23 November 2020
The NIHR-funded and supported ChAdOx1 nCoV-2019 vaccine, developed by University of Oxford and AstraZeneca, is effective at preventing COVID-19 and offers a high level of protection, according to international research in more than 24,000 participants.
23 November 2020
A UK study participant is the first in the world to receive a new COVID-19 monoclonal antibody treatment, developed by AstraZeneca.
19 November 2020
The first multiple sclerosis (MS) clinical trial to focus only on people who can’t walk is to start recruiting, following funding from an NIHR and MRC partnership.
19 November 2020
Critically ill patients with COVID-19 treated with an arthritis drug that reduces inflammation are more likely to have improved outcomes, an international study supported by NIHR has found.
19 November 2020
The Clinical Research Delivery team at Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust has won the 2020 Nursing Times award for Clinical Research Nursing.
18 November 2020
Researchers from a leading NIHR-funded and supported study are investigating different drugs for helping airway clearance in critically ill patients who are on mechanical ventilators.
17 November 2020
A new drug may be used to effectively treat a range of reproductive conditions in women that affect fertility, a study funded by the NIHR has found.
16 November 2020
From today, 6,000 UK volunteers will be called upon to take part in a phase 3 trial for the COVID-19 vaccine developed by The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson.
13 November 2020
The NIHR’s Research for Social Care call (RfSC) has funded £2.19 million of new research into adult social care, as part of NIHR’s commitment to improving social care through high quality evidence and building capacity for research in this field.
13 November 2020
Positive results from the early phase trial of a new inhaled antiviral drug have today been published in the Lancet Respiratory Medicine journal. This drug is now moving into a much larger phase 3 trial of patients hospitalised with COVID-19 which is being delivered across England with support from the NIHR.
12 November 2020
New research supported by NIHR has reviewed evidence in scientific publications with data, on the effect of ethnicity on clinical outcomes in patients with COVID-19.
12 November 2020
Routine testing patients for COVID-19 before major surgery could reduce the risk of respiratory complications and save lives, an NIHR-funded trial has revealed.
12 November 2020
The NIHR has launched five new National Patient Recruitment Centres (NPRCs) to enable more late phase commercial clinical research to be delivered within the NHS and make it easier for people to take part in studies.
12 November 2020
The NIHR and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) have launched a £20m joint research call to fund ambitious and comprehensive research into the longer term physical and mental effects of COVID-19 in non-hospitalised individuals.
11 November 2020
The largest diabetes prevention study in 30 years has found that losing just a few kilograms of weight can halve the risk of developing diabetes.
10 November 2020
Severe COVID-19 infection appears rare in newborn babies, suggests a new study funded by NIHR.
09 November 2020
NIHR supported research shows robust T cell immunity is likely to be present for at least six months after asymptomatic, mild or moderate coronavirus infection.
05 November 2020
Two ‘screen and treat’ programmes designed to prevent older people falling do not reduce fractures, an NIHR funded trial has revealed.
04 November 2020
An online training and support resource developed by the World Health Organisation (WHO) for family and friends supporting people living with dementia is to be assessed for use in the UK for the first time, in a new study funded by the NIHR.
02 November 2020
Researchers behind a leading NIHR-funded study showing a simple finger-prick test could help unnecessary prescribing of antibiotics among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), have won a prestigious healthcare award.
30 October 2020
Researchers from a leading NIHR-funded and supported study are investigating how to improve the use of antibiotics for patients with COVID-19 at risk of sepsis.
28 October 2020
A new multi-million pound research project will help scientists across the UK to access the data they need to understand the COVID-19 antibody response.
26 October 2020
The winners of the National Institute for Health Research Clinical Research Network (NIHR CRN), McPin Foundation and MQ Service User and Carer Involvement Awards 2020 have been announced. The awards recognise the achievements of mental health researchers who involve service users, carers and the public in each stage of the research process.
21 October 2020
A model that can calculate a person’s risk of becoming infected and then seriously ill due to COVID-19 has been shown to accurately estimate risk during the first wave of the pandemic in England, in new research funded by the NIHR.
20 October 2020
The NIHR has announced the establishment of a Race Equality Public Action Group (REPAG) focused on public partnership.