NIHR News
More research opportunities for IBD patients with the support of IBD Clinical Nurse Specialists
12 March 2019
A new initiative aimed at encouraging more inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) Clinical Nurse Specialists to get involved in clinical research as part of their role was launched earlier this month.
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Local Clinical Research Networks recognised for their achievements in delivering gastroenterology research
12 March 2019
Awards have been handed out to local specialty leads supporting research in the Gastroenterology specialty.
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Being shorter increases the risk of carpal tunnel syndrome
11 March 2019
People who are shorter are more at risk of developing carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), which causes pain in the hand, the world’s first study into the genetics of the condition has found.
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Laser-based treatment successful and cost-effective for glaucoma
11 March 2019
An NIHR-funded study has shown that using a laser-based treatment on newly diagnosed cases of glaucoma is more successful and more cost-effective than the current method of using intraocular pressure lowering eye drops.
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Iron-trial results pave the way for improved haemodialysis treatment
11 March 2019
The results of a groundbreaking new study, designed to work out the optimum dosage of IV iron for a kidney patient on haemodialysis, have been published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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First global and first European patient successes March 2019
08 March 2019
The following NIHR specialties have recently achieved a first global or first European patient
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Study suggests two thirds of pregnant women under 25 in London have a mental health problem
07 March 2019
NIHR supported Parkinson's trial featured in BBC documentary
04 March 2019
A pioneering, NIHR supported neurodegeneration study into Parkinson’s disease was the subject of BBC2 documentary, ‘The Parkinson’s Drug Trial: A Miracle Cure’, on Thursday 28 February.
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NIHR Statistics Group publish 'how to guide' for Continual Reassessment Method
04 March 2019
A practical “how to” guide published for trialists and statisticians using the Continual Reassessment Method design for the first time
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