David Sunkersing

PhD @ImperialCollege | Passionate about improving health outcomes, access to care and reducing health disparities.

[University of Oxford @UniofOxford]

NEW: Researchers from @IneosOxford have identified a new class of molecule that could help protect ‘last-resort’ antibiotics from bacterial resistance, and reduce the amount of antibiotics needed to treat infections by up to 32 times.

Find out more ⬇️
https://t.co/xNIsuIvTvi

[austen el-osta @austenelosta]

Our pilot study across 2 secondary schools found that a co-designed dance intervention was feasible & increased young people's enthusiasm for dance while strengthening social #connection & adolescent #wellbeing. A promising foundation for future research 👇https://t.co/Jc4Go3AEhM

[NEJM @NEJM]

Presented at #ASCO26:

Among patients with previously treated metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, the RAS(ON) inhibitor daraxonrasib led to significantly longer overall survival and progression-free survival than chemotherapy. Full phase 3 RASolute 302 trial results: https://t.co/xwLWBZYRzq

@ASCO

[The Lancet @TheLancet]

🆕 Quantifying relative health impact across Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance's portfolio in 117 countries at the subregional level: a modelling study https://t.co/mJtKQLvBhi

[The Lancet @TheLancet]

Nearly 780 people die every day in Europe from liver disease—a largely preventable crisis.

A new report from the EASL–Lancet Commission calls for urgent policy action to tackle Europe’s rising liver disease burden: https://t.co/FUHJzF7XVo

[David Sunkersing @_davids]

A pathophysiology of purpose: When the “What” kills the “Why”.

@BJGPjournal

🔗 https://t.co/yp7tMMYuTz

[Nature Medicine @NatureMedicine]

Global cancer estimates across 185 countries show that 7.1 million new cancer cases were attributable to 30 modifiable risk factors in 2022, with smoking, infections & alcohol consumption leading contributors to cancer burden.

https://t.co/qDmc2HXpCj

[Imperial College London @imperialcollege]

If the cap fits…🧠

Imperial, @GreatOrmondSt and startup Polymer Bionics have won a £1.6m grant to test an innovative EEG cap that will improve seizure detection in newborns 👇

https://t.co/U7HSTKhABh

[nature @Nature]

Imagine if a nasal spray could make you immune not only to the viruses that cause COVID-19 and influenza, but to all respiratory diseases

https://t.co/09gfrXaCR0

[Health Service Research @hs_research]

Most people want end-of-life care at home. This study explores Palliate, a nurse-led intervention training family carers to give medications - seen as empowering, but only acceptable with training, support, and choice.

https://t.co/BQOuA1nUQ1

[Nature Medicine @NatureMedicine]

⭐Research highlight: Social interactions in the nursery have a huge impact on babies’ and toddlers' #microbiome development, according to a new paper in @Nature
https://t.co/W1S0A93gk5

[The Lancet @TheLancet]

The uniqueness of each patient is at the heart of this year’s #WorldCancerDay.

🎧 Louise Chappell and Na’ama Carlin, both cancer survivors, discuss the importance of personalised cancer care and its effect on their bodies and their lives. https://t.co/UzyTguW1Iq

[The Lancet @TheLancet]

Qualitative research provides unique insights into the nuanced experiences of children and young people that quantitative studies often miss.

In @eClinicalMed, authors discuss the importance of qualitative research in advancing child health outcomes: https://t.co/e2AG9kzHLa

[Imperial Medicine @ImperialMed]

Most people who were unsure about #COVID19 vaccines eventually chose to get vaccinated.

@ImperialSPH-led research published in @TheLancet shows many concerns were about safety & effectiveness, & could be addressed with clear information.

#PublicHealth https://t.co/j2BftO4w7N

[Nature Medicine @NatureMedicine]

This multi-center study demonstrates that dried and capillary blood as a minimally invasive, scalable approach for #Alzheimers #biomarker testing in research, with potential for widely scalable population-based research, especially in resource-limited settings. @NicholasAshton @wagnersbrum
https://t.co/gRGgO3sqU1

[The Lancet @TheLancet]

Leprosy, or Hansen's disease, remains a key global health issue.

In a new Seminar, authors provide an update on key public health and clinical aspects of the disease: https://t.co/pmcvpQoiwP

[David Sunkersing @_davids]

How can families be supported to provide end of life care at home? Our new article examines the acceptability of the 'Palliate' intervention, exploring patient, carer, and professional perspectives.

https://t.co/wckPXBhFnR

@helixcentre @ImperialMed @Imperial_IGHI

[James Zou @james_y_zou]

Today in @NatureMedicine we report that AI can predict 130 diseases from 1 night of sleep🛌

We trained a foundation model (#SleepFM) on 585K hours of sleep recordings from 65K people—brain, heart, muscle & breathing signals combined.

AI learns the language of sleep🧵

[Nature Medicine @NatureMedicine]

🚨 End-of-year treat!
“Eleven clinical trials that will shape medicine in 2026” is now FREE to access 🧬
Discover next-gen vaccines, gene-editing tools, and long COVID therapies poised to redefine treatment.
👉 https://t.co/dQUklpbem5
#NatureMedicine #ClinicalTrial

[NHLI @ImperialNHLI]

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: https://t.co/BLXStvE2cz