We’re thrilled to welcome Professor Dame Ijeoma Uchegbu, world-leading expert in nanomedicine and champion of equity in STEM, as she delivers this year’s NHLI Athena Swan Lecture. 📆 4pm, 19 November, Hammersmith Hospital Campus www.imperial.ac.uk/events/19841...

Great kick off meeting for the Precision CF Innovation Hub @imperialnhli.bsky.social @janedaviescf.bsky.social. Awesome talks and a real energy. Thanks to funders @lifearc.bsky.social and @cysticfibrosis.org.uk

💉🌬️ @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social, @ukhsa.bsky.social and @astra-zeneca.bsky.social have launched the MOVE Consortium to study how mucosal vaccines stimulate immune responses and block viral transmission – advancing the next generation of respiratory vaccines. www.imperial.ac.uk/news/270273/...

Join us on 10 December for Professor Ramzi Khamis' inaugural lecture, exploring the hidden risks of heart disease, focusing on vulnerable arterial plaques, emerging diagnostic tools, and advances in patient care. 🫀 Don't miss out, register now ⤵️ www.imperial.ac.uk/events/19982...

How do meta-analyses transform clinical practice? Join us for the next NHLI Masterclass on 22 October with Prof Jonathan Emberson, Oxford Population Health, exploring how carefully designed meta-analyses provide reliable evidence that changes care worldwide. www.imperial.ac.uk/events/19956...

🌍❤️ Today is #WorldHeartDay, an initiative to raise awareness of cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death worldwide. At Imperial, researchers are working across disciplines to better understand, prevent, and treat heart disease. www.imperial.ac.uk/Stories/impe... 🧵Here's how:

🌱🥜 From pine nuts to pea protein, a new wave of food allergies is emerging in adults as well as children. NHLI's Prof Paul Turner spoke to @thetimes.com to explain what's driving the rise, how allergies differ from intolerance & why awareness matters. 📰(£) www.thetimes.com/life-style/h...

It’s #KnowYourNumbersWeek! 🩺📊 We catch up with Dr Amit Kaura one year on as he shares updates on tackling high blood pressure and a new NHS care pathway.❤️ blogs.imperial.ac.uk/nhli/2025/09...

An AI-powered stethoscope could be a game-changer for early diagnosis of heart conditions 🩺 Our researchers found it can detect heart failure, valve disease & abnormal rhythms in seconds, helping patients access treatment sooner. Read more on BBC News: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

#COVID cases are at their highest this year. Prof @peteropenshaw.bsky.social explains how summer socialising, travel and the return to school are fuelling the surge – and why #vaccines remain our best defence. @telegraphnews.bsky.social @imperialnhli.bsky.social www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitne...

We’re proud to share that Professor Barbara Casadei, Head of NHLI, has been appointed Editor in Chief of JAMA Cardiology @jama.com She will lead the journal into its next chapter, driving the evolution of cardiology and inspiring future healthcare professionals. www.imperial.ac.uk/news/268154/...

Excessive amounts of visceral fat — the hidden fat surrounding organs — is linked with faster ageing of the heart, according to a new study from @drdeclanoregan.bsky.social and his team at the LMS and @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social.

🩸🫀 Measuring a single inflammatory marker in the blood could help predict an individual's risk of developing cardiovascular disease up to 20 years in advance. The findings could support earlier intervention and personalised prevention strategies. www.imperial.ac.uk/news/267053/...

🎉 Congratulations to PhD student, Yiling Guo, for winning the Rising Star Award at the COPD UK 2025 Conference! 🌟 Yiling said: "The recognition has been a real encouragement...The conference also sparked some fresh ideas for future research.”

New research led by Dr Paz Tayal reveals sex-specific genetic differences in dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM): desmoplakin variants are more frequent in women and linked to worse outcomes, which could potentially identify a higher-risk female subgroup. 🧬 🔗 www.imperial.ac.uk/news/266793/...

