Research carried out by Queen Mary academics, including Tom Powles, has led to NICE approving a new treatment for people with advanced bladder cancer. Learn more: shorturl.at/WWZ2U @qmbci.bsky.social @nhsenglandldn.bsky.social

Vote for the Centre of the Cell! Our wonderful colleagues have been nominated for a Time Well Spent award! The Centre of the Cell is recognised as a fantastic and 'sneakily educational' destination for children in London. www.timewellspentmag.com/post/best-lo...

More women at higher risk of breast cancer should be offered a mastectomy, according to researchers at @qmul.bsky.social and @lshtm.bsky.social New analysis has found it's cost-effective way of reducing risk of developing breast cancer compared to breast screening and medication.

To mark World Brain Day, our Co-Director @claudiacooper.bsky.social spoke to @qmulfmd.bsky.social about: 🔵 How #denpruQM fits into the wider @nihr.bsky.social community 🟢 Our research and its impact 🟠 What gives her hope for the future Read the full interview on LinkedIn 👇 shorturl.at/V5DgI

📰Could a breath test detect blood cancer? New research from @richeslab.bsky.social ‬funded by @bartscharity.bsky.social suggests molecules exhaled in the breath might enable development of a simple, low-cost test to diagnose lymphoma. @qmul.bsky.social @qmulfmd.bsky.social #medsky #oncosky 🧪

Happy to share our paper investigating the feasibility and accuracy of perioperative continuous glucose monitoring in patients undergoing major surgery. @qmulwhri.bsky.social @qmulfmd.bsky.social authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...

Short-term digital mental health interventions reduces depression and anxiety in Ukrainian children and adolescents displaced by war - a first of its kind randomised controlled trial found delivering a problem solving digital mental health intervention significantly reduced symptoms.

Well done to all the students and staff from our Institute of Dentistry who took part!

Are you interested in healthcare leadership? Watch Rahma Hegy, the Barts and the London Students' Association President @qmulfmd.bsky.social share her experiences of taking our Healthcare Leadership Foundations online short course! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rccy... bit.ly/healthcare-l....

Many congratulations, Professor O'Toole!

Congratulations to our Bioinformatician Beth Hughes on getting paper of the year at today's @blizardinstitute.bsky.social symposium for work during her PhD. @qmul.bsky.social @qmulfmd.bsky.social

📰 Cells’ recycling system (autophagy) plays a surprising role in shaping immune cell DNA, new research from the BCI shows. The findings could have implications for the development of certain #bloodcancer and #autoimmune diseases. #medsky #oncosky 🧪 @qmulfmd.bsky.social @qmul.bsky.social

Dr John Ford, leader of Queen Mary's Health Equity Evidence Centre, gives a run-down of the hits and the misses for health inequalities in the UK's 10 year Health Plan. www.heec.co.uk/resource/goo...

We're delighted that the new book, 'Unheard: The Medical Practice of Silencing', by @drrageshri.bsky.social has been long-listed for the Bread and Roses Award for Radical Publishing!

Queen Mary has acquired significant land in Whitechapel adjacent to its existing campus, in an agreement signed with DHSC @healthmedia.blog.gov.uk.web.brid.gy. Visit our website to find out more: www.qmul.ac.uk/media/news/2...

A new study by an international consortium of researchers including Professor Paul Kelly and Dr Phoebe Hodges from @blizardinstitute.bsky.social has identified the 4 epidemiological stages of Inflammatory bowel disease (#IBD).

Are you a doctor with 3+ yrs' clinical experience ready to take your academic career further? The #DClin at #QMUL @qmulfmd.bsky.social offers flexible study, NHS placements & research training. 📅 Webinar: 17 July, 9am UK 🔗 Register: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/26d68d...

Yesterday we welcomed incredible supporters to our Centre of Excellence at @qmulfmd.bsky.social 💛 They placed tiles on our Wall of Hope in memory of loved ones lost to or living with brain tumours - each tile marking a day of research they’ve helped fund. #TogetherWeWillFindACure #WallOfHope

We are so proud of all our nominees, and especially of our colleagues who were highly commended or who won their category! Visit our LinkedIn page for a full list of our winners: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

This fantastic new study, led by colleagues at @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social and by our own Professor Patricia Munroe, is shining new light on the genetic basis for differences between the way twins experience their environments.

Researchers have found #genetic factors that may make people more or less sensitive to the environments they experience. It is the largest genetics study of identical #twins to date. 🔗 kcl.ac.uk/news/largest... @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @uclbrainscience.bsky.social @qmulfmd.bsky.social

🤱Preterm birth is the top cause of child mortality. Our team from @qmulfmd.bsky.social report in @nejm.org that an antibiotic (cotrimoxazole) during pregnancy doesn't increase birthweight but may reduce preterm birth by 40%. Work ongoing to study maternal microbiomes! www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

A study of almost 1000 pregnant women in Zimbabwe found that a daily dose of a commonly used, safe and inexpensive antibiotic may have led to fewer babies being born early. Among women living with HIV, those who received the antibiotic had larger babies who were less likely to be preterm.

