Nominations for the MRC Millennium Medal 2020 are now open
The MRC has announced the launch of the Millennium Medal 2020, the MRC’s most prestigious award that is presented annually to an exceptional researcher who has made a major contribution towards the MRC’s mission to improve health, quality of life and wealth creation. (Source: Medical Research Council General News)
Source: Medical Research Council General News - August 24, 2020 Category: Research Source Type: news

AI answers da Vinci heart mystery
Structures first described by the Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci 500 years ago have been found to be crucial in our understanding of how the heart works. (Source: Medical Research Council General News)
Source: Medical Research Council General News - August 20, 2020 Category: Research Source Type: news

Largest ever study using wearable devices finds physical activity is beneficial for health, and more intense activity is better
Physical activity of any intensity is beneficial for health, but more intense activity has greater benefits, according to a new study published today inNature Medicine. In the largest study to date of accelerometer-measured physical activity, a team led by researchers at the Medical Research Council (MRC) Epidemiology Unit at the University of Cambridge analysed data from more than 96,000 UK Biobank participants. (Source: Medical Research Council General News)
Source: Medical Research Council General News - August 17, 2020 Category: Research Source Type: news

MRC launch Experimental Medicine Panel
MRC is pleased to announce a new Experimental Medicine Panel, which will meet regularly to enhance the MRC’s current translational offering. (Source: Medical Research Council General News)
Source: Medical Research Council General News - July 29, 2020 Category: Research Source Type: news

UKRI COVID-19 and ethnicity research
Understanding the reasons for vulnerability to COVID-19 and the differential social, cultural and economic impacts of the pandemic on minority ethnic groups.  (Source: Medical Research Council General News)
Source: Medical Research Council General News - July 29, 2020 Category: Research Source Type: news

Multimillion investment in six new research projects to investigate COVID-19 and ethnicity
Six new projects to improve our understanding of the links between COVID-19 and ethnicity have been funded by UK Research and Innovation’s (UKRI) Medical Research Council (MRC) and the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). (Source: Medical Research Council General News)
Source: Medical Research Council General News - July 28, 2020 Category: Research Source Type: news

£3 million awarded to help tackle air pollution
UK Research and Innovation has awarded£3 million to support six research networks that will investigate solutions to air pollution. (Source: Medical Research Council General News)
Source: Medical Research Council General News - July 22, 2020 Category: Research Source Type: news

Oxford trial funded by UKRI offers new hope for a COVID vaccine
Early stage human trials of a COVID-19 vaccine have found it produces strong immune response and shows no early safety concerns, according to results published today inThe Lancet.  (Source: Medical Research Council General News)
Source: Medical Research Council General News - July 21, 2020 Category: Research Source Type: news

World-leading study into long-term health impacts of COVID-19 launched by UKRI and NIHR
Today, UKRI and NIHR are announcing£8.4 million funding for one of the world’s largest studies into the long-term physical and mental health impacts of coronavirus on hospitalised patients.  (Source: Medical Research Council General News)
Source: Medical Research Council General News - July 6, 2020 Category: Research Source Type: news

Preliminary trial results find antiviral drug lopinavir/ritonavir does not reduce death in hospitalised patients with COVID-19
The‘RECOVERY’ trial has released preliminary results showing lopinavir/ritonavir, an antiviral drug commonly used to treat HIV, had no significant mortality benefit in hospitalised COVID-19 patients. (Source: Medical Research Council General News)
Source: Medical Research Council General News - July 1, 2020 Category: Research Source Type: news

New £1.3 million national research programme to evaluate coronavirus tests in hospitals, GP surgeries and care homes
Testing for coronavirus infection could become quicker, more convenient and more accurate, following the launch of a multicentre national programme of research that will evaluate how new diagnostic tests perform in hospitals, general practices and care homes.  (Source: Medical Research Council General News)
Source: Medical Research Council General News - June 24, 2020 Category: Research Source Type: news

The largest genetic study into myalgic encephalomyelitis in the UK
A new study has been funded to analyse samples from 20,000 people with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), also diagnosed as chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS, or ME/CFS), to search for genetic differences that may indicate underlying causes or increase the risk of developing the condition. (Source: Medical Research Council General News)
Source: Medical Research Council General News - June 23, 2020 Category: Research Source Type: news

First volunteer receives new COVID-19 vaccine today
The first healthy volunteer has now received a new coronavirus vaccine developed by researchers led by Professor Robin Shattock at Imperial College London. The phase I trials were funded by UKRI as part of the UKRI/DHSC/NIHR COVID-19 rapid research response. (Source: Medical Research Council General News)
Source: Medical Research Council General News - June 22, 2020 Category: Research Source Type: news

Preliminary trial results find dexamethasone reduces death in hospitalised patients with severe respiratory complications of COVID-19
The‘RECOVERY’ trial has released preliminary results showing low-cost dexamethasone reduces death by up to one third in hospitalised patients with severe respiratory complications of COVID-19. (Source: Medical Research Council General News)
Source: Medical Research Council General News - June 16, 2020 Category: Research Source Type: news

UKRI and NIHR move to new phase of COVID-19 research funding
To meet the needs of this new environment, the NIHR/UKRI rolling call will close to new applications on 30 June 2020. The NIHR has launched a new‘Recovery and Learning’ callto better understand and manage the health and social care consequences of the global COVID-19 pandemic. (Source: Medical Research Council General News)
Source: Medical Research Council General News - June 16, 2020 Category: Research Source Type: news