21 October 2021
A major new NIHR-funded study will investigate the effectiveness of air filtration systems in preventing respiratory infections such as coughs, colds, flu and COVID-19 among care home residents in England.
20 October 2021
The NIHR Cancer and Nutrition Collaboration teams up with World Cancer Research Fund to provide evidence-based advice and training on dietary information related to cancer.
19 October 2021
An NIHR-supported study investigating Valneva’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate has reported positive results - with participants who received the VLA2001 vaccine generating high levels of neutralising antibodies against the disease.
14 October 2021
At today’s annual conference of the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), the winners of the research awards run in partnership with National Institute for Health Research Clinical Research Network (NIHR CRN) and the RCGP were announced.
07 October 2021
The NIHR has today launched the NIHR Population Health Career Scientist Award (PHCSA), a UK-wide initiative to enable senior researchers to make the next step to Reader/Professor level in their host institutions.
04 October 2021
The NIHR’s annual Your Path in Research campaign launches across the UK today, aiming to inspire healthcare professionals to get involved in research, or take the next step in their research career.
30 September 2021
New research supported by the NIHR has shown that 37% of people who experienced COVID-19 had at least one long COVID symptom in the 3-6 month period after infection.
30 September 2021
When people stop taking antidepressants after a long period of use, just over half (56%) experience a relapse within a year, compared to 39% of those who stay on medication, finds a new NIHR-funded study.
28 September 2021
NIHR has launched the Local Authority Short Placement Award for Research Collaboration, which allows eligible individuals to move between NIHR and local authority settings in either direction for short placements.
20 September 2021
A tool developed by NIHR-funded researchers has been shown to accurately identify people who are at greatest risk from severe COVID-19 despite being fully vaccinated.
17 September 2021
A COVID-19 vaccine study backed through funding from the Vaccines Taskforce and National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) has expanded to include people aged 12 to 16, as it looks to analyse different vaccination schedules in young people.
16 September 2021
Data drawn from a collection of National Institute for Health Research-supported COVID-19 vaccine studies has informed key decisions made for the UK’s booster programme.
16 September 2021
The NIHR is supporting a new nation-wide research study that will investigate a novel multi-cancer early detection test, known as Galleri, in the NHS, for patients with non-specific symptoms that may be a result of cancer.
15 September 2021
Countries in Africa previously assessed as being least vulnerable to an epidemic were the worst affected by COVID-19, according to an NIHR-funded research paper published in the journal Nature Medicine.
14 September 2021
Results from the NIHR-funded UK Lung Screening Trial (UKLS), the first lung cancer computed tomography (CT) screening trial in the UK, have provided unequivocal support for lung cancer screening in identified high risk groups.
14 September 2021
A UK-wide clinical diagnostic study, funded by the NIHR, has shown how a new surveillance pathway for people with stable diabetic eye disease is safe and cost-saving, freeing up ophthalmologists to evaluate and treat people requiring urgent care.
13 September 2021
The NIHR Clinical Research Network (CRN) and Royal College of Physicians have announed the winners of thsi year's awards - with NHS consultants and trainee prize winners commended.
02 September 2021
A groundbreaking drug to combat heart disease could soon be offered on the NHS following an innovative programme of clinical trials delivered by the NIHR Clinical Research Network.
26 August 2021
A new clinical trial, supported by the NIHR, will investigate whether a third dose of a COVID-19 vaccine will improve the immune response for people who have weakened immune systems.
24 August 2021
Initial data from the NIHR-supported OCTAVE trial show that a significant proportion of patients with specific immunocompromised or immunosuppressed conditions, mount a low immune response after two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.
12 August 2021
Researchers leading an international study - jointly funded by an NIHR and Medical Research Council (MRC) partnership - have found a unique pair of gene variants that cause sudden onset high blood pressure in pregnant women.
06 August 2021
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and the NIHR have announced a new £30 million Mental Health Research Initiative in order to help tackle the disparity between regional needs and mental health research activity.
05 August 2021
The NIHR-supported RECOVERY-RS trial has demonstrated that treating hospitalised COVID-19 patients who have acute respiratory failure with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) reduces the need for invasive mechanical ventilation.
05 August 2021
Three international trial platforms have found that blood thinners improve survival and reduces the need for vital organ support such as mechanical ventilation in moderately ill patients with COVID-19.
02 August 2021
Professor Lucy Chappell has today taken up her new post as Chief Executive of the National Institute for Health Research.
