Study identifies multi-organ response to seven days without food

"For the first time, we’re able to see what’s happening on a molecular level across the body when we fast"

05-Mar-2024 - New findings reveal that the body undergoes significant, systematic changes across multiple organs during prolonged periods of fasting. The results demonstrate evidence of health benefits beyond weight loss, but also show that any potentially health-altering changes appear to occur only after ...

Hope for first blood test to detect deadly heart inflammation

£50 blood test could improve diagnosis of myocarditis and help patients get lifesaving treatment earlier

29-Nov-2022 - The first blood test to diagnose inflammation of the heart muscle (myocarditis) could be in use in as little as a year, following the discovery of a molecular signal in the blood by Queen Mary University of London researchers funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF). The research, published ...

Nanomembranes with pore molecules for efficient filtration

Method offers the promise of many possible applications across the chemical and pharmaceutical industries

05-Sep-2022 - A team from Bielefeld University, Queen Mary University of London, Imperial College London (both United Kingdom) and Northwestern University in Evanston (USA) have produced a new breed of polymer nanomembranes with aligned supramolecular macrocycle molecules. These new nanomembranes demonstrate ...

Coffee has a protective effect on heart health

New study shows light-to-moderate coffee consumption is associated with health-benefits

16-Feb-2022 - The study by Queen Mary University of London and the Budapest Semmelweis University has shown that having up to three cups of coffee a day has a protective effect on heart health. It also reduces the overall mortality rate and the risk of stroke. The results have recently been published in the ...

Which animals exist right here? Now researchers are able to find the answer out of thin air

Researchers have found a way to collect samples of animal DNA from the air with a new method

10-Jan-2022 - Identifying the animal species that live in a particular area can be a lot of work. Usually it means spotting the animals with the naked eye or recording them using a camera trap. Their presence can also be identified via the traces they leave on the ground or in the form of e.g. faeces. Common ...

Stem cell transplants to be used in treating Crohn's disease

Growing a new immune system

07-Aug-2018 - A clinical trial has begun which will use stem cell transplants to grow a new immune system for people with untreatable Crohn's disease - a painful and chronic intestinal disease which affects at least 115,000 people in the UK. The study, led by Queen Mary University of London and Barts Health ...

Multinational companies continue to produce unregulated antibiotics in India

06-Feb-2018 - Millions of unapproved antibiotics are being sold in India, according to a new study by researchers at Queen Mary University of London and Newcastle University. The research found that multinational companies continued to manufacture many unapproved formulations, despite pledging to tackle rising ...

Unexpected findings reveal insight into how cancer spreads in the body

24-Jun-2016 - Cancer cells appear to depend on an unusual survival mechanism to spread around the body, according to an early study led by Queen Mary University of London (QMUL). The discovery could help with future development of novel treatments to prevent metastasis and secondary tumours. The spread of ...

New study removes cancer doubt for multiple sclerosis drug

02-Oct-2015 - Researchers from Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) are calling on the medical community to reconsider developing a known drug to treat people with relapsing Multiple sclerosis (MS) after new evidence shows it does not increase the risk of cancer as previously thought. The drug called ...

Self-assembling material that grows and changes shape could lead to artificial arteries

01-Oct-2015 - Researchers at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) have developed a way of assembling organic molecules into complex tubular tissue-like structures without the use of moulds or techniques like 3D printing. The study describes how peptides and proteins can be used to create materials that ...