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Binge-watch TV lead to increased bowel cancer risk in men, study

Bowel cancer is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer in UK men. In the UK there were around 41,800 newly diagnosed cases of bowel...

Scientists developed a new and simple arsenic sensor could save lives

Imperial scientists have developed a low-cost, easy-to-use sensor which can test drinking water for arsenic in just one minute. This small, sensitive and accurate...

Melanin is key in immune response to killer fungus

A new study carried out by an international group including researchers from Imperial’s Department of Medicine has uncovered how a common fungus, which kills...

Healthy diet can not compensate for high salt intake

A new study conducted on almost 4,000 people by the Imperial College London along with Northwestern University, a healthy diet may not offset the effects of a...

Identifying carbon monoxide in body could lead to rapid disease diagnostics

Carbon monoxide is normally considered as toxic for the human body. It is actually produced in our bodies in small amounts that also act...

Organ-on-chip technology enters the next stage as specialists test for Hepatitis B virus

Scientists at the Imperial College London, for the first time in history, have demonstrated how pathogens interact with artificial human organs by using organ-on-chip...

Wheelchair fencing innovation breaks down barriers to the sport

Aiming to dispense an economical choice of elite-level equipment so to open up the sport to people globally, a team of Imperial undergraduates has...

First evidence that light can stop electrons

At whatever point light hits an object, a portion of the light disseminates once more from the surface of the protest. Be that as...

New hip resurfacing implant causes better outcomes for patients

Every year around 100,000 people undergoes primary hip replacements in the UK, at an estimated cost of £600 million per year. Most patients have...

Ozone at lower latitudes is not recovering, despite Antarctic ozone hole healing

The ozone layer is recuperating at the shafts, yet unforeseen declines in part of the environment might anticipate recuperation at bringing down scopes. Worldwide ozone...

Children’s drug-resistant bugs could stop common antibiotics working

Rising levels of medication protection in the microorganisms that reason youth contamination could render normal anti-infection agents ineffectual, an investigation cautions. E. coli is in...

First study that shows how foetal strength changes over time

Amid pregnancy, a baby ordinarily begins to move its head and neck at ten weeks, and eager moms start to feel developments like kicking...

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