Medical Xpress: Imperial College London in the news http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress provides the latest news from Imperial College London Body fat hardens arteries after middle age Having too much body fat makes arteries become stiff after middle age, a new study has revealed. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-body-fat-hardens-arteries-middle.html Cardiology Wed, 15 May 2013 11:28:14 EST news287836082 'Diseases of affluence' spreading to poorer countries High blood pressure and obesity are no longer confined to wealthy countries, a new study has found. These health risks have traditionally been associated with affluence, and in 1980, they were more prevalent in countries with a higher income. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-diseases-affluence-poorer-countries.html Cardiology Tue, 09 Apr 2013 12:33:10 EST news284729580 Bird flu mutation study offers vaccine clue (Medical Xpress)—Scientists have described small genetic changes that enable the H5N1 bird flu virus to replicate more easily in the noses of mammals. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-bird-flu-mutation-vaccine-clue.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 08 Apr 2013 08:35:06 EST news284628899 Stem cells enable personalised treatment for bleeding disorder (Medical Xpress)—Scientists have shed light on a common bleeding disorder by growing and analysing stem cells from patients' blood to discover the cause of the disease in individual patients. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-stem-cells-enable-personalised-treatment.html Medical research Fri, 05 Apr 2013 11:17:35 EST news284379447 Smokefree workplaces linked to smokefree homes in India Adults in India are substantially more likely to abstain from smoking at home if they are prohibited from smoking at work, a new study has found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-smokefree-workplaces-linked-homes-india.html Health Mon, 25 Mar 2013 11:41:22 EST news283430476 Staff satisfaction at hospitals may affect the quality of patient care The satisfaction levels among a hospital's staff are closely linked to the quality of healthcare it provides, say a team of doctors from Imperial College London. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-staff-satisfaction-hospitals-affect-quality.html Health Wed, 20 Feb 2013 19:20:01 EST news280605233 Gut microbes could determine the severity of melamine-induced kidney disease Microbes present in the gut can affect the severity of kidney disease brought on by melamine poisoning, according to an international study led by Professor Wei Jia at the University of North Carolina in collaboration with the research group of Professor Jeremy Nicholson at Imperial College London. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-gut-microbes-severity-melamine-induced-kidney.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 14 Feb 2013 11:30:03 EST news280063489 Our primitive reflexes may be more sophisticated than they appear, study shows Supposedly 'primitive' reflexes may involve more sophisticated brain function than previously thought, according to researchers at Imperial College London. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-primitive-reflexes-sophisticated.html Neuroscience Thu, 14 Feb 2013 10:00:03 EST news280057552 Respiratory Syncytial Virus: Study pioneers treatment for viral infection common in children Researchers at Imperial College London have discovered a new way in which a very common childhood disease could be treated. In the first year of life, 65 per cent of babies get infected by Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV). This causes bronchiolitis, and is thought to kill nearly 200,000 children every year worldwide. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-respiratory-syncytial-virus-treatment-viral.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 04 Feb 2013 15:00:11 EST news279196354 At least one in five were infected in flu pandemic, international study suggests (Medical Xpress)—At least one in five people in countries for which data are available were infected with influenza during the first year of the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, according to a new study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-infected-flu-pandemic-international.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 25 Jan 2013 09:25:58 EST news278328348 Helping healthy cells could be key to fighting leukemia, research suggests Researchers at Imperial College London have shown that keeping healthy blood cells alive could be a more important tool in the fight against leukaemia than keeping cancerous cells at bay. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-healthy-cells-key-leukemia.html Cancer Tue, 22 Jan 2013 19:20:01 EST news278098547 Smoke-free law linked to 12% decrease in child asthma hospital admissions, study finds The introduction of smoke-free legislation in England was immediately followed by a fall in the number of children admitted to hospital with asthma symptoms, a new study has found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-smoke-free-law-linked-decrease-child.html Pediatrics Mon, 21 Jan 2013 09:00:02 EST news277979803 Scientists seek out cancer cells hiding from treatment Scientists hope to improve leukaemia treatment by investigating how cancer cells use 'hiding places' in the body to avoid chemotherapy drugs. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-scientists-cancer-cells-treatment.html Cancer Tue, 15 Jan 2013 15:37:15 EST news277486517 Scientists pinpoint molecular signals that make some women prone to miscarriage (Medical Xpress)—Scientists have identified molecular signals that control whether embryos are accepted by the womb, and that appear to function abnormally in women who have suffered repeated miscarriages. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-scientists-molecular-women-prone-miscarriage.html Medical research Thu, 03 Jan 2013 10:15:24 EST news276430518 Blood pressure, smoking and alcohol: The health risks with the biggest global burden Over 9 million people died as a consequence of high blood pressure in 2010, making it the health risk factor with the greatest toll worldwide, say experts. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-blood-pressure-alcohol-health-biggest.html Health Thu, 13 Dec 2012 12:00:20 EST news274620495