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NIHR review identifies long-term effects of COVID-19
pharmatimes
October 16, 2020
A review from the National Institute for Health Research will analyse the evidence around ongoing COVID-19 symptoms, otherwise referred to as ‘Long Covid’.
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NIHR, UKRI fund eight new coronavirus research projects
pharmatimes
September 14, 2020
Eight new research projects investigating the transmission of coronavirus have been awarded a total of £5.3 million by the NIHR and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), in the hope that findings will help shape COVID-19 policy decisions on prevention and...
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University of Sheffield joins UK Coronavirus Immunology Consortium for COVID-19 research
expresspharma
August 31, 2020
The Sheffield team will investigate how the body’s immune system responds to infection and also examine how T cells contribute to immunity to the virus to prevent re-infection.
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NIHR, UKRI stream £8.4m into coronavirus studies
pharmatimes
August 28, 2020
NIHR and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) are streaming £8.4 million into three new UK-wide research studies aiming to understand immune responses to the novel coronavirus.
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UKRI announces six research initiatives into COVID-19 and ethnicity
europeanpharmaceuticalreview
July 30, 2020
The UKRI and NIHR will fund projects worth £4.3 million to investigate the disproportionate death rate from COVID-19 among people from BAME backgrounds.
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Experimental motor neurone disease therapy shows early promise
pharmatimes
July 14, 2020
An experimental therapy developed to address the genetic cause of a Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), rare form of motor neurone disease (MND) has shown encouraging results in early research supported by the NIHR.
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NIHR, UKRI call for new COVID-19 research proposals
pharmatimes
May 13, 2020
The NIHR and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) are calling for new research proposals on the risk factors, transmission and prevalence of the COVID-19 virus SARS-CoV-2.
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COVID-19: NIHR awards £10.5m to six new projects as NHS receives more protective equipment
pharmatimes
March 25, 2020
In the latest ongoing efforts to protect the UK’s healthcare system against the potentially devastating effects of COVID-19 (coronavirus) ...
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Risk of death by stroke down 24%
pharmatimes
March 17, 2020
The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) has revealed that the risk of death and disability after a stroke fell significantly between 2000 and 2015.
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£12m committed to preventable disease research
pharmatimes
March 16, 2020
The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) has revealed that the UK Government has committed an extra £12 million to the organisation in 2020/21 for research into preventable diseases.