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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
25 September 2020
A drug that is regularly used to treat chronic pelvic pain in women has been found to be no more effective than a placebo, finds new research funded by the NIHR.
17 September 2020
A 90-minute on-the-spot test for COVID-19 that is performed in a device smaller than a mobile phone has been shown to be highly accurate, in new research supported by the NIHR.
14 September 2020
The NIHR-supported RECOVERY trial has announced the inclusion of a new investigational antiviral antibody treatment, REGN-COV2.
14 September 2020
A new clinical study will explore the effects of administering COVID-19 vaccines as inhaled airborne droplets – similar to how inhaled asthma medications are delivered – rather than by injection into muscle.
14 September 2020
An update on the implementation of the Restart Framework
14 September 2020
A new online tool, funded by NIHR, has been developed to predict the risk of adult survivors of sepsis being readmitted to hospital or dying in the first year after leaving hospital.
11 September 2020
Eight new research projects on coronavirus transmission have been awarded funding by the NIHR and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).
11 September 2020
NIHR has funded a new innovatively designed clinical trial that will aim to find the best treatment for children with mild asthma.