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Patients who receive an add-on medication soon after a heart attack have a significantly better prognosis than those who receive it later, or not all. These are the findings of a new study from researchers at Lund University in Sweden and Imperial College London. Their analysis suggests that treating patients earlier with a combination of statins and the cholesterol-lowering drug ezetimibe could prevent thousands of new heart attacks over a decade.

Researchers at Imperial are to develop technologies to enable people living with dementia to live independently for longer.

The latest advance in wearable robotic technology promises to solve a 200-year-old problem by revolutionising the fit of prosthetic limbs. The new material, 'Roliner,' offers amputees the power to change the shape, volume, and stiffness of the liner that is used to attach a prosthetic limb's socket to a residual leg.

Widespread adoption of electric vehicles poses a financial risk to India's leading automotive firms unless they can adapt to the change.

A new study has identified the way in which human airways are affected by very dry atmospheres, which are set to increase due to climate change. The study found that breathing dry air triggers the body's inflammatory and immune responses, with implications for respiratory conditions like asthma, chronic bronchitis and chronic cough.

Lithium can be harvested efficiently from brines thanks to an innovative membrane developed at Imperial.

PSMA PET/CT trial will scan up to 1000 men in the UK A new kind of scan that could be key to improving the treatment of high-risk prostate cancer is about to be tested in a new £1.89 million clinical trial led by Professor Hash Ahmed and funded by Prostate Cancer UK.

A new AI model can flag female patients who are at higher risk of heart disease based on an electrocardiogram (ECG). The researchers say the algorithm, designed specifically for female patients, could enable doctors to identify high-risk women earlier, enabling better treatment and care. Details are published today in Lancet Digital Health.

The University of Cyprus, supported by Imperial, is developing innovative systems for monitoring and managing electricity and water networks. Water and energy networks are known as critical infrastructure because they're vital to communities and economic activity. This means that they must be operated efficiently and remain resilient to external challenges at all times.

Advances in artificial intelligence can help us prepare for the next pandemic and save lives, a global group of scientists find.

Imperial and Germany's Technical University of Munich (TUM) are launching a joint research centre to tackle particle pollution.

By Benjie Coleman , Laura Gallagher , Ryan O'Hare , Sylvia Garvin , Samantha Rey Here's a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.

Imperial and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) are launching a joint research centre in health resilience.

Imperial's Professor Tim Horbury and Helen O'Brien are celebrating the impact of the Solar Orbiter as they mark five years since it first launched.

An Imperial wildfires expert is also warning that following the fires, toxic fumes are now a concern in Los Angeles.

Here's a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial. From potential breakthroughs in brain disease research, to ecology society elections and even returning rocks from Mars, here's some quick-read news from across Imperial.

There has been a significant increase in orphanhood in the last two decades in the U.S., according to a new study.

Advanced technologies, education, and channeling local and indigenous knowledge could help African nations protect their unique nature.

This is how we continued push the boundaries of artificial intelligence (AI), breaking new ground in fields ranging from healthcare to climate science Here are six ways AI research at Imperial made an impact in 2024.

AI pinpoints stroke timing, treatment potential from a single scan New AI software can read the brain scans of patients who have had a stroke, to more accurately pinpoint when it happened and help doctors work out whether it can be successfully treated.

Here's a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial. From our Maths Homework club nominated for an award, to improving solar panel efficiency and a curious discovery reducing asthma attacks, here is some quick-read news from across Imperial. Maths Homework Club nominated An Imperial-run Maths Homework Club for young people in White City has been nominated for a Helping students make informed decisions (HELOA) Award for Best Small or Low Budget Initiative.

Men at risk of cardiovascular disease may develop cognitive conditions up to a decade before similarly at-risk women A study using UK Biobank data has found that high cardiovascular risk factors, including obesity, are linked to accelerated brain volume loss, affecting the regions in the temporal lobe that are crucial for memory and sensory processing.

Here's a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.