You may have heard of HIV - but what about HTLV? Join Prof Goedele Maertens, Professor of Retrovirology, to explore how existing HIV treatments could help prevent transmission of this neglected disease. 🗓️ 4 November, 17:30 - 18:30 📌 SK or online www.imperial.ac.uk/events/21226...

We are delighted that four of our academics have been recognised for their outstanding work in the most recent round of promotions at Imperial: 🌟 Jorge Bernardino de la Serna 🌟 Sara Fontanella 🌟 Michela Noseda 🌟 Amanda Varnava Find out more 👉 www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article...

Celebrating staff excellence in NHLI’s 2026 academic promotions

The National Heart and Lung Institute is delighted that four of our academics have been recognised for their outstanding work in the most recent roun...

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October is National Cholesterol Month 🫀 Earlier this year, NHLI's Professor Ramzi Khamis spoke to the EMJ about his research, including the role of cholesterol in atherosclerosis 👉 www.emjreviews.com/intervention...

From Plaque to Patient: Interview with Ramzi Khamis

There were several defining moments, but perhaps the deepest influence was growing up between Jerusalem and Bethlehem, where one becomes...

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Dr Alicia D'Souza, Associate Professor in Cardiac Electrophysiology at NHLI, recently spoke to the British Heart Foundation about her research into the heart's conduction system 🫀⚡ Hear what she had to say 👉 www.bhf.org.uk/informations...

Understanding the heart's conduction system

BHF-funded researcher Dr Alicia D'Souza (PhD) explains how her research into the heart's conduction system could lead to a new therapy for heart failure.

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An international team, including NHLI researchers, has created the most detailed molecular map to date of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) 🗺️ 🔬 Read more 👉 www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article...

New molecular atlas maps how heart disease develops

An international team, including researchers from Imperial, has created the most detailed molecular map to date of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, revea...

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To mark Pulmonary Awareness Month, we're taking a look back to a conversation with Philip Molyneaux, Professor of Interstitial Lung Disease at NHLI, about his research into the condition 🫁 Read the full story 👉 blogs.imperial.ac.uk/nhli/2026/01...

White blood cells could hold the key to protecting us from heart attacks and strokes. 💉 Join Prof Joseph Boyle from @imperialnhli.bsky.social to find out how they can help repair and protect our blood vessels. 📅 30 September, 17.30 📍South Kensington and online 🔗Register: bit.ly/JosephBoyle26

How has #lung_function changed over time, not just in Europe but also in the Global South? Check it out ⬇️ thorax.bmj.com/content/earl... #respiratory #epidemiology @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social @imperialnhli.bsky.social @europeanrespsoc.bsky.social

Generational changes in lung function in adults from several world regions: results from the Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease study

This study estimated birth cohort effects on lung function using BOLD (Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease) data from 28 569 adults born between 1902 and 1976 across 41 sites in 34 countries. Forced vi...

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Huge congrats to Ben Moss (Mayr Lab @imperialnhli.bsky.social) on completing the 100 km Thames Path Ultra Challenge 2026 and raising over £1k for @thebhf.bsky.social. 36th out of 800+ runners and still cool at the finish line. Well done, Ben! #ThamesPathUltra2026 #BHF #ImperialNHLI #Fundraising

A new Imperial-led study, presented at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) Congress in Barcelona, has found that smoking is associated with higher levels of loneliness 🚬 Read the full story: www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article...

Europe-wide study provides new insights into relationship between smoking and loneliness

Smoking is associated with increased loneliness, according to an Imperial-led study presented at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) Congress in B...

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Luke Allsopp, Associate Professor in Molecular Bacteriology at NHLI, is one of 47 scientists featured in a new book call Scientists Making a Difference 📕 In the book, Luke discusses his research and how his curiosity in the world around him led to a career in STEM. Congratulations Luke 👏

Discussing my passion and career in #STEM + #infection in the #ScientistsMakingaDifference book. I work on the bacterium #pseudomonas that’s particularly common in people with #CF #Youngscientists @cysticfibrosis.org.uk @lifearc.bsky.social @imperialnhli.bsky.social @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social

Deserved congratulations to our 49 Faculty of Medicine academic and teaching colleagues who have been celebrating promotion this month! 👏 👏 👏 They are among 146 promotions in academic and teaching roles across @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social this year. www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article...

Imperial celebrates annual academic and teaching promotions

Staff across Imperial are celebrating 146 promotions in academic and teaching roles.

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Smoking was associated with increasing loneliness in a Europe-wide study. @europeanrespsoc.bsky.social #ERScongress ##LungSky #RespEd @ashorguk.bsky.social www.ersnet.org/news-and-fea...

Smoking leads to increased loneliness

Smoking is not social and leads to increased loneliness, according to a large Europe-wide study presented at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) Congress in Barcelona, Spain.

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Fab poster session this morning for our team @imperialnhli.bsky.social @justinedevulder.bsky.social #ERSCongress

New study shows people in their 40s make up three-quarters of those missing their NHS Health Check ❗ NHLI's Dr Dr Patrik Bächtiger said, “These findings strengthen the case for NHS Health Checks as an important way to improve long-term health." Find out more 👉 www.bhf.org.uk/what-we-do/n...