Congratulations to Adanna Onukogu from Bioscience Futures MSc (pictured right) and Team Resilion for winning the Beyond Prevention challenge at the @crick.ac.uk k.ac.uk‬ Innovation Challenge!🥳 Resilion developed a novel drug combo using repurposed drugs to prevent the progression of PTSD🧠💊

NHLI's Joulia Lab made a short animation explaining what goes wrong in the lungs during asthma! 🫁📽️ Check out how immune cells respond to threats & how asthma treatments work. With thanks to Wellcome Trust & Acteria Watch it here: youtu.be/Skp_CNWOYSA

NHLI was delighted to welcome Provost Ian Walmsley this month. From strategy discussions and lab tours to student perspectives, it was a great opportunity to showcase our people, partnerships, and passion for heart and lung research. 👏💙

Join the @cumbriamed.bsky.social Research Webinar on Cardiology on Thursday 24 July 2025, which will cover AI Mining of the ECG with NHLI's Dr Fu Siong Ng and Cardiac Therapeutics with Dr Madhusudhan Varma. 🕜 12.30 - 13.30 📍 Online Register your place here: www.imperial.ac.uk/events/19606...

“This morning, both my husband and I were awake because of it. He always says it’s not my cough, it’s our cough.” Our Let’s Talk About Cough project blends personal stories with science to raise awareness of chronic cough💬🫁 Read more in The Lancet: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

AI in your GP visit? 👩‍⚕️ Dr Arunashis Sau joins #BBCSounds #InsideHealth to explore how AI could predict future health risks and uncover patterns that humans would find almost impossible to perceive - transforming the care you receive. 🎧 Listen now: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Huge congratulations to Boroumand Zeidaabadi Nezhad, PhD student, for winning 1st Place in the @heartrhythmsociety.bsky.social Young Investigator Award - (Clinical Electrophysiology category) for his AI-enhanced ECG research, advancing cardiac screening & risk prediction! 🏅👏

"We rarely give [our hearts] much consideration unless something goes wrong." – Dr Arun Sau But AI could change that. Our researchers are training AI on ECGs to help predict heart valve disease years before symptoms appear 🫀 🔗 www.imperial.ac.uk/news/266333/...

Personal experience can shape scientific purpose. Yiling Guo, a PhD student at NHLI, shares how her own journey fuels her drive for research impact in respiratory health, on our blog 🫁🔬 Read more👇 blogs.imperial.ac.uk/nhli/2025/05...

Huge congratulations to Dr Amit Kaura & Prof Jamil Mayet on receiving the first Graham-Dixon Excellence Award for their research into reducing unnecessary hospital admissions in acute chest pain cases! 👏 Read the full story: www.imperial.ac.uk/news/266055/...

Congratulations to Dr Janice Layhadi on receiving the inaugural EAACI Early Career Research Award 2025! 🏆 This award recognises her innovative work in allergy and immunology and supports her path to research independence.👏

🌟 On 3 July, we celebrated the Staff Recognition Awards and Imperial Garden Party - @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social's annual event recognising the incredible contributions of staff and students over the past year. Join us in applauding this year’s nominees and winners! #OurImperial💙 🧵

"When they deliver their final presentation, I know how far each student has come and also where they hope to go next." Dr Leanne Felkin shares her journey from research to teaching MSc Cardiovascular & Respiratory Healthcare students. 🔗 blogs.imperial.ac.uk/nhli/2025/06...

🚴‍♂️🫀 What if you could assess heart health while cycling? Researchers at Imperial and @mrc-lms.bsky.social have used a unique MRI-compatible bike to help spot early signs of heart disease — capturing how the heart responds under real-time stress. 🔗 Find out more: www.imperial.ac.uk/news/264733/...

Dr Keir Philip, Clinical Lecturer at NHLI, shares his insight in this Guardian article on how swimming may help singers, like Rod Stewart, maintain strong, healthy lungs 🏊🎤 "He is a very active performer, and that goes beyond just your breath control." www.theguardian.com/music/2025/j...

Well done to our incredible visiting PhD student, Tiffany Baptiste, on being awarded the Audience Winner prize at the Fame Lab Science Talk competition!🌟👏 "It showed me how bringing science to life through stories can help people relate to research in a meaningful way."

It’s #CysticFibrosisWeek 💛🫁 Cystic fibrosis is a life-limiting genetic condition affecting the lungs and digestive system. Our researchers are developing new treatments & working towards better outcomes – and a healthier future – for people with CF. Learn more this #CFWeek 🧵

Prof Sian Harding, former Head of NHLI, shares her expertise on this @champalimaudr.bsky.social podcast - revealing how social rank, pollution & noise shape heart health, and exploring Broken Heart Syndrome, where emotional shock can actually harm the heart 🫀 🎧 Listen now rss.com/podcasts/lea...

