Researchers have created a tool that can diagnose Takotsubo syndrome – otherwise known as ‘broken heart syndrome’. The new scoring system may allow clinicians to diagnose Takotsubo syndrome in patients while avoiding invasive procedures. www.kcl.ac.uk/news/researc...

Researchers create clinical tool that can diagnose 'broken heart' syndrome | King's College London

Researchers have created a tool that can diagnose Takotsubo syndrome – otherwise known as ‘broken heart syndrome’ – that may avoid unnecessary invasive procedures in some patients.

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Dr Georgia Richards, creator of the Preventable Deaths Tracker, has been interviewed as part of a BBC Radio 4 documentary into coroners courts. "We're beyond crisis now. We have inquests taking more than two years. Sometimes they take 10 years." www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

File on 4 Investigates - The Coroners Question - BBC Sounds

Coroners have a vital role but the system faces pressures: is the service fit for purpose?

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Researchers at King’s are contributing to a major new study aiming to improve maternity care for pregnant women living with multiple long-term health conditions. www.kcl.ac.uk/news/study-a...

Study aims to transform maternity care for women with multiple long-term health conditions | King's College London

Researchers at King’s College London are contributing to a major new study aiming to improve maternity care for pregnant women living with multiple long-term health conditions.

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New research has mapped how the immune response in people with sepsis changes over time. The study could help pave the way for future treatments that target specific parts of the immune system at different stages of sepsis illness in adults. Read more: www.kcl.ac.uk/news/researc...

Researchers map the changing immune response in sepsis | King's College London

Researchers have mapped how the immune response in people with sepsis changes over time.

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Dr Driton Vllasaliu is exploring how milk-derived particles could deliver antibiotics directly to infections while protecting healthy gut bacteria. His latest work is supported by the Wellcome Leap Focused Antibiotics programme. www.kcl.ac.uk/harnessing-t...

Harnessing the power of milk to treat infections

For the past decade, Dr Driton Vllasaliu has been researching how to utilise natural, nanometer-scale particles found in milk for oral delivery of cutting-edge drugs. Now, following a successful…

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Researchers have created one of the most detailed maps to date of how white blood cells called B cells develop and behave inside melanoma tumours, a type of skin cancer. Read more: www.kcl.ac.uk/news/researc...

Researchers map the development and behaviour of B cells in melanoma | King's College London

Researchers have created one of the most detailed maps to date of how white blood cells called B cells develop and behave inside melanoma tumours, a type of skin cancer.

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🎙️ Listen to the latest episode of Humanising Healthcare, featuring Professor Manasi Nandi and guests Professor Elizabeth Davies and Dr Shaymaa AlWaheidi. kcl.ac.uk/humanising-h...

Humanising Healthcare podcast Series 4 Episode 6 – Cancer…

Cancer care is being transformed by precision medicine and breakthrough therapies, but biology is only part of the story. Social factors, access to care and health systems also shape patient…

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New research finds women entering pregnancy with two or more long-term health conditions have a higher risk of miscarriage, severe nausea and vomiting, anxiety and depression. The study analysed 2.2m+ pregnancies across the UK. Read more: www.kcl.ac.uk/news/women-w...

Preventing type 2 diabetes could require action much earlier in life, according to experts calling for a new approach to protecting metabolic health. Read more: www.kcl.ac.uk/news/diabete...

Diabetes prevention starts as early as conception, experts say | King's College London

Preventing type 2 diabetes could require action much earlier in life, according to experts calling for a new approach to protecting metabolic health.

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Researchers have found an association between problematic khat use and mental health conditions including depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and suicidal thoughts in Ethiopia’s Somali Regional State. Read more: www.kcl.ac.uk/news/researc...

🧫 Ready to start at King's this September? Clearing is now open, with limited places available on a range of science, health and biomedical degrees. 🎓 Find your course and apply today: kcl.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/clearing #Clearing2026 #StudyAtKings @kingsnmes.bsky.social

Congratulations to Dr Daniel Hadfield and Dr Jasmin Islam, members of the King's Health Partners Centre for Critical Illness Research at King's, who have received NIHR (National Institute for Health and Care Research) Senior Clinical and Practitioner Research Awards. www.kcl.ac.uk/news/kings-c...

King's clinical academics receive NIHR awards to support leadership in critical care | King's College London

Two clinical academics from the Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine at King’s College London have been awarded prestigious National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Senior Clinical and Pr...

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Dr Elisa Gomez Gil is a postdoctoral researcher @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @crick.ac.uk. We spoke to Elisa to find out more about her recent paper in Genes & Development, her love for sport and cooking, and her hopes for the future: www.kcl.ac.uk/5-minutes-wi... @alebenoit.bsky.social

5 minutes with Elisa Gomez Gil

Dr Elisa Gomez Gil is a postdoctoral researcher in Professor Snezhana Oliferenko’s group in the Randall Centre for Cell & Molecular Biophysics at King’s College London and the Comparative Biology…

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Researchers at the Crick and @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social have deepened our understanding of how evolution often fine-tunes existing molecular mechanisms, such as the cell membrane, and how that can lead to extraordinary diversity between species. https://bit.ly/4wdeSgF

How evolution fine tunes molecular mechanisms to create and maintain membrane diversity between species

Most cells share the same fundamental molecular machinery, but evolution has produced extraordinary diversity in form and function across species by subtly adjusting how that machinery behaves.

