FoLSM - A year in review - September

Back to (Hospital of) the Future: New Scientist Live 2023

The School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences is headed back to New Scientist Live with their award-winning exhibit, Hospital of the Future.

The School will be exhibiting cutting-edge technology and research at the largest science festival in the UK, New Scientist Live, between 7 and 9 October at ExCeL London.

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 Kirsty Massetti has been shortlisted for Times Higher Education Awards

Kirsty Massetti is the Dissecting Room Technical Manager at King's College London. We borrowed 5 minutes of her time to learn more about Kirsty's life inside and outside of work.

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Specialised gut immune cells pinpointed that can limit progression of inflammatory bowel disease

Researchers have shown how the presence of Vg4 T cells can reduce the risk of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) relapse, which could not only be a new therapeutic avenue for IBD but also explain its link with colon cancer.

Researchers at King’s, the Francis Crick Institute, and Guy’s & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust have characterised a specialised type of immune cell, which plays a key role in protecting and repairing the cells in the healthy human gut.

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High-risk heart failure patients should receive implantable defibrillators sooner

Lifesaving implantable defibrillators should be given to heart failure patients at highest risk of heart rhythm problems at an earlier stage in their treatment.

The paper was published recently in Circulation by researchers from King’s and funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF).

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