NIHR News
A network of PRAs across Kent, Surrey and Sussex
11 December 2018
Clinical Research Network Kent Surrey and Sussex is making it easier for Patient Research Ambassadors (PRAs) to meet, work and learn together.
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Revolutionary technology pinpoints biopsy site to detect prostate cancer
10 December 2018
Researchers supported by the NIHR have developed medical software that creates a 3D model of the prostate and adds on other imaging information to allow better detection of prostate cancer.
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Largest ever UK lung cancer screening study launches in London
07 December 2018
The largest ever lung cancer screening project in the UK has launched to detect lung cancer early among at-risk Londoners.
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Naked eye alone is not enough for accurate skin cancer diagnosis, say experts
07 December 2018
The visual inspection of a suspicious skin lesion using the naked eye alone is not enough to ensure the accurate diagnosis of skin cancer, a group of experts have concluded.
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Computers can ‘spot the difference’ between healthy brains and the brains of people with dissociative identity disorder
07 December 2018
NIHR researchers have used machine learning to accurately distinguish between people with dissociative identity disorder (DID), formerly known as ‘multiple personality disorder’, and healthy individuals on the basis of their brain structure.
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Common antidepressant does not aid stroke recovery, study finds
06 December 2018
Stroke patients prescribed a common antidepressant show no improvement compared with those given a dummy drug, an NIHR-funded study has found.
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