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🎓 Your next step could start at King's. Limited places are available across a range of courses in King's Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine. Get ready for Clearing and explore your options: kcl.ac.uk/clearing #Clearing2026

A daily glass of beetroot juice could help support kidney health during pregnancy for women living with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Read more 📖 www.kcl.ac.uk/news/beetroo... #KidneyHealth #Pregnancy #CKD #Research

Beetroot juice may benefit pregnant women with chronic kidney disease | King's College London

A daily beetroot juice supplement could offer a simple and accessible approach to supporting kidney function during pregnancy for women living with chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to new resea...

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🧬 Every time a cell divides, it must accurately copy and protect its DNA. Researchers at King's, led by @juanmartin-serrano.bsky.social have discovered a previously unknown mechanism that helps protect DNA during cell division. Read more: www.kcl.ac.uk/news/new-mec...

New mechanism discovered which protects DNA during cell division | King's College London

Researchers at King’s College London have discovered a previously unknown mechanism that helps protect cells’ genetic information during cell division.

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Some jewellery sold on Amazon and TikTok Shop contains potentially harmful levels of cadmium, according to a Sunday Times investigation. Professor Christer Hogstrand explains why exposure to this toxic metal should be minimised. Read more: www.dailymail.com/health/artic...

Urgent warning over jewellery containing cancer-causing metals

Toxic levels of a cancer-causing heavy metal lurks in jewellery sold on Amazon and TikTok Shop , a worrying investigation has revealed.

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😴 Why do we sleep, and what helps us get a good night's rest? In the latest episode of Humanising Healthcare, we explore the science and sociology of sleep. 🎧 Listen now: open.spotify.com/episode/6zfA... #Sleep #Health #Podcast

A new study, joint with @kingslsm.bsky.social, has indentified how an inflammation molecule prevents stem cells from developing into neurons. 🔗 www.kcl.ac.uk/news/mechani... #inflammation #neuroscience #immunology #scienceatkings

Mechanism linking inflammation and prevention of neuron formation identified | King's College London

A molecule linked to chronic inflammation disrupts the brain’s ability to create new neurons — uncovering a pathway with therapeutic potential for neurodegenerative diseases and neurological conditions.

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This week, weight loss drug Wegovy became available in tablet form for the UK market Writing for @economist.com, Prof Francesco Rubino explains why a proposed change to how we clinically define obesity is needed www.economist.com/by-invitatio...

Medicine can treat obesity, but can’t agree on what obesity is

Labelling it a disease means millions will get treatment they may not need, writes Francesco Rubino

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Diagnosis rates for several autoimmune rheumatic diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis, remain below expected levels five years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new research led by Dr Mark Russell from @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social. www.kcl.ac.uk/news/diagnos...

Congratulations to Professor Francesca Spagnoli from @labspagnoli.bsky.social at @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social who has been elected as a member of EMBO – recognising her outstanding contributions to life sciences research. Read more: www.kcl.ac.uk/news/profess...

A new study has identified a more precise and effective way to prevent cancer from spreading to the brain. The paper describes novel drug candidates that target a key enzyme implicated in the spread of lung, breast, skin, and other cancers to the brain. www.kcl.ac.uk/news/study-f...

Study finds new therapeutic approach to blocking brain cancer | King's College London

A new study has identified a more precise and effective way to prevent cancer from spreading to the brain.

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New research from @jezcarlton.bsky.social and @adrianisaacs.bsky.social has uncovered how cells repair damage to their protective outer membrane – and how proteins implicated in neurodegenerative conditions are involved in this process Read more: www.kcl.ac.uk/news/neurode...

Neurodegeneration risk genes help repair damaged cells | King's College London

New research has uncovered how cells repair damage to their protective outer membrane – and how proteins implicated in neurodegenerative conditions are involved in this process.

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A new international report warns that global shortages in the cancer workforce could reach almost 100 million personnel by 2050, threatening progress in cancer care worldwide. www.kcl.ac.uk/news/global-...

Global cancer workforce shortage could reach 100 million by 2050, report warns | King's College London

A new international report warns that global shortages in the cancer workforce could reach almost 100 million personnel by 2050, threatening progress in cancer care worldwide.

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Researchers from King’s College London have published new findings that improve understanding of how genetically altered blood cell populations change over time in patients with acquired aplastic anaemia following treatment. www.kcl.ac.uk/news/new-res...

A new treatment which involves growing a patient’s immune cells and then infusing them back into their body has shown promise for people with the rare blood disorder aplastic anaemia www.kcl.ac.uk/news/new-tre...

New treatment shows promise for patients with rare blood disorder | King's College London

A new treatment which involves growing a patient’s immune cells and then infusing them back into their body has shown promise for people with the rare blood disorder aplastic anaemia.

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An AI software has proven effective at planning the delivery of life-saving radiotherapy for cervical cancer and prostate cancer www.kcl.ac.uk/news/ai-tool...

AI tool for radiotherapy shows promise in global effort to eliminate cervical cancer | King's College London

An AI software has proven effective at planning the delivery of life-saving radiotherapy for cervical cancer and prostate cancer, according to results from a large international trial.

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Researchers have developed a next-generation immunotherapy that has shown promising early results against glioblastoma (GBM), the most aggressive and common form of adult brain cancer. www.kcl.ac.uk/news/researc...