed [Published Visit Bulgaria - Jun 18 2013]
First baby conceived through 'safer' IVF is born [Published Wired.co.uk - Jun 18 2013]
Graphene battery tech: charge your smartphone i... [Published PC Advisor - Jun 18 2013]
Kisspeptin hormone could make IVF safer for mot... [Published MyScience - Jun 18 2013]
NUI Galway pioneers first CVD prevention MSc [Published Irish Medical Times - Jun 18 2013]
Pakistan Software Houses Association P@SHA Laun... [Published Pakistan Press International - Jun 18 2013]

Blogs

sort by: Date \| Relevance
World’s first baby born using ‘natural’ IVF tec... [Published Raw Story - Jun 18 2013] Topics: Imperial College ♦ IVFLike Raw Story on FacebookA team of doctors at the Imperial College in London, England announced this week that a baby boy has been born through the use of a new in-vitro fertilization (IVF) technique that they hope will ...
Mike Duff vs an anti-string layman [Published The Reference Frame - Jun 16 2013] Giotis has pointed out an argument published in the Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2013/jun/16/has-physics-gone-too-far Mike Duff of the Imperial College tries to teach something about foundations of physics to a self-confident layman called ...
U.K. child obesity hospital admissions soar [Published Raw Story - Jun 13 2013] Topics: Dr Sonia Saxena ♦ Imperial College ♦ Imperial's School of Public HealthLike Raw Story on FacebookThe number of children admitted to hospital for obesity-related problems in England and Wales quadrupled over a ten-year period, new research showed ...
Former UK drug czar calls banning marijuana and... [Published Boing Boing - Jun 12 2013] Former UK drug czar David Nutt (and author of the amazing and indispensable Drugs Without the Hot Air ) has published a paper in the journal Nature Reviews Neuroscience called " Effects of Schedule I drug laws on neuroscience research and treatment ...
Saudi Arabia: Pilgrims told to wear masks again... [Published H5N1 - Jun 12 2013] Via IB Times: Ramadan Mecca Pilgrims to Wear Masks to Avert Coronavirus Epidemic. Excerpt:Health experts are concerned about the spread of the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (Mers-CoV) as a million foreigners prepare to travel to Saudi Arabia ...

Audio/Video

sort by: Date \| Relevance
Professor Christofer Toumazou at G8 Innovation ... [Published UKTI - YouTube - Jun 14 2013]
VIDEO: Analysing Leeds heart surgery data [Published BBC News Video - UK - Apr 05 2013]
AUDIO: Can scientist read dreams? [Published BBC News Video - Health - Apr 05 2013]
Tech Gadgets That Help Keep You Fit and Trim [Published WSJ.com Video - Digits - Jan 15 2013]

Press Releases

sort by: Date \| Relevance
SMi's 3rd annual Distribution Automation Europe [Published PR inside - Jun 13 2013]
Verrata™ Pressure Guide Wire y la modalidad de ... [Published PR Newswire - May 22 2013]
SalutarisMD Data for Wet AMD Treatment with Lon... [Published Business Wire - May 22 2013]
Third Party Presented New Data at the ARVO 2013... [Published PR Newswire: General Business - May 10 2013]
Order fyra system till Imperial College – Engla... [Published GlobeNewswire: Acquisitions News - Mar 20 2013]