Scientists have identified a single mutated gene that causes Hajdu-Cheney syndrome, a disorder of the bones causing progressive bone loss and osteoporosis (fragile bones). http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/03March/Geneforseverebonediseasediscovered.aspx?NewsListing_SyndicationType=1 Contensis: http://www.contentmanagement.co.uk http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/03March/LionsDenwinnersannounced.aspx Ten King's staff and students were honoured for their big ideas and entrepreneurial spirit yesterday evening as they benefited from a total of £10,000 prize money and development funding at the 2010-11 King's College London Graduate Business Plan Competition finals. Wed, 30 Mar 2011 14:15:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/03March/LionsDenwinnersannounced.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/03March/ScientistsinSport.aspx London 2012 partner GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and King's College London, a World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) accredited laboratory, launch a nationwide 'Scientists in Sport' schools outreach programme. Thu, 24 Mar 2011 17:19:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/03March/ScientistsinSport.aspx Press Release http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/03March/Palliativecaresurveypublishedtoday.aspx A group of leading researchers and clinicians, led by Professor Irene Higginson OBE at King's College London, will today (Thursday) call for delivery of end-of-life care across Europe to be reviewed, and investment in research increased, in order to meet people's needs more effectively at the end of their lives. Thu, 24 Mar 2011 10:30:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/03March/Palliativecaresurveypublishedtoday.aspx Press Release http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/03March/Ministeropensexperimentalmedicinehub.aspx Health Minister Lord Howe has today opened a new suite of facilities dedicated to experimental medicine at Guy's Hospital, in the heart of London. Thu, 24 Mar 2011 00:28:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/03March/Ministeropensexperimentalmedicinehub.aspx Press Release http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/03March/UKHealthSafetyRegulationReview.aspx Professor Ragnar E. Löfstedt, Professor of Risk Management and the Director of King's Centre for Risk Management, Department of Geography, has been appointed to chair a government review of health and safety in the workplace. Tue, 22 Mar 2011 16:55:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/03March/UKHealthSafetyRegulationReview.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/03March/ArchbishopofCanterburygivesCommemorationOration.aspx The Most Revd and Rt Hon Dr Rowan Williams delivered the King's College London Commemoration Oration last night (21 March) at the Great Hall, Strand Campus. Tue, 22 Mar 2011 12:16:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/03March/ArchbishopofCanterburygivesCommemorationOration.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/03March/NewITplatformtosupportpersonalisedcancercare.aspx IDBS, a global provider of innovative data management, analytics and modeling solutions, will provide a unique, enterprise translational medicine platform for the Integrated Cancer Centre at King's Health Partners. Mon, 21 Mar 2011 11:57:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/03March/NewITplatformtosupportpersonalisedcancercare.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/03March/Newskindisorderclinicaltrialbegins.aspx A Phase II trial to treat skin erosions in patients suffering from the severe genetic skin disorder, Recessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa (RDEB), begins today, led by a team of scientists and clinicians at King's Health Partners. Wed, 16 Mar 2011 11:53:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/03March/Newskindisorderclinicaltrialbegins.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/03March/Drippingwithjenesaisquoi.aspx Justin Hayward-Young, King's alumnus and lead singer of hotly-tipped bandThe Vaccines talked exclusively to Comment and Roar before their recent gig at Tutu's. Tue, 15 Mar 2011 15:02:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/03March/Drippingwithjenesaisquoi.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/03March/ArtsHumanitiesalumniconcert.aspx In the magnificent Duke's Hall at the Royal Academy of Music, Professor Jan Palmowski, Head of the School of Arts & Humanities, welcomed a big audience to the Arts & Humanities Alumni Concert 2011 on 26 February. Mon, 14 Mar 2011 13:04:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/03March/ArtsHumanitiesalumniconcert.