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A new study supported by NIHR has found that women treated for ovarian cancer caused by faulty BRCA genes have a lower risk of also developing breast cancer than previously thought.
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Research funded by NIHR's School for Public Health Research has found that UK adolescents get around two-thirds of their daily calories from ultra-processed foods.
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Dr Lisa Ledger has been appointed NIHR Assistant Director of Allied Health Professions.
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An NIHR-funded study has found that over-the-counter nasal sprays are effective at reducing the symptoms and duration of flu and colds in at-risk patients. They could also reduce antibiotic use.
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Leading scientists at NIHR have been recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours List for outstanding contributions to health and social care.
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In partnership with Diabetes UK, NIHR is investing nearly £3 million into research to spot, treat and prevent type 1 diabetes distress.
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12 NIHR professors have been recognised for exceptional contribution to biomedical and health research.
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Researchers funded by the NIHR’s Oxford Biomedical Research Centre have created a standardised tool that will be rolled out nationally
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All NIHR global health research projects can now be led by researchers in LMICs
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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals will run the new HRC Network, which extends across England
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The NIHR Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) Programme has funded a series of new awards to support nurses and midwives.
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NIHR has awarded £1.5m funding to a new Greater Manchester mental health research project, which will evaluate a mental health joint response service.
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The new package of research funding initiatives to stimulate brain tumour research is led by NIHR and the Tessa Jowell Brain Cancer Mission (TJBCM).
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Patients’ risk of falling in the next 12 months could be predicted from their NHS data, thanks to a new calculator developed with funding from NIHR.
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Giving small daily doses of milk or peanuts to children who are allergic to them can help train their bodies to tolerate the allergens, according to early results from a new trial.
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A girl born deaf can now hear unaided after participating in a world first trial.
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Thousands more men could be saved every year as a new screening trial aims to double the efficacy of prostate cancer screening.
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Researchers at UCLH are trialling a skin cancer immunotherapy that is personalised to each patient's tumour
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The Commercial Research Delivery Centres will work with industry and other infrastructure to accelerate the delivery of commercial clinical research
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More than 25 research organisations across the UK have today agreed to an environmental sustainability concordat.
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A new targeted drug combination treatment for children and young people with an aggressive form of brain cancer has been recommended by NICE. Its development was strongly supported by the NIHR.
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The symposium facilitated shared learning across the Centres and with relevant stakeholders
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The drugs have been linked to a wider range of serious health outcomes than previously thought
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Recommendations to tackle urgent global challenges in breast cancer have been laid out in a new report led by NIHR Research Professor, Charlotte Coles.
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NIHR and the Medical Research Council (MRC) are funding the trial, which is being run by Oxford University in collaboration with NHS Blood and Transplant.