Research funding to help people live well with arthritis and find a cure

 New funding from Arthritis Research UK promises to boost the search for an arthritis cure and improve the lives of people living with arthritis today.The charity is inviting researchers, whose projects aim to take society closer to a future free from arthritis, to apply for its‘Stacking the odds towards a cure’ funding. It is also seeking funding applications for research exploring innovations that could help people live better with arthritis today, under its‘Pushing frontiers in health research’ funding call.Arthritis Research UK will award grants of anywhere up to£1,500,000 to projects which demonstrate exceptional science as judged by a panel of experts and people with arthritis.More than 10 million people in the UK are living with arthritis. The condition can have a devastating impact on people’s lives, making it incredibly difficult to do things most of us take for granted– like getting dressed independently, or going to work. Each year one in five people talk to a doctor about arthritis or related conditions.With the discovery of a cure a clear priority among people with arthritis, the‘Stacking the odds towards a cure’ funding call invites ambitious applications for research that gets us closer to developing effective treatments and, ultimately, a cure.Meanwhile, the‘Pushing frontiers in health research’ funding will support research into how our built environment and workplaces can affect people wi...
Source: Arthritis Research UK - Category: Rheumatology Source Type: news