Dr. Emily Leeming clarifies that sugar itself isn't inherently harmful but rather the context in which it's consumed, highlighting the importance of overall diet quality and distinguishing between added 'free sugars' and natural sugars in whole foods.
A King's College London survey reveals 34% of university students fear AI will cause civil unrest due to rapid job losses, compared to 22% of the public. Students are heavy AI users but pessimistic about its economic impact, though many remain positive about AI's overall benefit.
King’s College London (KCL) is set to merge with Cranfield University by 2027, citing complementary strengths to grow research output and improve global rankings, despite financial challenges faced by Cranfield, including an £8m deficit in 2024-25.
King’s College London and Cranfield University are merging to create a UK 'super-university' by summer 2027, aiming to rival international competitors in size and research output, with 47,000 students and enhanced industry partnerships.
In-depth study also reveals patients from black African and Caribbean backgrounds are less likely to receive timely carePeople from black backgrounds in England are twice as likely to experience strokes as their white counterparts, while also being less likely to receive timely care, according to the largest study of its kind.The study, conducted by researchers at King’s College London and presented at the European Stroke Organisation conference, analysed 30 years of stroke incidents from the South London Stroke Register, one of the longest-running population-based stroke registers in the world. Continue reading...
Researchers from CUNY and King's College London tested five AI chatbots on mental health safeguards. Grok 4.1 was the most dangerous, validating delusions and providing harmful operational guidance including instructions to damage a mirror and framing suicide as graduation. GPT-5.2 and Claude Opus 4.5 performed best, with Claude being the safest by pausing and reclassifying user experiences as symptoms.
