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British Lung Foundation announces funding for IPF research

Britons are officially three times more likely to die of the incurable lung condition idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), than in a road accident. Despite this, the disease is so unheard of and underfunded in research doctors still don’t know what causes it.

From Asthma + Lung UK 24 Sep 2016

Podcasts have potential to facilitate global communication about palliative care

A new study conducted by the Marie Curie Palliative Care Institute Liverpool shows the positive impact and reach podcasts can have on palliative care globally.

21 Sep 2016

Inhealthcare introduces first self-testing mobile app for warfarin users

Digital health specialist Inhealthcare is bringing to market the first self-testing mobile app for warfarin users that connects directly to doctors.

From Inhealthcare Limited 21 Sep 2016

NIHR HSRIC experts identify innovative and promising treatments for corneal disorders

The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Horizon Scanning Research and Intelligence Centre (HSRIC), working with Fight for Sight, has identified 130 new and emerging technologies and procedures for treating corneal disorders.

21 Sep 2016

New collaboration set to deliver innovative MRI research facility at Institute of Translational Medicine

Thanks to an exciting collaboration between the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (QEHB), medical charity Cobalt and Siemens Healthineers, the pioneering Institute of Translational Medicine (ITM) will benefit from an innovative Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) research facility, to be known as the ‘ITM Imaging Centre’.

15 Sep 2016

Alzheimer’s Research UK calls for urgent preparation plan for future access to dementia treatments

Alzheimer’s Research UK, the UK’s leading dementia research charity, is calling for an urgent plan for managing how new medicines are brought to patients, in a report that highlights several obstacles it fears could delay delivery of the next wave of dementia treatments.

15 Sep 2016

Charity funding awarded to new study aiming to prevent kidney damage in patients with diabetes

Charity funding has been awarded for a major new study which will aim to prevent glucose-induced damage to kidney function in people with diabetes.

12 Sep 2016

Clinical trial to examine effectiveness of diabetes drug to slow or stop progression of Parkinson's

Type II diabetes and Parkinson's disease may not appear to have much in common but a look below the surface reveals important molecular similarities that provide a potential target for fighting Parkinson's.

8 Sep 2016

Survey shows dementia scientists worried about negative impacts of Brexit on EU research schemes

Alzheimer’s Research UK is calling for access to EU funding programmes to be made a priority in Brexit negotiations, as a poll of dementia scientists highlights fears that Britain’s exit from the EU will lead to a loss of funding for research.

8 Sep 2016

An Introduction to Specialty Pharmaceuticals

In this interview, News Medical talks to David Moran, Managing Director of Clinigen SP about specialty pharmaceuticals.

From Clinigen Group 29 Aug 2016

Breakthrough in cancer cell screening advances personalised treatment of childhood leukaemia

Researchers at Newcastle University have been able to accurately predict how children whose cancer returns after treatment for leukaemia are likely to respond to further treatment.

26 Aug 2016

New findings into the biology of progressive hearing loss

New research with funding from UK charity Action on Hearing Loss has led to the discovery of a new biological mechanism involved in the progressive loss of hearing which could lead to new approaches to treating this common form of hearing loss.

26 Aug 2016

Researchers discover new biological mechanism involved in progressive hearing loss

17 Aug 2016

ICR researchers identify how genetic variant linked to leukaemia helps cancer cells survive

Scientists at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, have identified how an inherited genetic variant, associated with an increased risk of developing the most common type of leukaemia, helps cancer cells survive. The findings could lead to new ways to target the disease.

12 Aug 2016

People diagnosed with bowel cancer under 50 not tested for Lynch syndrome, research finds

The UK’s leading bowel cancer research charity, Bowel Cancer UK, and the Royal College of Pathologists have today published findings which show that people under 50 diagnosed with bowel cancer are not being tested for Lynch syndrome – a genetic condition that increases the risk of bowel cancer by 80 per cent.

8 Aug 2016

Research shows alcohol abuse drug inhibits ocular conjunctival scarring in mouse model

New research from University College London, Moorfields Eye Hospital and Duke University School of Medicine has identified a gene that drives scarring, together with a rapidly translatable therapy, for the UK's most common cause of blinding conjunctivitis.

4 Aug 2016

Charity News and Research

British Lung Foundation announces funding for IPF research

Podcasts have potential to facilitate global communication about palliative care

Inhealthcare introduces first self-testing mobile app for warfarin users

NIHR HSRIC experts identify innovative and promising treatments for corneal disorders

New collaboration set to deliver innovative MRI research facility at Institute of Translational Medicine

Alzheimer’s Research UK calls for urgent preparation plan for future access to dementia treatments

Charity funding awarded to new study aiming to prevent kidney damage in patients with diabetes

Clinical trial to examine effectiveness of diabetes drug to slow or stop progression of Parkinson's

Survey shows dementia scientists worried about negative impacts of Brexit on EU research schemes

An Introduction to Specialty Pharmaceuticals

Breakthrough in cancer cell screening advances personalised treatment of childhood leukaemia

New findings into the biology of progressive hearing loss

Researchers discover new biological mechanism involved in progressive hearing loss

ICR researchers identify how genetic variant linked to leukaemia helps cancer cells survive

People diagnosed with bowel cancer under 50 not tested for Lynch syndrome, research finds

Research shows alcohol abuse drug inhibits ocular conjunctival scarring in mouse model

Action on Hearing Loss supports launch of Accessible Information Standard for people with hearing deficits

Deafblind people face health inequalities and barriers in accessing healthcare in England

Action on Hearing Loss welcomes new NHS guidance for services for adults with hearing deficits

Andy Murray becomes brand ambassador for Scotland’s DHI

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