18 July 2021
People experiencing long COVID will benefit from a comprehensive package of new NIHR-funded research to help improve the understanding of the condition, from diagnosis and treatment through to rehabilitation and recovery.
16 July 2021
A large-scale, NIHR-supported observational study has found that one in two people hospitalised with COVID-19 developed at least one health complication as a result of the viral infection.
06 July 2021
The latest NIHR Clinical Research Network (CRN) annual statistics show the extraordinary impact the organisation made in delivering vital clinical research during the 2020/21 pandemic.
05 July 2021
The NIHR and Charities Consortium Hospice and Community Research are delighted to announce the winners of the 2021 NIHR and Charities Consortium Hospice and Community Research - Hospice Consortium Prizes.
30 June 2021
Researchers leading an NIHR-funded study investigating cancer diagnosis and care in English prisons have highlighted the importance of former prisoners’ providing their ‘lived experience’ in shaping their work.
29 June 2021
The NIHR has announced the launch of a new UK-wide professional accreditation scheme for Clinical Research Practitioners (CRPs) as part of efforts to double the number of this important workforce over the next few years.
23 June 2021
Following publication of the ‘Saving and improving lives: the future of UK clinical research delivery’ vision in March, the UK government and devolved administrations today set out the first phase of activity.
17 June 2021
Nearly a third of patients admitted to hospital with suspected COVID-19 during the first wave of the pandemic had a ‘Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation’ (DNACPR) decision recorded before, or on their day of admission to hospital, finds new NIHR-funded research.
16 June 2021
A monoclonal antibody combination can help save lives of hospitalised patients with severe COVID-19 who were unable to generate an antibody response of their own before beginning treatment.
14 June 2021
Many common dental procedures have a very low risk of increasing the aerosol spread of COVID-19, suggests new research funded by NIHR and UKRI.
11 June 2021
The NIHR is delighted to announce that several prominent members of the NIHR family have received awards from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II as part of her birthday honours.
08 June 2021
The NIHR-supported RECOVERY trial has found that the anti-inflammatory drug aspirin does not improve survival for patients who are hospitalised with COVID-19.
18 May 2021
How emergency services are delivered at NHS hospitals – and what make-up of health professional staff provides the best patient experience - will be explored as part of an NIHR funded study involving healthcare experts from Kingston University and St George’s, University of London.
14 May 2021
A new drug combination that is better at treating miscarriage is also more cost effective than current standard NHS treatment, finds a new NIHR-funded study.
14 May 2021
A NIHR and UKRI funded study has found that people aged over 80 who received their second dose of the Pfizer–BioNTech mRNA vaccine after 12 weeks had significantly higher peak antibody levels than did those who received it after 3 weeks.
30 April 2021
New research funded by the NIHR shows that algorithms can be as accurate as clinicians’ judgements for predicting how long terminally ill people with advanced cancer have left to live.
26 April 2021
A single dose of either the Oxford-AstraZeneca or Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines leads to a substantial drop in the spread of COVID-19, new research supported by the NIHR has shown.
12 April 2021
Treatment with the inhaled asthma drug budesonide reduces recovery time in patients with COVID-19 who are treated at home and in other community settings, new results from research funded and supported by the NIHR have shown.
08 April 2021
The antiviral drug favipiravir will be investigated as a treatment for COVID-19 in people recovering at home and in other non-hospital settings, in a clinical trial funded and supported by the NIHR.
06 April 2021
An NIHR supported study into the effects of a vegan diet in people with or at risk of developing type 2 diabetes has found that a plant-based lifestyle may help control blood glucose levels.
24 March 2021
The NIHR has announced the fourth phase of the School for Primary Care Research (SPCR), with a refreshed membership and a new focus on supporting the full spectrum of primary care research and building research capacity.
23 March 2021
NIHR and partner organisations across the health research ecosystem have today welcomed the publication of a bold and ambitious vision for the future of clinical research delivery in the UK.
16 March 2021
A home-based parenting programme to prevent childhood behaviour problems, which unusually focuses on children when they are still just toddlers, has proven highly successful in its first public health trial funded by the NIHR.
15 March 2021
A new NIHR-funded study will investigate whether Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) could help reduce the worryingly high number of children who are afraid of the dentist.
12 March 2021
The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) has published its latest annual report highlighting its milestones and achievements during 2019/20.
