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17 February 2020
The NIHR has announced the appointment of 45 NIHR Senior Investigators in the 2020 round of awards.
14 February 2020
Harmful health advice, or ‘fake news’, circulating on social media and in person during an infectious disease epidemic could make the outbreak worse, new research has shown.
13 February 2020
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has announced a nine week consultation to inform their proposed Open Access policy.
12 February 2020
Soft drinks manufacturers in the UK have lowered sugar levels in their drinks following the introduction of the Government’s sugar levy, NIHR-funded researchers have found.
12 February 2020
A new method of treating wounds after major trauma costing nearly £150 per dressing may be no more effective in reducing infections than a standard wound dressing priced under £2, NIHR researchers have found.
07 February 2020
An NIHR-funded study reveals a breakthrough for sportsmen and women in the treatment of Achilles tendon rupture, according to researchers.
06 February 2020
Referrals of patients needing urgent mental health support were significantly higher on days with a higher than average volume of tweets discussing mental health, according to new research supported by NIHR’s Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre.
04 February 2020
Researchers are being invited to submit proposals for projects to tackle the novel coronavirus outbreak, in a £20 million ‘rapid response’ initiative funded jointly by the NIHR and UK Research and Innovation.
03 February 2020
Researchers at the NIHR School for Primary Care Research have developed a new score for measuring multiple long-term health conditions in patients in primary care.
03 February 2020
Dr William van’t Hoff has been appointed as the next Chief Executive of the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Clinical Research Network (CRN), following an open competitive selection process.
31 January 2020
Giving progesterone to women with early pregnancy bleeding and a history of miscarriage could lead to 8,450 more babies being born each year, according to researchers funded by NIHR.
30 January 2020
Two distinct funding offers are now available for the PCAF, which prepares eligible healthcare professionals for doctoral-level clinical research.
30 January 2020
The NIHR is pleased to announce the publication of the UK Health Research Analysis 2018, which provides a comprehensive view of the current levels of health-related research funding in the UK.
29 January 2020
A comprehensive review of studies on drinking alcohol while pregnant has found that consuming alcohol during pregnancy can affect the child’s cognitive abilities later in life.
27 January 2020
The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) has announced a £58.7 million research investment to protect the public from health threats such as antimicrobial resistance, air pollution and infectious diseases.
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
LloydsPharmacy is piloting an innovative new service that offers extra help and support to mental health patients.
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.