NIHR launches innovative searchable database of global clinical trials
13 May 2021
Free cloud-based tool from the NIHR's Innovation Observatory set to be a valuable resource for researchers
13 May 2021
Free cloud-based tool from the NIHR's Innovation Observatory set to be a valuable resource for researchers
13 May 2021
A large-scale randomised trial of annual screening for ovarian cancer, funded by the NIHR, did not succeed in reducing deaths from the disease, despite one of the screening methods tested detecting cancers earlier.
10 May 2021
The NIHR has joined forces with Diabetes UK to fund a new £2.1 million project to prevent cardiovascular disease in people with type 2 diabetes who have had a diabetic foot ulcer.
30 April 2021
New research funded by the NIHR shows that algorithms can be as accurate as clinicians’ judgements for predicting how long terminally ill people with advanced cancer have left to live.
29 April 2021
Smokers attending hospital emergency departments will be given e-cigarette starter packs in a new study funded by the NIHR.
27 April 2021
The Department of Health and Social Care has appointed Professor Waljit Dhillo to the role of Dean of the NIHR Academy. He will take up this role in September.
26 April 2021
4,000 volunteers are set to be recruited to the latest vaccine study running in the UK, examining a new COVID-19 vaccine candidate. Developed by specialty vaccine company Valneva, the vaccine is being manufactured at the company’s site in Livingston, West Lothian.
26 April 2021
A single dose of either the Oxford-AstraZeneca or Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines leads to a substantial drop in the spread of COVID-19, new research supported by the NIHR has shown.
20 April 2021
An NIHR supported study has found cycling at moderate intensity during dialysis could drastically improve the heart health of patients with kidney failure
19 April 2021
A new study funded by the NIHR shows that caring for a select group of vulnerable, older people at home can improve patient outcomes, while reducing pressures on hospitals. The results are published in Annals of Internal Medicine.
19 April 2021
NIHR are inviting Higher Education Institutions to apply for funding to develop a Postgrad Certificate that will form part of the new NIHR-AoMRC Clinician Researcher Credentials Framework
19 April 2021
Professor Lucy Chappell FMedSci has been appointed as the next Chief Scientific Adviser (CSA) for the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), following a competitive recruitment process chaired by the Civil Service Commissioner.
14 April 2021
The NIHR has launched a new competition that will fund research to translate lab-based discoveries into new treatments, diagnostics and medical technologies for patients.
12 April 2021
Treatment with the inhaled asthma drug budesonide reduces recovery time in patients with COVID-19 who are treated at home and in other community settings, new results from research funded and supported by the NIHR have shown.
08 April 2021
The antiviral drug favipiravir will be investigated as a treatment for COVID-19 in people recovering at home and in other non-hospital settings, in a clinical trial funded and supported by the NIHR.
06 April 2021
An NIHR supported study into the effects of a vegan diet in people with or at risk of developing type 2 diabetes has found that a plant-based lifestyle may help control blood glucose levels.
01 April 2021
Fertility experts will evaluate if removing smaller fibroids and endometrial polyps improves women’s chances of a successful pregnancy, and increases live birth rates, in those undergoing treatments for infertility and recurrent miscarriages, in a new study funded by the NIHR.
25 March 2021
The NIHR has launched a second call for research proposals on helping and supporting people with Long COVID.
25 March 2021
A new NIHR funded study is being launched to reduce the number of people who die in the months following a stay in hospital with COVID-19.
25 March 2021
If patients waiting for elective surgery get COVID-19 vaccines ahead of the general population, post-operative deaths linked to the virus could be reduced, a new global study funded by the NIHR suggests.
24 March 2021
The National Institute for Health Research has appointed Professor Ruth Endacott to the newly created role of NIHR Director for Nursing and Midwifery.
24 March 2021
A study of UK rugby players has identified a method of accurately diagnosing concussion using saliva, paving the way for the first non-invasive clinical test for concussion for use in sport and other settings.
24 March 2021
The NIHR has announced the fourth phase of the School for Primary Care Research (SPCR), with a refreshed membership and a new focus on supporting the full spectrum of primary care research and building research capacity.
23 March 2021
NIHR and partner organisations across the health research ecosystem have today welcomed the publication of a bold and ambitious vision for the future of clinical research delivery in the UK.
16 March 2021
The National Institute for Health Research Centre for Engagement and Dissemination (NIHR) has today published its second themed review into ‘Long Covid’.