Killer T-cells in the human body which help protect us from disease can inadvertently destroy cells that produce insulin, new research by scientists at King's College London has uncovered. Contensis: http://www.contentmanagement.co.uk http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/01Jan/Scientists-shed-new-light-on-link-between-killer-cells-and-diabetes.aspx?SyndicationType=2 2013-05-21T11:14:51Z MR. Kyle Christie

The Department of War Studies celebrated its 50th anniversary with a special event on Friday 29th September - 'War Studies: a Department and a Discipline, Past, Present and Future.'

2012-01-31T13:45:00Z 2012-02-03T11:44:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/01Jan/War-Studies-celebrates-50-years.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

King's College London held the official inauguration ceremony yesterday for its new India Institute, which is aiming to become the leading international centre for the study of contemporary India.

2012-01-27T13:40:00Z 2012-01-31T10:16:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/01Jan/Kings-India-Institute-launch.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

The Department of Digital Humanities at King's, Britain's first such academic department, will join with the Centre for e-Research (CeRch) to create one of Britain's largest academic units specialising in digital studies.

2012-01-23T16:47:00Z 2012-01-23T16:42:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/01Jan/Centre-for-e-Research-joins-Digital-Humanities.aspx MR. Brett Trewern

The London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) today unveiled the WADA accredited anti-doping laboratory which will operate during the London 2012 Games.

2012-01-19T13:03:00Z 2012-02-03T16:33:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/01Jan/London-2012-unveil-Anti-Doping-Laboratory.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

According to a new study from researchers at the Cicely Saunders Institute at King's, an increasing number of people in the UK are dying at home.

2012-01-19T10:12:00Z 2012-01-19T10:10:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/01Jan/Dying-at-home-is-on-the-rise-.aspx MISS Isabella Fitzpatrick

A new scientific study led by researchers at King's College London has shown that oxidants have a positive function in the body in helping to regulate blood pressure.

2012-01-16T00:00:00Z 2012-05-02T10:27:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/01Jan/Study-shows-oxidants-help-maintain-healthy-blood-pressure.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

A new study by an international team of researchers, including scientists from King's, shows that implementing 14 key air pollution control measures could slow the pace of global warming, save millions of lives and boost agricultural production.

2012-01-13T09:21:00Z 2012-01-24T12:46:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/01Jan/Study-urges-smart-targeting-of-pollution-sources-to-save-lives-and-climate.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

King's College London has appointed Julia Crick as Professor of Palaeography and Manuscript Studies in the School of Arts & Humanities.

2012-01-12T00:00:00Z 2012-01-12T17:36:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/01Jan/Professor-Palaeography-Manuscript-Studies.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

Children as young as ten already see a career in science as 'not for me'. Despite the majority of children enjoying the subject at school and viewing scientists positively, fewer than 17% are interested in pursuing a career in science, according to research from King's College London, published today.

2012-01-11T10:16:00Z 2012-01-11T10:12:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/01Jan/Science-career-not-for-me-say-majority-of-10-year-olds.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

Memantine, a drug used to treat patients with Alzheimer's disease, is ineffective for people with Down's syndrome aged 40 and over, according to a study led by researchers at King's and published in The Lancet.

2012-01-10T10:51:00Z 2012-01-19T13:24:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/01Jan/Drug-ineffective-in-fight-against-Alzheimers-in-Downs-syndrome-patients.aspx MISS Kate Vine

The Government will save less than half of the £270 million it predicts through the proposed reforms to legal aid, and planned cuts will actually result in additional costs for the taxpayer by shifting the burden on to other areas of the public purse, according to a report published by King's College London.

2012-01-09T15:14:00Z 2013-01-02T11:18:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/01Jan/legal-aid.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

Researchers based jointly at King's College London and the Cancer Research UK London Research Institute, have found that a type of immune cell, called a Langerhans cell, can facilitate development of skin cancer caused by exposure to harmful synthetic toxins in the environment.

2012-01-06T11:42:00Z 2012-01-19T13:23:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/01Jan/Immune-cell-can-trigger-skin-cancer-caused-by-toxins.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

King's staff, including Professor Dinesh Bhugra from the Institute of Psychiatry, and alumni have featured in the 2012 New Year's Honours list.

2012-01-05T10:13:00Z 2012-01-05T10:13:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/01Jan/New-Years-Honours-2012.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

Police Officers from the Metropolitan Police Service's (MPS) Specialist Operations team have successfully completed a Masters level course at King's.

2012-01-04T14:35:00Z 2012-01-13T17:32:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/01Jan/Radicalisation-Project-Graduation.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

A new Department of Social Science, Health & Medicine at King's College London is officially launched today with the arrival of the incoming Head of Department, Nikolas Rose, Professor of Sociology.

2012-01-03T12:04:00Z 2012-01-03T12:02:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/01Jan/New-Department-of-Social-Science-Health--Medicine-launched.aspx