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/03March/UNreportlaunched.aspx The second Creative Economy report of the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) is officially launched today (11 March) at King's College London by Edna Dos Santos-Duisenberg, Chief of the Creative Economy and Industries Programme at UNCTAD. Professor Andy C Pratt, Head of the Centre of Culture, Media & Creative Industries at King's advised UNCTAD on the report. The report has re-shaped the landscape of government agencies discussing this sector, and provides an important touchstone for future debate. Fri, 11 Mar 2011 17:39:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/03March/UNreportlaunched.aspx Press Release http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/03March/BattleoftheBigBands.aspx The King's College London Jazz Society is hosting the prestigious University of London Battle of the Big Bands on 27 March. Thu, 10 Mar 2011 18:01:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/03March/BattleoftheBigBands.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/03March/StudentthinktanklaunchesatKings.aspx The King's College London Think Tank is the first student-led policy institute in London. Thu, 10 Mar 2011 18:01:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/03March/StudentthinktanklaunchesatKings.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/03March/MPsandPeersvisitDentalInstitute.aspx For the first time a group of MPs and Peers from the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for dentistry visited King's College London's Dental Institute today, to learn more about dental education in the UK and the importance of its links with clinical service provision and research, both dental and across healthcare. Thu, 10 Mar 2011 14:43:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/03March/MPsandPeersvisitDentalInstitute.aspx Press Release http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/03March/FundingtoexpandIntellectualProperty.aspx King's College London and the Universities of Glasgow and Bristol have won funding from the Intellectual Property Office to pioneer easy access to their intellectual assets. The £80,000 award from the Intellectual Property Office will be used to fund a collaborative project to move the free Intellectual Property (IP) concept on to create a consortium of open-innovation universities. Wed, 09 Mar 2011 15:58:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/03March/FundingtoexpandIntellectualProperty.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/03March/Newvolunteeringinitiativelaunched.aspx Students from King's will be involved in a pilot scheme as part of the new International Citizen Service (ICS) programme, launched today by Prime Minister David Cameron. Wed, 09 Mar 2011 14:08:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/03March/Newvolunteeringinitiativelaunched.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/03March/Fast,accuratetestforAlzheimers.aspx Scientists at the National Institute for Health Research's (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre for Mental Health at the King's College London Institute of Psychiatry (IoP) and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) are the first to use an advanced computer program to accurately detect the early signs of Alzheimer's disease from a routine clinical brain scan. Mon, 07 Mar 2011 17:10:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/03March/Fast,accuratetestforAlzheimers.aspx Press Release http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/03March/Maternityworkforcereviewpublished.aspx Using midwives and other maternity staff more effectively is the key to improving maternity care in hospitals, according to findings of a review led by King's, commissioned by The King's Fund. Mon, 07 Mar 2011 10:00:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/03March/Maternityworkforcereviewpublished.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/03March/Sharedspacestudy.aspx Shared space schemes for integrated street design – where segregation between cars, pedestrians and other road users are reduced or removed – have little benefit for street users, finds research led by Professor Rob Imrie from King's College London. Thu, 03 Mar 2011 17:26:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/03March/Sharedspacestudy.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/03March/Vocationaleducationreview.aspx The low-level vocational courses taken by many young people have little or no value in the labour market, suggests an independent review published today by the Department of Education. Thu, 03 Mar 2011 14:47:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/03March/Vocationaleducationreview.aspx http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/03March/Newtuburculosisresearch.aspx Researchers from King's College London, University of Dundee, and St George's, University of London have identified potential new means to treat tuberculosis (TB). Tue, 01 Mar 2011 11:45:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/03March/Newtuburculosisresearch.aspx Press Release http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/03March/HalfToughGuy,halfmedicalstudent.aspx Alex Brazier, a third year medical student at King's, came third in a gruelling, alternative endurance race called 'Tough Guy' at the end of January. Wed, 16 Feb 2011 11:31:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/03March/HalfToughGuy,halfmedicalstudent.aspx