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94 schools from across the UK participated in the 鈥樷��, an annual competition hosted by the聽聽and the聽聽at Imperial College London, with support from the聽蓝莓视频 Imperial BRC.

The competition aims to engage sixth-form students with science in medicine and encourages students to consider the importance of a multidisciplinary approach to scientific progress.

Entrants were asked to design an ePoster which illustrated a strategy for combining natural sciences and engineering with medicine to reduce the number of deaths and disabilities caused by specified diseases.

Schools were invited to form teams which were made up of members with varied interests to demonstrate a multidisciplinary approach (e.g. biology, chemistry, physics, engineering, maths, computing, data science and economics). They were also encouraged to enhance communication by including a designer or artist in the team.

This year, there were three separate contests:

• The British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Prize- Sponsored by the British Heart Foundation and the 蓝莓视频 Imperial BRC Cardiovascular Theme, entrants were invited to focus on a topic with interactions between the cardiovascular system and the nervous system, for instance in causing dementia or stroke.
• The Lung Prize- Partially supported by the NHLI and the 蓝莓视频 Imperial BRC Respiratory Theme, submissions could focus on any aspect of the prevention or treatment of respiratory disease.
• The Scleroderma and Raynaud鈥檚 UK Prize- Sponsored by Scleroderma and Raynaud鈥檚 UK, entrants were asked to consider how to promote the health and well-being of individuals with Scleroderma and/or Raynaud鈥檚.

The top ten teams in each of the three contests were invited to present their posters to imperial academics at a finals event in September and October. Financial prizes of up to 拢3,000 were given to support science-related activities in the winning schools.

BHF Cardiovascular Prize

In joint first place was and . Students from Roundwood Park proposed a non-invasive, medication-based treatment for patients who have experienced an ischaemic stroke. Chigwell School presented their proposed health monitoring invention on a poster entitled 鈥楥ardio Connect 鈥� How do we attain cholesterol count?鈥�.

Lung Prize

came first place and designed a product called 鈥楢irAware鈥� to help in the early detection of lung cancer.

Scleroderma and Raynaud鈥檚 UK Prize

In joint first place was and the . Students from Newham Collegiate Sixth Form presented their proposed 鈥楶atch it on鈥� intervention, which utilises alpha and beta blockers to treat Raynaud鈥檚. The King鈥檚 School designed a product called 鈥漅ayAlert鈥� consisting of a smart ring and bracelet that connects to a smartphone to notify users of incoming Raynaud鈥檚 attacks and track individual symptoms and triggers.

, Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine & Rheumatology at the NHLI, said:聽 鈥淎s in previous years, the enthusiasm of the teams and the quality of their presentations has been outstanding. The contest is a wonderful opportunity for sixth formers to exercise their ideas and imaginations outside the constraints of the A-Level curriculum and to understand the importance of science for advances in health.鈥