New study to tackle loneliness among people with learning disabilities
A new NIHR-funded study will aim to overcome loneliness among people with learning disabilities.
- Published: 31 August 2022
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Going straight to surgery better than undergoing rehabilitation first for anterior cruciate ligament injuries
New NIHR-funded research shows initial surgery is more successful and cost effective than undergoing treatment with rehabilitation first when treating longstanding anterior cruciate ligament injuries.
- Published: 30 August 2022
New NIHR Senior Research Leader Programme for nurses and midwives
The NIHR is calling on senior nurses and midwives across England to sign up to its new Senior Research Leader programme.
- Published: 25 August 2022
Researchers urge caution over rise in non-medical clinical roles in GP practices
Professionals other than GPs are increasingly treating patients in general practice settings, a new NIHR-funded study finds.
- Published: 22 August 2022
Trial to double drug treatment for deadly abdominal infections
Hospital patients who develop deadly infections will be offered double the traditional course of antibiotics in a new trial, funded by the NIHR.
- Published: 01 August 2022
Emergency departments to use the FORCE pathway for wrist fractures in children
New NIHR-funded research from the University of Oxford, has shown that doctors can simplify treatment for the most common fracture in children, reducing NHS costs.
- Published: 13 July 2022
New funding announced to support next generation of dementia researchers
NIHR has introduced £11.8 million of funding for promising early career researchers to pursue dementia research and to build up their number and skills across the NIHR family.
- Published: 07 July 2022
NIHR annual statistics highlight sustained public enthusiasm for participating in research
The latest NIHR Clinical Research Network (CRN) annual statistics show research participation levels remain at remarkably high levels, following an unprecedented period in research history.
- Published: 06 July 2022
Knee replacement surgery decreased after NHS policies on patient’s weight were introduced, worsening health inequalities
Research has found that weight/BMI policies introduced by NHS CCGs are associated with a decrease in knee replacement surgery and may be contributing to health inequalities.
- Published: 01 July 2022
Interrupting treatment of vulnerable people on immune-suppressing medicines doubles their antibody response to COVID-19 booster vaccination
Interrupting the treatment of vulnerable people on long-term immune supressing medicines for two weeks after a COVID-19 booster vaccination can double their antibody response to the jab, new research finds.
- Published: 28 June 2022
High-quality, personalised continence care for people with dementia must be a key priority, NIHR review finds
High-quality, personalised continence care for people living with dementia is essential for a good quality of life, our latest NIHR Evidence review shows.
- Published: 21 June 2022
Algorithm could diagnose Alzheimer’s disease from a single brain scan
A single MRI scan of the brain could be enough to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease, according to new research supported by NIHR.
- Published: 20 June 2022
Excess treatment costs: Payment thresholds lowered for NHS trusts
NHS trusts delivering non-commercial clinical research will benefit from additional funding to deliver studies across England - following a financial policy change lowering the point at which trusts can claim back research excess treatment costs.
- Published: 13 June 2022
Health visiting study seeks to learn lessons from pandemic
NIHR-funded researchers have launched a new study seeking to understand how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected health visiting services across the UK, with a view to improving them in the future.
- Published: 31 May 2022
NIHR’s Research for Social Care call to run twice per year, with expanded remit to include children and young people’s social care
NIHR’s Research for Social Care (RfSC) call will now run twice per year instead of once, thanks to increased NIHR investment into social care research.
- Published: 25 May 2022
NIHR salutes TrialBlazers in new campaign to take part in health and care research
NIHR salutes TrialBlazers in new campaign to take part in health and care research
- Published: 20 May 2022
Alternative to open heart surgery just as effective for patients with common heart condition
An NIHR-funded study led by researchers at the NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre has shown that a less invasive heart procedure for a common condition is just as effective as conventional open-heart surgery. The findings are published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
- Published: 19 May 2022
E-cigarettes may be more effective than nicotine patches in helping pregnant women who smoke quit, and are just as safe
E-cigarettes are just as safe as nicotine patches for pregnant women and may help more women stop smoking, finds new NIHR-funded research.
- Published: 17 May 2022
Children could find it easier to reach a healthier weight if their parents are addressing their own weight
New research funded by NIHR has found that many parents attending commercial weight management programmes would be happy for their child, if overweight, to also receive support to reach a healthier weight.
- Published: 09 May 2022
1,000 healthcare professionals take their first step in research as part of innovative NIHR scheme
The NIHR is delighted to announce that over 1,000 health and care professionals have now got involved with research for the first time as part of the Associate Principal Investigator (PI) Scheme.
- Published: 29 April 2022
New 'sponge on a string' screening study to detect oesophageal cancer earlier
NIHR has co-funded a new £6.4m trial which could pave the way for a test to be established as a routine screening programme to detect Barrett’s oesophagus – a condition that can lead to oesophageal cancer.
- Published: 28 April 2022
Living near fast food restaurants in South Asia may increase risk of type 2 diabetes
Globally, the prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is increasing. An NIHR-funded study, published in PLOS Medicine, suggests that living near fast food restaurants increases the risk of developing the condition.
- Published: 27 April 2022
NIHR publishes framework to promote race equality in public involvement in research
The NIHR is proud to publish our Race Equality Framework - a self-assessment tool to help organisations improve racial equality in public involvement in health and care research.
- Published: 20 April 2022
Antiviral treatment Paxlovid investigated through PANORAMIC study
The NIHR-supported PANORAMIC trial is investigating a new COVID-19 antiviral treatment, Paxlovid, among vulnerable groups in the community.
- Published: 12 April 2022
Transforming care and health at home
NIHR has co-funded 14 new research projects to develop technologies such as self-care apps, smart devices and wearables to help people transform their care and health at home.
- Published: 12 April 2022