Significant gaps in child weight management services, NIHR study finds
An NIHR funded study found 77% of NHS trusts in England don’t have a child weight management service.
- Published: 06 December 2022
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Anaesthesia researchers honoured
NIHR recognised the achievements of NHS consultants and trainees at a prestigious awards ceremony in partnership with the Royal College of Anaesthetists (RCoA).
- Published: 05 December 2022
World first stem cell trial aims to revolutionise MS treatment
The StarMS trial will test if stem cell transplantation could be used as a first-line treatment for patients with 'highly active' and aggressive forms of MS.
- Published: 02 December 2022
Home monitoring technology to help improve life for people living with respiratory conditions
New research will investigate how machine-learning technology could help monitor patients with lung conditions in their own homes.
- Published: 30 November 2022
New study will help rapidly find flu treatments this winter
The REMAP-CAP study is funded and delivered by NIHR and aims to use pandemic lessons to find effective treatments for people hospitalised with severe flu.
- Published: 29 November 2022
Study finds blood thinning drug does not improve recovery from severe COVID-19
The HEAL-COVID study has found that a drug used to reduce the risk of blood clots does not help patients recovering from moderate and severe COVID-19.
- Published: 28 November 2022
NIHR pilot works to improve awareness and inclusion in research
The innovative Research Ready Communities programme is now being implemented to improve inclusion and representation in research
- Published: 25 November 2022
NIHR reaffirms EDI commitment with range of new data and targets
The NIHR has published new equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) data. It provides the most detailed picture of the UK’s health research sector produced to date.
- Published: 25 November 2022
Investigating effects of water fluoridation on children’s dental health
Adding fluoride to water supplies may deliver a modest benefit to children’s dental health, finds an NIHR-funded study.
- Published: 18 November 2022
Voices for Change - NIHR publishes Toxic Corridors video poem
The NIHR has today published a new video of a poem that highlights the lived experiences of black men in the healthcare system.
- Published: 16 November 2022
Researchers and teams celebrate winning ENT UK Foundation and NIHR awards
Chief investigators and research teams praised for outstanding contributions to NIHR portfolio research at ENT UK Foundation and NIHR awards.
- Published: 14 November 2022
Royal College of Physicians and NIHR award winners announced
The NIHR Clinical Research Network is delighted to announce the winners of the research awards run in partnership with the Royal College of Physicians (RCP).
- Published: 11 November 2022
Groundbreaking clinical trial gives lab-grown red blood cells to people for the first time
A world-first clinical trial funded and supported by NIHR has started giving lab-grown red blood cells to people. If proved safe and effective, the technology could revolutionise treatments for people with rare blood types, blood disorders such as sickle cell, or people who aren’t able to have normal blood transfusions.
- Published: 07 November 2022
New report on the use of antidepressants for children and young people
The report concludes GPs are prescribing antidepressants for children and teenagers without them seeing a specialist psychiatrist first
- Published: 04 November 2022
Global Health experts pave the way for safer surgery
Changing gloves and instruments before closing wounds, could reduce infections.
- Published: 03 November 2022
Southampton research nurses win at Nursing Times Awards
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (UHS) wins Clinical Research Nursing category at the 2022 Nursing Times Awards.
- Published: 31 October 2022
New campaign to help develop careers in research
As part of the Your Path in Research campaign, a new matchmaking service will be connecting public health and social care practitioners with researchers.
- Published: 31 October 2022
Research volunteers feel valued by researchers, survey finds
New data from the 2021/2022 Participant in Research Experience Survey shows volunteers feel valued by researchers
- Published: 26 October 2022
Single stranded suture threads could prevent pregnancy infection complications
Women at risk of pregnancy loss, who need a specialist surgical procedure, could benefit from a single-stranded suture thread to reduce the risk of infection.
- Published: 24 October 2022
Gout drug does not improve outcomes for heart disease patients
Patients with coronary heart disease did not benefit from treatment with a drug used to treat gout, NIHR-funded research finds.
- Published: 20 October 2022
RCP and NIHR call for research to be a core part of clinical care
The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) and the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) have today published a joint position statement on ‘Making research everybody’s business’.
- Published: 19 October 2022
New research collaborations will address patient safety challenges
The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) has awarded £25 million to fund Patient Safety Research Collaborations (PSRCs) across England.
- Published: 14 October 2022
NIHR announces nearly £800m to turn research into new treatments
The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) has awarded nearly £800 million to 20 new Biomedical Research Centres across England, to translate scientific discoveries into new treatments, diagnostic tests and medical technologies to improve patient lives.
- Published: 14 October 2022
Thirty Global Health Research Groups announced to address locally-identified challenges in LMICs
The NIHR Global Health Research Groups programme funds research to address locally-identified challenges in low and middle income countries (LMICs), by supporting equitable research partnerships between researchers and institutions in the UK and those in LMICs eligible to receive Official Development Assistance (ODA).
- Published: 12 October 2022
£50 million awarded to local government to tackle interventions for health inequalities through research
NIHR today announces a multimillion-pound investment for a series of local government partnerships, boosting local authorities’ capacity and capability to conduct high-quality research to tackle health inequalities.
- Published: 11 October 2022