Starfish inspire inflammation research Scientists at King's are working on creating versions of starfish compounds in the search for treatments for inflammatory conditions such as asthma, hay fever and arthritis. Contensis: http://www.contentmanagement.co.uk http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2010/Dec/Starfishinspiretreatmentsforinflammation.aspx?SyndicationType=2 2013-05-25T05:50:16Z Fighting stigma MS. Alex Bevis A poll of 500 business leaders reveals British businesses are failing employees with mental health conditions, from recruitment through to on-the-job support. 2010-12-21T14:27:00Z 2010-12-22T10:43:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2010/Dec/Fightingstigma.aspx Garlic could protect against hip osteoarthritis MS. Alex Bevis Researchers at King's College London and the University of East Anglia have discovered that women who consume a diet high in allium vegetables, such as garlic, onions and leeks, have lower levels of hip osteoarthritis. 2010-12-15T09:59:00Z 2010-12-15T09:58:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2010/Dec/Garliccouldprotectagainsthiposteoarthritis.aspx International comparison of secondary mathematics MS. Alex Bevis Fewer than one in five students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland study any kind of maths after GCSE, representing the lowest levels of participation in a comparative study of 24 countries published by the Nuffield Foundation today. Levels of participation are higher in Scotland, where just under half of students study maths after S4, but still below the average. 2010-12-14T12:19:00Z 2010-12-14T11:37:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2010/Dec/Internationalcomparisonofsecondarymathematics.aspx Leukaemia stem cell discovery MISS Emma Reynolds Researchers at King's College London have discovered that leukaemic stem cells can be reversed to a pre-leukaemic stage by suppressing a protein called beta-catenin found in the blood. 2010-12-13T17:37:00Z 2010-12-13T17:43:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2010/Dec/Criticalleukaemiastemcelldiscovery.aspx $0.5m donation MS. Alex Bevis King's College London Dental Institute's Flexible Graduate Programme has received recognition with a $548,000 donation from leading health care product provider company, Henry Schein, Inc. The money will fund training, scholarships and awards. 2010-12-13T12:10:00Z 2010-12-14T16:50:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2010/Dec/$05mdonationfordentalinitiative.aspx King's Health Partners secures largest grant from Alzheimer's Research Trust MS. Alex Bevis Professor Simon Lovestone, Director of Research, King's Health Partners (KHP), has secured funding of over £1 million from the Alzheimer's Research Trust (ART) which includes ART's largest ever single grant of £715,000. 2010-12-09T15:02:00Z 2010-12-09T15:08:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2010/Dec/KingsHealthPartnerssecureslargestgrantfromAlzheimersResearchTrust.aspx 'Jacqueline' is the hardest name to spell MS. Alex Bevis Having to spell your name when dealing with a call centre operator is a source of frustration to an increasing number of people, especially those called 'Jacqueline' or 'Patricia', concludes a study of how people's personal names are recorded, released by King's College London. 2010-12-08T12:31:00Z 2010-12-08T12:32:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2010/Dec/Jacquelineisthehardestnametospell.aspx New traffic pollution study launched MS. Alex Bevis Researchers at King's College London are developing ways of working out a person's individual exposure to traffic pollution when travelling to, from, and around London. 2010-12-08T09:07:00Z 2010-12-08T09:20:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2010/Dec/Newtrafficpollutionstudylaunched.aspx 'Poor science and maths results just the tip of the iceberg' MS. Alex Bevis Continued low participation in science and mathematics post-16 is a serious concern for the UK. The publication of new figures by PISA, showing disappointing increases in attainment in science and mathematics among 15 year olds in England, raises serious concern. 2010-12-07T16:50:00Z 2010-12-08T10:41:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2010/Dec/PoorPISAresultsjustthetipoftheiceberg.aspx Digital Resource for Palaeography MS. Alex Bevis Dr Peter Stokes, Research Fellow at the Centre for Computing in Humanities at King's has received a prestigious Starting Grant from the European Research Council as part of the EU's 7th Research Framework Programme (FP7). 2010-12-07T10:20:00Z 2010-12-07T10:19:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2010/Dec/DigitalResourceforPalaeography.aspx Research prize MS. Alex Bevis The Jacobs Foundation, one of the largest foundations in Europe in the field of youth development, announced Professors Terrie Moffitt and Avshalom Caspi from the Institute of Psychiatry (IoP) at King's as the recipients of the second annual Klaus J. Jacobs Research Prize. 2010-12-03T13:59:00Z 2010-12-07T10:21:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2010/Dec/KingsProfessorswinresearchprize.aspx New study into under-researched form of dementia MISS Emma Reynolds As an important new study into the causes of agitation and aggression in people with Lewy body dementia gets underway at King's College London and Newcastle University, Britain's largest dementia brain bank network is appealing to people to become brain donors and help bring Lewy body dementia research into the 21st century. 2010-12-01T12:03:00Z 2010-12-01T11:57:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2010/Dec/Newstudyintounder-researchedformofdementia.aspx