King's College London
King's College London was established in 1829 and is a co-founded constituent college of the University of London. Today, King's College London has more than 19,700 undergraduate and postgraduate students. It is home to five research councils, trains physicians, dentists and conducts complex medical and health related research. King's College London is also known for its academic and research in Physical Science and Engineering, Institute of Psychiatry and Social Services.
Address
4.14, James Clerk Maxwell Building, Waterloo Campus, 57 Waterloo Road, London SE1 8WA, UK
Wikipedia link
News Office
alex [dot] bevis [at] kcl [dot] ac [dot] uk
Phone
020 7848 3202
Fax
Contact
pr@kcl.ac.uk
"King's College London" in the news:
Breakthrough in understanding severe asthma has potential for new treatment
Jun 16, 2009 |
5 / 5 (2) |
0
Scientists from King's College London and Imperial College London believe they have discovered a key element in the development of chronic asthma. Their research has been published in a new paper in the journal Proceedings of ...
Five-year U.K. breast cancer trial starts
Jan 16, 2008 |
not rated yet |
0
Two British charities are joining to initiate the first U.K.-based clinical trial for women with a specific aggressive form of breast cancer.
Childhood abuse associated with onset of psychosis in women
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 01, 2009 |
5 / 5 (2) |
0
Researchers at the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London have published new research which indicates that women with severe mental illness are more likely to have been abused in childhood that the general population. ...
Faulty 'wiring' in the brain triggers onset of schizophrenia
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 26, 2009 |
5 / 5 (6) |
0
A new study by researchers at the Institute of Psychiatry (IoP), King's College London has discovered abnormalities in the white matter of the brain that seem to be critical for the timing of schizophrenia. The study, led ...
Brain difference in psychopaths identified
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 04, 2009 |
4.2 / 5 (18) |
27
Professor Declan Murphy and colleagues Dr Michael Craig and Dr Marco Catani from the Institute of Psychiatry at King's College London have found differences in the brain which may provide a biological explanation ...
Palliative care skills training needed for health-care staff in sub-Saharan Africa
Apr 22, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
A new study, led by Lucy Selman and colleagues from King's College London, has found that patients with incurable, progressive diseases and their family carers in sub-Saharan Africa often do not receive enough information ...
Researchers discover baldness gene: 1 in 7 men at risk
Oct 12, 2008 |
4 / 5 (12) |
3
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at McGill University, King's College London and GlaxoSmithKline Inc. have identified two genetic variants in caucasians that together produce an astounding sevenfold increase the risk of male ...
Antipsychotic drugs double risk of death among Alzheimer's patients
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jan 09, 2009 |
5 / 5 (6) |
6
New research into the effects of antipsychotic drugs commonly prescribed to Alzheimer's patients concludes that the medication nearly doubles risk of death over three years. The study, funded by the Alzheimer's Research Trust, ...
Pesticides exposure linked to suicidal thoughts
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 22, 2009 |
5 / 5 (2) |
0
A new study in China has found that people with higher levels of pesticide exposure are more likely to have suicidal thoughts. The study was carried out by Dr Robert Stewart from the Institute of Psychiatry at King's College ...
Depression as deadly as smoking, but anxiety may be good for you
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 17, 2009 |
3.6 / 5 (5) |
0
A study by researchers at the University of Bergen, Norway, and the Institute of Psychiatry (IoP) at King's College London has found that depression is as much of a risk factor for mortality as smoking.
How should mental, neurological and substance use disorders be treated where resources are scarce?
Oct 06, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
Over 90% of people with mental, neurological, and substance use (MNS) disorders in low and middle income countries go untreated, an inequity known as the mental health "treatment gap." This week PLoS Medicine kicks off a ...
Cruel and inhuman treatment causes more mental damage than physical torture
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 02, 2009 |
4.2 / 5 (5) |
0
New research findings published today by Dr Metin Başoğlu, Head of Section of Trauma Studies at King's College London and the Istanbul Centre for Behaviour Research and Therapy, examines the psychological impact ...
Acute impact on brain function in earthquake survivors
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 31, 2009 |
3.3 / 5 (4) |
1
New research has found that the Wenchuan, China earthquake that occurred on 12 May 2008 had an acute impact on the brain function of physically healthy survivors and poses a risk to the mental health of these survivors. The ...
Incidence rates of cervical cancer linked to deprivation
Feb 20, 2009 |
not rated yet |
1
The rate of cervical cancer varies among different geographical areas in Southeast England according to a new study published today in the open access journal BMC Public Health. The study shows that the occurrence of cer ...
Britain posed to ban hybrid embryos
Jan 05, 2007 |
4 / 5 (2) |
0
Patients "desperate for therapy" would be denied potential treatment if Britain outlaws human-animal embryos, scientists said.
