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Our researchers are changing lives by equipping clinicians and patients with the skills to help manage painful health conditions without using potentially harmful strong opioids. Experts from our Wolfson Research Institute for Health and Wellbeing have developed a ten-footsteps training programme with the Live Well with Pain team.

A type of therapy that involves applying a magnetic field to both sides of the brain has been shown to be effective at rapidly treating depression in patients for whom standard treatments have been ineffective.

Researchers from the University of Glasgow are featured in a new documentary which is set to open a top international film festival.

A novel treatment using computer-generated avatars, developed by UCL researchers, is an effective way of helping people with psychosis who hear distressing voices, according to a new study.

A new multi-site trial involving the University of Glasgow and led by King's College London has found that a novel therapy using computer-generated avatars is an effective way of helping people with psychosis reduce the distress and frequency with which they hear voices. AVATAR therapy is a series of guided therapy sessions during which voice hearers are able to have a conversation with an animated digital representation of their distressing voice.

Here's a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial. From cheating sparrows to plant defences and award winning computer scientists, here is some quick-read news from across Imperial.

The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent vaccination rollout enabled a "perfect storm" for deepening health inequalities in Greater Manchester, the results of a study have shown. Research led by University of Manchester academics funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Applied Research Collaboration Greater Manchester (ARC-GM) , examined the attitudes of people from minoritised ethnic groups, young adults and those with long-term physical and mental health conditions toward the COVID-19 vaccination programme.

Lawyers should be prepared to justify their actions when claiming to act in the public interest, says a leading UCL law professor in a new report, that cites both the Post Office Horizon and Harvey Weinstein scandals.

A new AI model can predict patients' risk of developing and worsening disease, and even their risk of early death, using an electrocardiogram (ECG). Researchers at Imperial College London and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust believe their work, published today in Lancet Digital Health, could be used in the NHS within five years.

Russia's political technologists were planning last year for influence operations designed to impact the upcoming US elections by exploiting concerns about immigration, identity politics and culture wars.

The proportion of English adults who smoke cigarettes but don't smoke every day has increased over the past 20 years, while the proportion that are motivated to quit smoking has fallen, according to a new study led by UCL researchers.

Almost three quarters of the UK public are in favour of a higher tax on unhealthy foods. According to a new survey, 72% of the UK public are in favour of a higher tax on unhealthy foods if the money raised was directly used to make healthy food more affordable, according to findings from an Imperial College Business School report.

Researchers at UCL and the Francis Crick Institute have embarked on a study to establish a causal link between air pollution and neurodegeneration. The new project, called the R ole of Air Pollution in Dementia ( RAPID), will examine the effect of tiny pollutant particles on the body's immune response and subsequent disease development.

Our mathematicians have helped harness the power of AI (artificial intelligence) to upgrade a tool that forecasts emergency hospital admissions across Scotland.

Almost three quarters of the UK public are in favour of a higher tax on unhealthy foods. According to a new survey, 72% of the UK public are in favour of a higher tax on unhealthy foods if the money raised was directly used to make healthy food more affordable, according to findings from an Imperial College Business School report.

Almost three quarters of the UK public are in favour of a higher tax on unhealthy foods. According to a new survey, 72% of the UK public are in favour of a higher tax on unhealthy foods if the money raised was directly used to make healthy food more affordable, according to findings from an Imperial College Business School report.

Physical activity among secondary school pupils has increased in Wales, reversing a decline that started in 2017.

Cardiff scientists are key participants in a $1bn space mission being considered by NASA to explore the secrets of the universe.

The study highlights that parents' education levels and homeownership are key factors in understanding wealth differences in Baby Boomers and Generation X. A new study from the University of B

The University of Manchester is marking two decades since the discovery of graphene: the Nobel Prize-winning 'wonder material', which was first isolated by Professor Sir Andre Geim and Professor Sir Kostya Novoselov on this day in 2004.

A world-first trial of toddler screen time shows that removing screen time in the hour before bed improves the quality of toddler sleep. A world-first randomised controlled trial (RCT) of toddler screen time shows that removing screen time in the hour before bed improves the quality of toddler sleep.