NIHR News
Automated phone calls may help patients to take medicines correctly
07 January 2019
Research funded by the NIHR has suggested that automated phone calls could be effective at helping patients to take their medicines as prescribed.
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Research and innovation in the NHS 10-year plan
07 January 2019
The NIHR welcomes the Long Term NHS Plan and is committed to working with the NHS to drive medical advances by ensuring research and innovation is an integral part of its future.
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NIHR Leaders Represented in the Queen’s New Year's Honours List 2019
02 January 2019
Research evaluating whether bespoke treatment services for drunk revellers reduce burden on A&E due to publish next year
21 December 2018
AN NIHR-funded study assessing whether bespoke treatment services are an effective way of treating people with acute alcohol intoxication and if they can lessen the burden on A&E departments is due to publish its results in 2019.
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Optimism, self-esteem and physical health important for living well with dementia
20 December 2018
NIHR researchers have identified that optimism, self-esteem and physical health - along with a number of other factors - are important factors for enabling people with dementia and their carers to live as well as possible.
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Top 10 priorities for oral and dental health research published
19 December 2018
For the first time, members of the public, patients, carers and dental health professionals have worked together to identify the most pressing unanswered research questions about how we can improve oral and dental health for individual patients, communities and the whole population.
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Showcasing the best of respiratory research at the British Thoracic Society winter meeting
19 December 2018
The Respiratory Disorders specialty attended the British Thoracic Society (BTS) winter meeting in early December. The meeting, attended by over 2,000 delegates, showcased the best of respiratory science and clinical breakthroughs. Members of the Respiratory Disorders specialty group supported an NIHR stand by providing advice to clinicians and researchers on how to deliver research in the NHS and what support is available from the NIHR.
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New trial to test treatment for babies with bronchiolitis
19 December 2018
A pioneering national research project will test a new treatment for babies with winter viral disease bronchiolitis.
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