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08 October 2019
A review of published evidence has found 20mph ‘zones’ to be effective in reducing the number and severity of traffic collisions and casualties.
07 October 2019
Applications are now open for the NIHR Academic Clinical Fellowship.
04 October 2019
The NIHR is today announcing the start of an exciting new campaign, Your Path in Research, which coincides with the birthday of James Lind. The campaign aims to inspire health care professionals to get more involved in research.
03 October 2019
A new NIHR-funded study is set to help improve care for people using opioids for long-term pain, by testing a way to train pharmacists to support these patients.
01 October 2019
Chief Medical Officer, Professor Dame Sally Davies joined heads of state, political and health leaders, policy-makers and universal health coverage (UHC) champions at the UN
01 October 2019
Reflections on Professor Dame Sally Davies as she steps down today
30 September 2019
Researchers at the University of Cambridge have found that people with type 2 diabetes who achieve modest weight loss of 10% or more in the first few years after being diagnosed have the greatest chance of seeing their disease go into remission.
23 September 2019
Research supported by the NIHR Royal Marsden Biomedical Research Centre has shown the power of genetic testing to pick out the best drugs for treating cancer in children.
19 September 2019
The NIHR’s Global Health Research Programme has funded new research, through its African Snakebite Research Group (ASRG).
19 September 2019
Global Health Research Professorships Award now open for applications
19 September 2019
An NIHR-funded trial has shown that one of the most common antidepressants, sertraline, reduces anxiety symptoms several weeks before it has an effect on depressive symptoms.
13 September 2019
Find out which NIHR specialties achieved a first global or first European patient last month.
12 September 2019
Researchers at the University of Warwick Clinical Trials Unit are leading the Chronic Endometritis and Recurrent Miscarriage (CERM) trial, which aims to discover whether using the antibiotic doxycycline in women with the condition endometritis can improve their chances of having a baby and treat recurrent miscarriage by improving the balance of bacteria present in their reproductive system.
08 September 2019
The National Institute of Health Clinical Research Network (NIHR CRN) and Royal College of Physicians (the College) run an award in partnership to recognise outstanding contributions of NHS consultants and trainees who are active in research. The nominations have now been reviewed and the NIHR is delighted to announce the winners.
06 September 2019
Automated deep learning may allow medical professionals who aren’t experts in artificial intelligence (AI) to be able to build AI algorithms.
06 September 2019
The Research Activity Integration Project (CPMS/LPMS) is improving the way data is shared between the different research data information systems used by clinical researchers across the UK. Read the latest update here.
05 September 2019
Increasing the price of high-sugar snacks such as biscuits, sweets and cakes could be a more effective way to reduce levels of obesity than taxing sugar-sweetened drinks, suggests new research funded by NIHR’s Policy Research Programme.
03 September 2019
The NIHR Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) BioResource has hit a new recruitment milestone of 25,000 research volunteers, two years ahead of schedule.
29 August 2019
Planned delivery for women with pre-term pre-eclampsia during pregnancy reduces complications and severe hypertension, as well as costs, compared to the current method of care, according to NIHR-funded research.
27 August 2019
Work is underway to establish NIHR's new centre for patient and public involvement, engagement and participation and research dissemination, which will open in April 2020.
23 August 2019
Psychiatric researchers funded by NIHR are working with the Metropolitan Police and mental health charity Mind, to trial a new intervention aimed at reducing the distressing psychological outcomes, known to be prevalent among older victims of crime.
22 August 2019
Being physically active - regardless of the intensity - is associated with a lower risk of early death in middle aged and older people, according to new research supported by the NIHR.
20 August 2019
New research into New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) - formerly referred to as ‘legal highs’ - provides new evidence about why young people were attracted to the drugs, and the health and social risks associated with taking them.
15 August 2019
CRN Gastroenterology Specialty in partnership with Crohn's and Colitis UK are hosting the second Patient Involvement in Research Day on Saturday 7 September 2019. It's being held in Manchester and it's a fantastic opportunity for anyone with Crohn's or Colitis aged 18 or over, to take part in research!
14 August 2019
Researchers funded by the NIHR are developing new imaging technology to pinpoint prostate tumours in the operating theatre.