A new study, led by Professor Seif Shaheen from @qmul-wiph.bsky.social & published today in Thorax, has investigated the association between lower adult lung function and increased cardiovascular comorbidity. Find out more over on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Did you know that our Faculty has its own LinkedIn page? We post research news, interviews, updates, and articles that showcase the ground-breaking research taking place across our institutes. We also only need an additional 27 followers to reach 4000! Please sign up! www.linkedin.com/showcase/qmfmd

Results from a clinical trial led by researchers from @qmul.ac.uk, published yesterday in @jama.com, show that giving people with high blood pressure an injection every six months can lead to a meaningful, sustained reduction in their #bloodpressure.

We are delighted to announce that Professor Claudia Langenberg and Professor Jonathan Grigg have been elected as Fellows of the Academy of Medical Sciences. The two professors join 54 exceptional biomedical and health scientists elected by the Academy to its prestigious Fellowship.

We are very proud to announce that Professor Morris Brown has been elected to the Fellowship of the @royalsociety.org in recognition of his contributions to our understanding and treatment of hypertension and its commonest cause, primary aldosteronism.

Women of African or South Asian genetic ancestry tend to develop breast cancer and die at a younger age than women of European ancestry, according to new research by the Barts Cancer Institute @qmbci.bsky.social which calls for new, tailored care approaches. More: www.qmul.ac.uk/media/news/2...

Our article in the BMJ out now - enteral tube feeding in advanced #dementia - what needs to be considered & what is best practice in the UK - www.bmj.com/content/389/... - great to work with @proflizsampson.bsky.social and colleagues @qmul-wiph.bsky.social @qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social @bmj.com

A single blood test for the chemical signals of many different types of #cancer could detect the disease at its early stages, making it easier to treat for almost 50% of patients. The new study, led by Professor Peter Sasieni from @qmul-wiph.bsky.social, reports today in @bmj.com

Wonderful evening celebrating two inspirational colleagues and professors @claudiacooper.bsky.social @qmul-wiph.bsky.social @qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social @qmulfmd.bsky.social @qmulresilience.bsky.social @denpru-qm.bsky.social

Researchers from @qmul.ac.uk and the @ox.ac.uk have created 2 new advanced predictive algorithms which use health data and routine blood tests to accurately predict a patient’s chances of having a currently undiagnosed #cancer, including hard to diagnose liver and oral cancers.

Congratulations to Jesmond Dalli, Professor in Molecular Pharmacology at @qmul.ac.uk @qmulfmd.bsky.social, on delivering a fantastic inaugural lecture last night: ‘From Island Shores to Cellular Shores: A Serendipitous Voyage Through Marine and Molecular Science’. 1/6

We're absolutely delighted that @acha020.bsky.social has now launched! Our Faculty is at the heart of this new collaboration with @bartscharity.bsky.social and Barts Health NHS Trust and we can't wait to be able to shout about the amazing research this new centre will lead.

By combining thousands of genetic signals into one polygenic risk score, we can pinpoint young British South Asians at highest inherited risk of developing Type 2 diabetes—often years before symptoms appear. Our data shows those in the top 10% of genetic risk develop diabetes up to a decade earlier

Imagine if you could charge your phone just once a week! Queen Mary is leading a team working on atom-thin semiconductors that could cut energy use by over 90%. www.qmul.ac.uk/media/news/2...

An international team led by Professor Dunja Aksentijevic from @qmulwhri.bsky.social have uncovered the distinctive cardiac adaptations that allow the Egyptian fruit bat to support the high-energy demands of flight.

We're really proud that Eva, our deputy centre manager, won the "Research Support of the Year Award" in the QMUL FMD staff awards last night. Well deserved and a big thank you to all that nominated her. @qmul.ac.uk @qmulfmd.bsky.social @blizardinstitute.bsky.social

New research led by Dr Dominik Zenner and colleagues from @qmul-wiph.bsky.social and Amsterdam UMC has found that simultaneously screening for both active and dormant #TB infection could save lives, curtail infection rates, and rewrite the story of the continued spread of this disease.

📢 Queen Mary staff & students – join our online focus group on shaping the future of public engagement in East London and our University! 🗓️ Tuesday 29 April Your voice matters as we co-create a strategy that is meaningful and impactful. Sign up 👉 bit.ly/4jb9BRa

Lovely to join @qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social at their meeting this morning. What a great team! And they're doing such fantastic research too.

Welcome to the Faculty, @lambalastair.bsky.social

Many congratulations to the head of our Faculty, Professor Sir Mark Caulfield, on his election to become a member of the Medical Research Council. He joins 12 other senior figures from health, science, and medicine.

We'd like to wish a very happy Eid to everyone in our community celebrating around the world!

A new study from @qmul.ac.uk found that 9% of all adverse drug reactions (ADRs) reported to @mhragovuk.bsky.social are associated with medications where side effect risk is partly dependent on patient’s genes. Of these, 75% were associated with 3 genes that impact how the body processes medication.

Congratulations, Professor Mathur!

An international study of the health outcomes of people receiving surgery across 17 Latin American countries found 1 in 7 developed significant complications leading to longer hospital stays and a greater risk of death.

The secret to controlling appetite might have been hiding in our evolutionary past for over half a billion years www.qmul.ac.uk/media/news/2...