About King's College London

King’s College London is one of England’s four oldest and most prestigious university institutions: a multi-faculty research-led university college based in the heart of London. It has nearly 23,000 students (of whom more than 8,600 are graduate students) and some 5,500 employees. It is ranked as one of the world’s top 25 universities and offers an intellectually rigorous environment supported by welcoming and caring traditions.

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Neuronal activity induces tau release from healthy neurons

Researchers from King’s College London have discovered that neuronal activity can stimulate tau release from healthy neurons in the absence of cell death. The results published by Diane Hanger and her colleagues in EMBO reports show that [...]

February 15, 2013

New genes for short-sightedness identified

An international team of scientists led by King’s College London has discovered 24 new genes that cause refractive errors and myopia (short-sightedness). Myopia is a major cause of blindness and visual impairment worldwide, and currently [...]

February 11, 2013

Passive smoking increases risk of severe dementia

An international study by scientists in China, the UK and USA has found a link between passive smoking and syndromes of dementia. The study of nearly 6,000 people in five provinces in China reveals that [...]

January 9, 2013

Quitting smoking reduces anxiety

Smokers who successfully quit feel less anxious afterwards, according to new research from King’s College London in collaboration with the Universities of Southampton, Oxford and Cambridge. The findings, published in the British Journal of Psychiatry, contradict [...]

January 8, 2013