FoLSM - A year in review - March

 Student-led GKT Gazette celebrates its 150th anniversary edition

First published in 1872, the journal provides a historical record of the life and times of students and staff at King’s College London's medical, dental and nursing schools, as well as the Guy's, St Thomas' and King's Hospitals.

This year the GTK Gazette celebrates 150 years of chronicling university and work life as experienced by the King’s College London community.

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International Women's Day 2023: Three female role models using technology to improve society

This year, International Women's Day seeks to celebrate women and girls who are championing the advancement of transformative technology and digital education. Below, we have highlighted three inspirational women based at the Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine who are using technology to improve society.

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 A handful of blueberries a day could help improve brain function

New research from King’s Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine has found that eating a handful of wild blueberries daily has health benefits, including lowered blood pressure, faster reaction time, and improved memory and brain cognition.

The study, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, was led by researchers from King’s and the University of Reading.

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Peanut allergies could fall by 77% if babies weaned early on peanut products

Peanut allergy could plummet by 77% if peanut products were added to all babies’ diets at four to six months of age.

Peanut allergy has seen a three-fold increase in recent decades. It now affects around one in 50 children in the UK.

Previous research led by Professor Gideon Lack from King’s shows that eating peanut products from an early age during infancy can reduce the risk of allergy and help reverse this trend.

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