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.
19 October 2020
Expensive biofeedback devices used in the treatment of urinary incontinence in women make no difference, reveals an NIHR-funded trial.
19 October 2020
The world’s first participants to take part in a phase 3 trial of the Novavax Covid-19 vaccine candidate were recently recruited at a new NIHR National Patient Recruitment Centre (NPRC) based in Blackpool.
16 October 2020
An update on the implementation of the Restart Framework
16 October 2020
The NIHR, in partnership with UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), has announced 12 new research projects specifically aimed at tackling the multiple health consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic in low and middle income countries.
15 October 2020
The NIHR Centre for Engagement and Dissemination has today published its first dynamic themed review of the scientific evidence on, and lived experience of, long-term ‘ongoing’ COVID-19.
15 October 2020
This is a pre-announcement that the NIHR and UKRI will be advertising a joint research call in late October, for projects starting in the New Year.
15 October 2020
Following a successful pilot in Surgery, the Associate Principal Investigator (PI) Scheme is now available to studies in additional specialty areas.
14 October 2020
Newly updated Cochrane evidence published today in the Cochrane Library finds that electronic cigarettes containing nicotine could increase the number of people who stop smoking compared to nicotine replacement therapy.
14 October 2020
The NIHR has launched a new funding programme to create Global Health Research Centres, which will undertake high quality applied health research in low and middle income countries and develop research capacity.
13 October 2020
Researchers today have called on more volunteers from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds and the over 65s to participate in vital COVID-19 clinical studies to ensure that any vaccines developed will work for as many people as possible.
12 October 2020
The NIHR today issued guidance to protect both COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 research during a ‘second wave’ of high COVID-19 activity.
10 October 2020
Six new research projects have been funded by the NIHR and UKRI to investigate and reduce the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health.
09 October 2020
Patients of Black ethnicity have an increased risk of requiring hospital admission for COVID-19, while patients of Asian ethnicity have an increased risk of dying in hospital from COVID-19, NIHR researchers have found.
08 October 2020
Research funded by NIHR has shown that teenagers who receive a depression diagnosis during their school career show a substantial decline in academic attainment in Year 11.
07 October 2020
The NIHR and UK Research and Innovation have awarded £1.2 million to support development of an innovative online programme to improve and personalise care for people with dementia in care homes, which have been hard-hit by the COVID-19 crisis.
04 October 2020
In celebration of James Lind's birthday, the NIHR is relaunching its signature campaign ‘Your Path in Research’. The campaign aims to inspire and support health and care professionals across all hospital and community settings to get more involved in research.
02 October 2020
Keyhole surgery is no better at treating frozen shoulder than two alternative therapies, an NIHR-funded trial published in the Lancet has found.
01 October 2020
The NIHR has launched a new call for research proposals involving people with Cystic Fibrosis.
01 October 2020
Over 200,000 participants from across the UK have now taken part in NIHR-supported urgent public health research into Covid-19 - just six months after the first studies opened for recruitment.
30 September 2020
A major national study funded by NIHR has found that oral antibiotics are just as effective as intravenous antibiotics in killing a common germ that causes dangerous complications in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients.
29 September 2020
The NIHR has launched a six-week stakeholder survey as part of an ongoing review into possible changes to its open access policy for peer-reviewed publications.
29 September 2020
A new study funded by the NIHR is trying to find out how best to treat babies born two to six weeks early with breathing problems.
25 September 2020
Over 250,000 volunteers now registered for new COVID-19 vaccine trials as recruitment begins for Novavax study