School of Life Course & Population Health Sciences

News from the School of Life Course & Population Health Sciences @kingsmedicine @KingsCollegeLon.

[Josip Car @ejosipcar]

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Most of what we know about pregnancy comes from studies of a few hundred women. We're about to study 60,000.

I'm hiring 4 scientists for EMBRACE. 🧵@KingsCollegeLon

[King's Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine @kingsmedicine]

Professor Josip Car @ejosipcar @lifecourse_KCL is part of an international team of researchers who have authored a Comment in Nature. They propose a new approach for future-proofing research, called translational foresight. Read more ⬇️

[King's Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine @kingsmedicine]

Researchers have been awarded £1.9m from @The_MRC to evaluate the impact of the UK’s mandatory folic acid fortification policy on maternal and child health: https://t.co/MsbyjvdK9q @KingsCollegeLon

[King's Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine @kingsmedicine]

Following the publication of a new consensus statement, researchers from across the UK and Ireland are calling for urgent action to improve care for women with early-onset type 2 diabetes before, during and after pregnancy. Read more: https://t.co/NBe8MUNIaG

[King's College London @KingsCollegeLon]

Genetic testing on IVF embryos for women over 35 could help them conceive faster.

This could cut the risk of unsuccessful implantation and miscarriages, reducing the emotional impact of unsuccessful cycles.

@kingsmedicine @KingsFertility

https://t.co/kGhR9OATIc

[King's Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine @kingsmedicine]

A new study has found that a test called the Basophil Activation Test (BAT) is more accurate than standard allergy tests for detecting cow’s milk allergy in children & could reduce the need for oral food challenges in allergy diagnosis https://t.co/kH54OHLSDz
@GSTTnhs @The_MRC

[King's Global Health Partnerships @KingsGHP]

📢We're hiring 📢

Join us in leading our cross-cutting programme of work to strengthen #postgraduate #education of health workers in our partner countries in Africa

More info and apply here: https://t.co/lWdW7jRFX2

#HSS #HealthSystemsStrengthening #GlobalHealth

[King's Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine @kingsmedicine]

New research from @KingsCollegeLon reveals that virtual maternity care during the COVID-19 pandemic may have driven increased use of subsequent care, raising overall maternity costs for the NHS ⬇️ https://t.co/RaRKVWFPMf @lifecourse_KCL @MarinaSoleyBori

[King's Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine @kingsmedicine]

Congratulations to Prof Alexandra Santos on receiving the Thermo Fisher Scientific Allergy Research Award 2025.

The award aims to honour & support the work of international scientific researchers who have made remarkable progress & advancements in allergy research 👏

[King's Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine @kingsmedicine]

Congratulations to Professors Jordana Bell and Sarah Berry @lifecourse_KCL who delivered their Inaugural Lectures yesterday 👏

Explore upcoming lectures in our series here: https://t.co/vOjzuxhv3u

[King's Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine @kingsmedicine]

"We want GPs to have the basic knowledge to prioritise patient safety and demystify side effects."

Academics @KingsCollegeLon and @uniofeastanglia have released guidance for GPs on how to manage patients who may be privately accessing weight loss drugs https://t.co/snxBYX1S5y

[King's College London @KingsCollegeLon]

A community mentoring scheme for pregnant adolescent girls in Sierra Leone has been found to save lives, whilst also helping girls return to education.

The pilot trial showed that a combination of maternal & perinatal deaths was reduced by almost half.

https://t.co/wI20XtvQlP

[King's College London @KingsCollegeLon]

We are pleased to announce a new clinical research fellowship at King’s to advance the nation’s metabolic health in honour of British broadcaster, author, and science journalist Dr Michael Mosley.

[School of Life Course & Population Health Sciences @lifecourse_KCL]

Congratulations to Professor Andrew Shennan @OBSevidence, Head of our Department for Women & Children's Health, on being elected as a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences 👏

[King's College London @KingsCollegeLon]

We are delighted to announce that Professors Ben Blencowe, Andrew Shennan OBE, Philip Newsome, and Jernej Ule have been elected as Fellows of the Academy of Medical Sciences.

Read more ⬇️
https://t.co/WgQD3Cni5K

[NIHR Global Health @NIHRglobal]

The #NIHRImpactPrizes recently celebrated the CRIBS and PAPAGAIO Global Health Research Groups as highly commended established investigators for their innovations to reduce mother and baby mortality and build research capacity in Sierra Leone. 🧵⬇️

https://t.co/lJFBPUkDvp

[King's College London @KingsCollegeLon]

Inspired by King’s research, Root-to-Tip is a new word!
🌱 It boosts nutrition, promotes plant-based diets & cuts food waste, using the whole plant—stalks and all 🥦

Vote now for Root-to-Tip to be added to the dictionary.⬇️

https://t.co/yah5sV4CxG

Supported by #OneKingsImpact

[King's Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine @kingsmedicine]

Dr Nathan Cheetham, Senior Postdoctoral Data Scientist at King's College London, recently featured in an article in the Big Issue speaking about his work that looked at the impact of social factors on recovery from COVID ⤵️
https://t.co/m4NvnxQ9GE

[King's Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine @kingsmedicine]

The team has been working in partnership to implement simple, scalable innovations to reduce mother and baby mortality and build research capacity in Sierra Leone. Dr Alexandra Ridout @AERidout, Clinical Lecturer, attended the award ceremony last week on behalf of the team.

[King's Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine @kingsmedicine]

Congratulations to the CRIBS and PAPAGAIO Global Health Research Groups, led by Professor Andrew Shennan @OBSevidence, who were recognised as a highly commended finalist in the @NIHRresearch Impact Prizes 2025 https://t.co/2IuReNIMhk

[King's College London @KingsCollegeLon]

People from disadvantaged backgrounds are more likely to experience COVID-19 symptoms for longer.

The research by @kingsmedicine adds to growing evidence that health outcomes are shaped by social factors.

https://t.co/TwfKGoFuuE