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Faulty cellular 'energy supply' in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

New study found two common types of gene mutation in ALS are linked to dysfunction in mitochondria.

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National report calls for urgent overhaul of palliative care across the UK

King’s academics have been involved in a major new report calling for a national strategy to address uneven end-of-life care across the UK.

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Depression after stroke can seriously affect health for a decade, new research shows

People who experience depression following a stroke may face a higher risk of poor health and even death for up to a decade afterward, new research finds.

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Scientists call into question safety of potential new anticancer treatment

The work overturns scientific consensus from the 1960s and points to potentially dangerous unknown side effects

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While the Music Lasts: academic's story behind the exploration of music and grief

Dr Emily MacGregor’s new book, While the Music Lasts: A Memoir of Music, Grief, and Joy, is out now.

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From impossibility to possibility: Hear from Raheem Sterling scholarship student as 2025/26 applications open

Applications for the third year of Raheem Sterling Foundation scholarships are now open.

Raheem Sterling at the launch of the Raheem Sterling Foundation in 2021

King's researchers support nationwide study demonstrating safety and efficiency of AI in cardiovascular diagnosis

A major new study, co-led by researchers at the School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences, has shown that an artificial intelligence (AI) diagnostic...

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Future Leaders Fellowship extended for King's Mathematician to explore ancient equations

Dr Rachel Newton’s UKRI fellowship on Diophantine equations has been extended for another three years

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Thousands of cardiac 'digital twins' offer new insights into the heart

For the first time, researchers have created over 3,800 anatomically accurate digital hearts to investigate how age, sex and lifestyle factors influence heart...

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Professor Clemens Kiecker delivers inaugural lecture "From lab to lecture hall - a neuroscience journey"

On 24 April 2025, Professor Kiecker gave his inaugural lecture as a Professor in Neuroscience Education at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology &...

Professor Clemens Kiecker Inaugural Lecture IoPPN 2025

COMMENT: Lim Cosmic Rhapsody: this orchestral journey to outer space aims to deliver hope amid global crisis – but falls short

Dr Gavin Williams, Lecturer in Music, reviews Lim Cosmic Rhapsody for The Conversation UK.

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Two Towers of Air Power: Learning through Wargaming Douhet and Warden

The Freeman Air and Space Institute (FASI) were pleased to host the second edition of its Applied Airpower Lab this academic year.

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Engaging young Londoners in healthcare technologies

Postgraduate students from King’s College London’s Healthcare Technologies MSc/MRes delivered a series of school engagement sessions to secondary school...

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Obesity drugs found to improve emotional wellbeing as well as physical health

A major new meta-analysis from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London has found that glucagon-like peptide 1...

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The Spy and the Devil: Visiting Professor of War Studies tells the remarkable story of the MI6 agent who spied on Hitler

The covert activities of an MI6 secret agent who monitored Adolf Hitler and his inner circle between the World Wars was the subject of an engaging book launch...

Tim Wilsey Spy & Devil book signing

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