The NIHR has launched five new National Patient Recruitment Centres (NPRCs) to enable more late phase commercial clinical research to be delivered within the NHS and make it easier for people to take part in studies.
The NIHR and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) have launched a £20m joint research call to fund ambitious and comprehensive research into the longer term physical and mental effects of COVID-19 in non-hospitalised individuals.
Routine testing patients for COVID-19 before major surgery could reduce the risk of respiratory complications and save lives, an NIHR-funded trial has revealed.
New research supported by NIHR has reviewed evidence in scientific publications with data, on the effect of ethnicity on clinical outcomes in patients with COVID-19.
The largest diabetes prevention study in 30 years has found that losing just a few kilograms of weight can halve the risk of developing diabetes.
Severe COVID-19 infection appears rare in newborn babies, suggests a new study funded by NIHR.
NIHR supported research shows robust T cell immunity is likely to be present for at least six months after asymptomatic, mild or moderate coronavirus infection.
Researchers behind a leading NIHR-funded study showing a simple finger-prick test could help unnecessary prescribing of antibiotics among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), have won a prestigious healthcare award.
Researchers from a leading NIHR-funded and supported study are investigating how to improve the use of antibiotics for patients with COVID-19 at risk of sepsis.
A new multi-million pound research project will help scientists across the UK to access the data they need to understand the COVID-19 antibody response.
The winners of the NIHR Clinical Research Network (CRN), McPin Foundation and MQ Service User and Carer Involvement Awards 2020 have been announced. The awards recognise the achievements of mental health researchers who involve service users, carers and the public in each stage of the research process.
A model that can calculate a person’s risk of becoming infected and then seriously ill due to COVID-19 has been shown to accurately estimate risk during the first wave of the pandemic in England, in new research funded by the NIHR.
The world’s first participants to take part in a phase 3 trial of the Novavax Covid-19 vaccine candidate were recently recruited at a new NIHR National Patient Recruitment Centre (NPRC) based in Blackpool.
Expensive biofeedback devices used in the treatment of urinary incontinence in women make no difference, reveals an NIHR-funded trial.
An update on the implementation of the Restart Framework
The NIHR, in partnership with UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), has announced 12 new research projects specifically aimed at tackling the multiple health consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic in low and middle income countries.
The NIHR Centre for Engagement and Dissemination has today published its first dynamic themed review of the scientific evidence on, and lived experience of, long-term ‘ongoing’ COVID-19.
Following a successful pilot in Surgery, the Associate Principal Investigator (PI) Scheme is now available to studies in additional specialty areas.
Newly updated Cochrane evidence published today in the Cochrane Library finds that electronic cigarettes containing nicotine could increase the number of people who stop smoking compared to nicotine replacement therapy.
The NIHR has launched a new funding programme to create Global Health Research Centres, which will undertake high quality applied health research in low and middle income countries and develop research capacity.
Six new research projects have been funded by the NIHR and UKRI to investigate and reduce the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health.
Research funded by NIHR has shown that teenagers who receive a depression diagnosis during their school career show a substantial decline in academic attainment in Year 11.
In celebration of James Lind's birthday, the NIHR is relaunching its signature campaign ‘Your Path in Research’. The campaign aims to inspire and support health and care professionals across all hospital and community settings to get more involved in research.
Keyhole surgery is no better at treating frozen shoulder than two alternative therapies, an NIHR-funded trial published in the Lancet has found.
The NIHR has launched a new call for research proposals involving people with Cystic Fibrosis.
