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Good housing may be key to eliminating childhood malnutrition
New research suggests that improved housing with access to piped water may be the crucial keys to eliminating malnutrition and stunting in children. (Source: Medical Research Council General News)
Source: Medical Research Council General News - November 1, 2018 Category: Research Source Type: news

Max Perutz Science Writing Award 2018 – Winner announced
MRC-funded PhD student Natasha Clarke, of St George ' s, University of London, is now£1,500 richer after she won this year’s Max Perutz Science Writing Award with her article:“How artificial intelligence, and a cup of tea, could help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease." (Source: Medical Research Council General News)
Source: Medical Research Council General News - October 26, 2018 Category: Research Source Type: news

Treating the prostate with radiotherapy improves survival
A new trial has found that treating the prostate with radiotherapy alongside standard treatment led to a three-year survival rate of 81%, compared to 73% in those who didn’t receive radiotherapy, for some men with advanced prostate cancer. (Source: Medical Research Council General News)
Source: Medical Research Council General News - October 22, 2018 Category: Research Source Type: news

Green Great Britain Week
The first Green Great Britain (GB) Week has launched today, with a number of events from 15-19 October to emphasise the importance of tackling climate change and ensuring clean growth. (Source: Medical Research Council General News)
Source: Medical Research Council General News - October 15, 2018 Category: Research Source Type: news

Many cases of dementia may arise from DNA'spelling mistakes '
Only a small proportion of cases of dementia are thought to be inherited– the cause of the vast majority is unknown. Now, a team of scientists believe they may have found an explanation: spontaneous errors in our DNA that arise as cells divide and reproduce. (Source: Medical Research Council General News)
Source: Medical Research Council General News - October 15, 2018 Category: Research Source Type: news

Human brain cell transplant offers insights into neurological conditions
In the new study, MRC funded researchers for the first time successfully transplanted disease-specific human brain cells, created from stem cells, into a mouse brain and watched how they grew and connected to each other. (Source: Medical Research Council General News)
Source: Medical Research Council General News - October 12, 2018 Category: Research Source Type: news

UKB brain imaging and genetics studies to'transform' health research
Two papers in Nature this week focus on how UK Biobank genetics and imaging data are transforming health research. In one paper, researchers report on a pioneering study that combined 10,000 UK Biobank MR brain images with genetics data from all 500,000 participants. (Source: Medical Research Council General News)
Source: Medical Research Council General News - October 11, 2018 Category: Research Source Type: news

Markers of dairy fat consumption linked to lower risk of type 2 diabetes
Higher levels of biomarkers of dairy fat consumption are associated with a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to new research. The study was undertaken by an international consortium led by scientists at the MRC and Tufts University. (Source: Medical Research Council General News)
Source: Medical Research Council General News - October 10, 2018 Category: Research Source Type: news

The MRC funds £2m study to address global mental health stigma
A landmark global study that looks to understand and reduce the stigma that surrounds mental ill health has received a£2 million grant award from the MRC. The Indigo Partnership is one of the largest studies of its kind and will develop and test new methods to reduce stigma in China, Ethiopia, India and Tunisia. (Source: Medical Research Council General News)
Source: Medical Research Council General News - October 9, 2018 Category: Research Source Type: news

MRC funds £2m study to address global mental health stigma
A landmark global study that looks to understand and reduce the stigma that surrounds mental ill health has received a£2 million grant award from the MRC. The Indigo Partnership is one of the largest studies of its kind and will develop and test new methods to reduce stigma in China, Ethiopia, India and Tunisia. (Source: Medical Research Council General News)
Source: Medical Research Council General News - October 9, 2018 Category: Research Source Type: news

Old antibiotic may selectively kill dangerous skin cancer cells
An old antibiotic, called nifuroxazide, could selectively kill dangerous cells within melanomas - the deadliest type of skin cancer - scientists from the MRC Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine at the University of Edinburgh have found. (Source: Medical Research Council General News)
Source: Medical Research Council General News - October 5, 2018 Category: Research Source Type: news

MRC scientist wins 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
The MRC is delighted to congratulate Professor Sir Gregory Winter, a former deputy director of the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, on being awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry jointly with Frances H. Arnold and George P. Smith. (Source: Medical Research Council General News)
Source: Medical Research Council General News - October 3, 2018 Category: Research Source Type: news

Scientists use AI to develop better predictions of why children struggle at school
Scientists using machine learning– a type of artificial intelligence– with data from hundreds of children who struggle at school, identified clusters of learning difficulties which did not match the previous diagnosis the children had been given. (Source: Medical Research Council General News)
Source: Medical Research Council General News - October 1, 2018 Category: Research Source Type: news

Two projects shortlisted for 2018 Newton Prize
Two MRC projects have been shortlisted for the 2018 Newton Prize, an annual£1 million fund awarded for the best research or innovation that promotes the economic development and social welfare of developing countries. (Source: Medical Research Council General News)
Source: Medical Research Council General News - September 28, 2018 Category: Research Source Type: news

Smarter trials speed up patients' access to effective treatments
Adaptive clinical trials are transforming the efficiency of drug development and the MRC has played a crucial role in implementing this innovative method into the UK clinical trials landscape. This trial methodology helps to deliver the right treatment to the right patient faster than ever before. (Source: Medical Research Council General News)
Source: Medical Research Council General News - September 27, 2018 Category: Research Source Type: news