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24 January 2020
Researchers have found that a drug used widely to treat a common eye condition has “no benefit” and should no longer be used.
23 January 2020
NIHR-funded researchers have begun a new study on a bedside genetic test to predict whether newborn babies receiving antibiotics in intensive care are at risk of irreversible hearing loss.
22 January 2020
NIHR-funded researchers have launched a new five year study aiming to find out whether exercise is an effective treatment for young people with depression and whether it is good value for money for the NHS.
20 January 2020
The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Clinical Research Network is delighted to announce the winners of the research awards run in partnership with the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM). These awards, for members of RCEM, recognise outstanding contributions of principal and young investigators in the conduct of clinical research in the field of emergency medicine.
20 January 2020
The winners of this year’s Orthopaedic Trauma Society (OTS) and National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) awards were announced at the 8th NIHR and OTS Musculoskeletal Trauma Trials Annual Meeting in Newcastle on the 15 January.
20 January 2020
An opportunity to celebrate the important work of nurses and midwives who are improving patient care through research.
19 January 2020
Following the Life Sciences Industrial Strategy progress update released last week, which highlights the NIHR’s role in making Complex Innovative Design (CID) studies ‘business as usual’, a new web page is now available: Delivering complex and innovative trials.
16 January 2020
NIHR-funded researchers will look at how novel methods of kidney MRI scanning can help improve diagnosis and treatment for people living with kidney disease.
16 January 2020
Results from an NIHR-funded trial show that a single conversation with a trained dental nurse for families of children having teeth extracted can reduce the risk of further tooth decay by more than a quarter.
15 January 2020
Results of a survey of over 4,000 researchers, published by Wellcome Trust, have revealed high levels of stress and insecurity with many researchers experiencing long hours and aggressive working conditions. The survey was published as part of their initiative to reimagine research and improve the culture for all.
15 January 2020
A new NIHR report shows that while there is growing interest within the NHS for collecting wide-ranging patient experience data, attempts to do so can be disjointed with patient views often overlooked.
15 January 2020
One in six women experience long-term post-traumatic stress symptoms after a miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy, with women also suffering from anxiety and depression.
13 January 2020
Two NIHR funding programmes are joining forces as part of a pilot to provide health researchers the opportunity to undertake a career development award alongside leading an NIHR programme funded clinical study.
13 January 2020
Up to 30,000 lives could be saved over the next decade thanks to a proposed pioneering government collaboration with pharmaceutical company Novartis to tackle heart disease – a leading cause of death in the UK.
10 January 2020
An NIHR-supported study has found that an existing diabetes drug can be used to optimise the lining of the womb and reduce the risk of miscarriage in women who have already experienced pregnancy loss.
09 January 2020
Three of the NIHR’s Biomedical Research Centres (BRCs) have partnered with a number of other organisations to form the newly launched Hearing Medicines Discovery Syndicate in order to accelerate research into the treatment of hearing loss and tinnitus.
09 January 2020
Proposals to protect and strengthen research have been made by the Academy of Medical Sciences (AMS), in a report produced with input from NHS leaders, clinicians and patient representatives.
08 January 2020
New recommendations for cancer trials, made by the NIHR-funded Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC) network, could reduce the time it takes to get innovative treatments to patients with cancer.
07 January 2020
NIHR funded research finds women who were overweight at the start of their pregnancy would welcome support after they have given birth in the form of commercial weight management groups
02 January 2020
An artificial intelligence algorithm has been shown to be as effective as human radiologists in detecting breast cancer from mammogram images.
20 December 2019
A team at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust has been awarded a massive £1.75m in research funding from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR).
20 December 2019
Hospital-led efforts to reduce the amount of time older people spend on wards before being allowed home can be effective, reducing length of stay in hospital by more than three days in some areas, NIHR funded research has found.
19 December 2019
NIHR has appointed a Committee Chair and Deputy Chair for its newly formed Research for Social Care national committee.
18 December 2019
NIHR is joining forces with the Medical Research Council (MRC) and Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) to fund multidisciplinary research into multimorbidity, as part of a £20 million Strategic Priorities Fund initiative.
17 December 2019
Find out about the the new national contract value review process for commercial contract research, and appointments to the new National Coordinator role - which begins in January.