Can AI be used to predict risks to heart health? 🤖🫀 That’s what researchers at Imperial's British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence are hoping to find out. We spoke to Dr Arun Sau and Professor Fu Siong Ng to find out more:

New breakthrough quantum algorithm published in @Nature today: Our Willow chip has achieved the first-ever verifiable quantum advantage. Willow ran the algorithm - which we’ve named Quantum Echoes - 13,000x faster than the best classical algorithm on one of the world's fastest

A new rapid test developed by @imperialcollege and partners can detect asymptomatic #malaria infections from a simple finger prick, helping stop the disease from spreading undetected. @mrcunitgambia @NIHRresearch @FlemingCentre @Imperial_Jameel More 👇

The world produces enough food, yet billions lack access to healthy & sustainable diets. A new @EatForum–Lancet report presents a science-based approach to improve health, safeguard our environment & provide for a projected 9.6 billion people by 2050. 🔗 https://t.co/gowTyhFhzo

The immune system is powerful. Sometimes, too powerful. If it goes unchecked, it can turn on us - attacking our own organs, tissues, even our blood. That’s why the 2025 Nobel Prize in Medicine matters so much. It honors three scientists who figured out how the body stops

In a medical first, researchers report that they have implanted CRISPR-edited pancreas cells into a person with type 1 diabetes https://t.co/JixmmcdRyN

Researchers have developed an #AI tool that spots early signs of a potentially fatal heart condition from an ECG. 🫀 The tool predicted future cases of complete heart block with 89% accuracy vs 59% with current methods. @imperialcollege @ImperialNHS

Replenishing the brain’s natural stores of lithium can protect against and even reverse Alzheimer’s disease https://t.co/Z4sUteT7jD

Two vaccine candidates using mRNA technology elicit a potent immune response against HIV https://t.co/RHOtjpyuOw

The crisis in Sudan is a health catastrophe that the world cannot afford to ignore. Yet, the global response has been gravely inadequate. Our latest Editorial calls for sustained global commitment & attention to safeguard health in Sudan. Read now: https://t.co/617gwOcFru

Roche presents new insights in Alzheimer’s disease research across its diagnostics and pharmaceutical portfolios at AAIC. https://t.co/8x53i59W1L

Top 5 advances in medicine this week (🧵) 1. A tissue-integrated bionic knee It's connected to underlying bone, nerves, and muscle It has a more natural gait, beats current prosthetics in tasks like climbing stairs – and feels more like your own leg https://t.co/g7qUI8Ur7g

‘The choice for the NHS is stark: reform or die.’ This quote from the 10 Year Health Plan reveals what the government believes is at stake. But does the plan offer hope to staff, patients and the public that things will get better? See our analysis:

Identifying common disease trajectories of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) with electronic health records. Multi-step progressions may uncover hidden AD contributors, enabling risk stratification, early detection, and targeted interventions.

What are the greatest opportunities for innovation to improve access to and quality of #palliative care services to children? Led by @kategrailey, we invited 51 global leaders to reflect on what innovation means in this context. https://t.co/UX4STM0azN

AI in medicine: what happened this week? 🧵 1. A watch for essential tremor Cleared by the FDA this week, it’s called Felix (made by Fasikl) Pulses go from the nerves in the wrist up to the therapeutic target – in the brain – where essential tremor originates If it doesn't

Scientists just used STEM CELLS to restore function in Parkinson's disease - and it worked. The cells survived, produced dopamine, and improved motor symptoms, reports @Nature. Here's how they did it 🧵👇

A new report published on #WorldSickleCellDay reveals the inequalities faced by people with Sickle Cell in care, funding & research compared to people with cystic fibrosis or haemophilia. @NHS_RHO @ImperialSPH https://t.co/MkC5OPSNOy

A man with a severe speech disability is able to speak expressively and sing using a brain implant that translates his neural activity into words almost instantly. https://t.co/S6oWzlOZYm

An insightful lecture and discussion from Sir James Mackey, CEO of @NHSEngland, on the future of the NHS. He emphasised the importance of innovation and reform in addressing current and upcoming healthcare challenges. #NHS #healthcareleadership @RoySocMed