An NIHR-funded evaluation confirmed that PreCept, a national programme to prevent cerebral palsy, improved the uptake of an important treatment for women in preterm labour and helped protect premature babies from developing cerebral palsy.
Supporting research capacity strengthening for global health
A new pathway to monitor people with stable diabetic eye disease has been shown by NIHR researchers to be safe and cost-effective, giving ophthalmologists more time to assess and treat people requiring their urgent care.
NIHR research in mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for patients with recurrent depression, leads to new guidance to support its wider provision by NHS services.
How our funded projects are using visual participatory methods to address local needs in global health research.
An NIHR-funded evaluation of specialist hospital discharge services for homeless patients confirmed that they helped prevent discharge to the street, reduced emergency readmissions and were cost-effective for the NHS.
Strengthening the evidence base for effective health systems delivery in low and middle income countries (LMICs) is a key priority for NIHR.
The NIHR Global Health Research Group in Surgical Technologies has developed and trained surgeons to use innovative new devices, enabling routine surgery in remote communities in low-resource settings.
The NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Modelling and Health Economics played a critical role in providing urgent public health advice to policy makers during the Covid-19 pandemic. Their research contributed to saving tens of thousands of lives in the UK and internationally.
Una Rennard talks about what it looks like to get involved in research, and what a typical day looks like for her.
Gwenllian Wynne-Jones used NIHR funding to develop vocational advice that significantly reduced work absence among patients with musculoskeletal disorders.
This month, NIHR joined with other leading global funders as a partner in ‘Being’, a new international mental health initiative for young people. In this feature, we focus on youth mental health, and explore how NIHR-funded projects are addressing this long-neglected issue in innovative ways.
How have patients and the public been involved in developing the HEAL-COVID trial to assess different treatments to prevent or reduce Long Covid symptoms? Find out more.
An NIHR-funded feasibility study about life story work with people with dementia showed how the approach could help people connect.
Explore the timeline of our research to help develop the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine and its impact to reduce transmission and save lives.
The NIHR has supported the development of a high-sensitivity troponin test to better detect heart attacks. View the timeline of the research and its impact.
A timeline showing the impact of our research to highlight the benefits of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy to prevent relapse in depression.
A social worker’s experience of doing a research internship and investigating the impact of adversity on child development. Read Emily's story.
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are now the biggest cause of death worldwide. Our team investigated key risk factors for NCDs in lower middle income countries.
Combining computer-based speech and language therapy with usual NHS care can help some people improve their communication following a stroke.
Researchers from three NIHR Health Protection Research Units have found that flooding can have a significant negative impact on the mental health of people whose homes are flooded, as well as those whose lives are disrupted by flooding events. Their research has informed guidance for local authorities, policy makers and public health practitioners on planning for and dealing with the aftermath of a flood.
Research Champion explains why taking part in research is so important
This case study explores how a children’s social care professional undertook an NIHR short placement award as a first step to developing a practitioner research career.
Kirstie Baughan is an experienced social worker who is using funding from NIHR to research the integration experiences of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children leaving care.
Bacterial antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a serious and growing threat to global public health. In 2019, AMR was associated with nearly five million deaths globally. The rise in AMR threatens healthcare at all levels in every country, with infectious diseases such as pneumonia, tuberculosis, soil and food-borne diseases becoming more difficult to treat.