Most people who miss NHS Health Checks are in their forties, large-scale study finds

People in their forties make up three-quarters of those who do not attend their NHS Health Check, according to a large-scale study of almost one million people

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AI ECG research shines at the European Society of Cardiology conference 🌟 Researchers at NHLI have been leading the way in the development of AI-powered electrocardiograms (ECG), which could support earlier diagnosis of heart failure and heart valve disease 👉 www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

‘Superhuman’ AI tool spots heart disease in less than 2 seconds

Technology trained on millions of routine ECGs could fast-track high-risk patients for treatment

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NHLI researchers have lead a collaborative UK study on coronary sinus reducers, a novel technology used to reduce the symptoms of refractory angina. Read the full story: www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

‘An amazing relief’: implant offers hope for those with refractory angina

Study finds device brings significant fall in chest pain in 75% of patients, but further trials and NHS approval are needed

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NHLI's Dr Arunashis Sau has been awarded a prestigious fellowship from the BHF, supporting his work to develop an AI platform to improve heart rhythm disorder care 🩺 Congratulations, Arun! 👏 Read the full story: www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article...

Dr Arunashis Sau awarded BHF Clinical Future Leaders Fellowship to develop AI platform to improve heart rhythm disorder care

Dr Arunashis Sau, Academic Clinical Lecturer at the National Heart and Lung Institute (NHLI), was recently awarded the British Heart Foundation (BHF)...

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Several NHLI staff and teams were celebrated at the annual Imperial Staff Recognition Awards and Garden Party, held on Wednesday 8 July 👏 Find out more 👉 www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article...

Imperial researchers have secured £12.7m from ARIA to develop new ways to protect people from respiratory viruses 🫁🦠 The work will explore how the body’s early immune response could prevent infections before they take hold. bit.ly/4b1gmCN

Today is wear yellow day for Cystic Fibrosis Trust #CFWeek. Future Imperial Medics doing a Clinical Research & Innovation research experience with Precision-CF Innovation hub in YELLOW! Researching towards unlocking a life unlimited for people with CF @cysticfibrosis.org.uk @imperialnhli.bsky.social

Tobacco and Vapes Act: the goal of the tobacco endgame is that no one starts to smoke, and everyone who smokes is supported to quit so that the tobacco industry ceases to be commercially viable. thorax.bmj.com/content/earl... #LungSky #RespEd @ash.org @bmj.com @imperialnhli.bsky.social /n

NHLI's Dr Charlotte Dean was recently asked by The Guardian to discuss lung health in people who have given up smoking. Read the informative article here: www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Is it true that … your lungs regenerate when you quit smoking?

Our lungs have evolved to heal from damage, but for some cigarettes will cause changes beyond the body’s ability to fix them

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Congratulations to Prof James Ware on becoming an @acmedsci.bsky.social Fellow! His work has transformed understanding of the genetic basis of cardiomyopathies & arrhythmia. "Impactful medical science is team science... this recognises the contributions of talented team members and collaborators."

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Congratulations to our Imperial researchers who have been elected Fellows of the @acmedsci.bsky.social! 🎉🎊 From infectious disease and addiction, to vaccines and dementia, their work is shaping the future of #healthcare. www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article... #MedicalScience #Research

Great to bring together researchers from the UK, Nordics & Korea for the “Immune System for Physiology and Pathology” workshop at LMS. Part of our Team Science initiative, the day highlighted the power of collaboration in tackling complex immunology challenges. #TeamScience #ResearchCollaboration

Very pleased to share our collaborative work with Ilaria Malanchi's lab. We have combined our lab's specialities and studied respiratory viral infections, type I IFNs and metastatic cancer spread to the lung. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... @ila07.bsky.social @imperialnhli.bsky.social

Very pleased to see my postdoc work studying respiratory viral infections and lung metastasis published in @pnas.org! Many thanks to @cjohansson-lab.bsky.social and @ila07.bsky.social labs at @imperialnhli.bsky.social and @crick.ac.uk! www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Type I interferons induced upon respiratory viral infection impair lung metastatic initiation | PNAS

Metastatic breast cancer accounts for 7% of cancer-related deaths, with the lungs being a common site of cancer spread. In parallel, lower respirat...

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Studying how mice respond to respiratory infections help to slow the proliferation of metastatic breast cancer 🐁 Read more: www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article... @cjohansson-lab.bsky.social

Mice with respiratory infections could offer insights to help stop cancer spreading

Studying how mice respond to infection by respiratory viruses may hold the answers to inhibiting the spread of metastatic breast cancer, according to...

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Professor Sir Magdi Yacoub, Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery at NHLI, has been honoured with a British Heart Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award, in the form of a red plaque 🫀 Congratulations, Sir Magdi! Read more: www.bhf.org.uk/what-we-do/n...

Professor Sir Magdi Yacoub honoured with BHF red plaque

Globally-renowned surgeon Professor Sir Magdi Yacoub has been honoured with a red plaque from the British Heart Foundation at Harefield Hospital

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