Huge congratulations to all of #OurImperial 2025 Graduates from yesterday! NHLI are proud to have played a part in your journey and we can't wait to see what you achieve!🎓🌟

"Take every opportunity—work experiences, conferences—use them to your advantage ... but also remember to have fun!" 🙌 💬 Wise words from Becca and Dom for future @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social students! @imperialnhli.bsky.social #OurImperial

Our researchers have created the first high-res map of the lung airway wall, revealing how cell organisation & interactions are disrupted in asthma 🫁 Published in @natimmunol.nature.com, it's a key step towards understanding the mechanisms that drive the disease www.imperial.ac.uk/news/264294/...

Congratulations to Professor @sejalsaglani.bsky.social, who has been elected as a @acmedsci.bsky.social Fellow 🥳 Professor Saglani’s research explores the early origins of childhood asthma, seeking to understand why some children develop the disease & identify early markers of long-term lung damage

What if your heart had a digital twin? 🫀 Researchers have created over 3,800 anatomically accurate cardiac digital twins – revealing how lifestyle and gender can influence heart function. Published in @natcardiovascres.nature.com learn more ⤵️ www.imperial.ac.uk/news/264274/...

This Saturday (17 May) is #WorldHypertensionDay - an opportunity to raise awareness about one of the world’s most common & preventable health conditions. At NHLI, our researchers are working to improve how high blood pressure is detected, treated and prevented. Follow along 🧵

Why, when exposed to the same virus, do some get sick and others don’t? 🦠 Prof Peter Openshaw shares insights from decades of research on respiratory viruses, exploring the role of innate defences & insights from human challenge studies. @emjreviews.bsky.social www.emjreviews.com/microbiology...

New research from NHLI shows the progesterone-only pill can raise the risk of asthma attacks in women under 35. "Women are twice as likely to die from asthma as men... we need a better understanding of why women are at greater risk" - Dr Chloe Bloom, lead author www.imperial.ac.uk/news/263695/...

Could a new treatment for #PulmonaryArterialHypertension be on the horizon? @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social and Apollo Therapeutics are developing an antibody treatment which could alleviate patients’ symptoms and extend their lives. @imperialnhli.bsky.social www.imperial.ac.uk/news/263593/...

Asthma affects 7.2M people in the UK - around 8% of the population. At NHLI, we're tackling asthma & other airway diseases through pioneering research & public engagement 🫁 This #WorldAsthmaDay, explore some of the work shaping better outcomes for people with asthma 👇

Join us on 28 May for a Masterclass with Professor Sir Rory Collins (@ox.ac.uk)! As PI of the UK Biobank, he’ll share why we urgently need smarter, evidence-based clinical trial guidelines to boost patient safety and expand access to better care 🩺 Register: imperial.ac.uk/events/19347...

Congrats to our PhD student Tiffany Baptiste for winning the London round of #FameLab, the world's largest #SciComm competition! She’ll represent us in the UK final at Cheltenham Science Festival in June, sharing her research on cardiac digital twins & broken heart syndrome 🫀🌟

How can organoids be used to model cardiovascular disease & advance regenerative medicine? 🧫🫀 NHLI's Dr Alex Ainscough is combining these 3D stem cell-derived structures with organ-on-chip tech to build more physiologically relevant human disease models. www.technologynetworks.com/tn/articles/...

Happy Birthday, Leonardo da Vinci! 🥳 His sketches helped shape our understanding of the heart. He produced some of the earliest known observations of coronary arteries, identified the heart’s four chambers, and showed that it's a muscle. ✏️❤️ www.imperial.ac.uk/news/202513/...

As temperatures rise due to climate change, allergies are intensifying. "Rising temperatures mean that pollen seasons are starting earlier and lasting longer” – Dr Elaine Fuertes explains in this BBC Future article 🌼👇 www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic... #ClimateHealth

Dr Birgit Leitinger, PGT Senior Tutor at NHLI, is dedicated to supporting postgraduate students, particularly those facing complex challenges, and enhancing the postgraduate experience 🧑‍🤝‍🧑👏 #PostgraduateSupport Read about her goals for the new role: blogs.imperial.ac.uk/nhli/2025/04...

Congrats to Dr Libor Pastika for winning two Young Investigator Awards at #ESCPrev2025 in Milan! 🎉 His work on AI-ECG for predicting type 2 diabetes & chronic kidney disease earned him awards in Population Science and Public Health, and Primary Care and Risk Factor Management.🏅