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New Director for the NIHR HS&DR Programme
We are pleased to welcome Professor Jo Rycroft-Malone as the new director of the NIHR Health Services and Delivery Research (HS&DR) Programme. The appointment has been made in succession to Professor Ray Fitzpatrick who will be stepping down at the end of October 2015.Jo is professor of Health Services and Implementation Research, Head... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - November 27, 2014 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Cochrane research featured in the Mail Online
Research from a number of NIHR-supported Cochrane groups has featured in an article in the Mail Online. The article looks into the effectiveness of a number of commonly used over-the-counter remedies, including some cough remedies and ear-wax removers.One of the studies included in the article looked at the use of ear-wax removers bought from... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - November 18, 2014 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Managing type 2 diabetes
A new project, funded by the Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation (EME) Programme, an MRC and NIHR partnership, is testing a novel device for weight loss to see if it is effective at treating type 2 diabetes in obese patients.Diabetes UK estimates that 2.6 million people in the UK have diabetes. Many of these cases are a... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - November 18, 2014 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Tackling obesity in pre-school children
A successful American initiative to tackle childhood obesity will be trialled in the UK, as part of a new feasibility study targeting children as young as two.The study, funded by the Public Health Research (PHR) Programme, aims to increase physical activity and healthy eating among children aged between two and four-years-old.The Nutrition and... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - November 14, 2014 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Using white blood cells to fight liver cancer
A new project, looking at the effect of blood containing anti-tumour activating cells on liver cancer, has been funded by the Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation (EME) Programme, an MRC and NIHR partnership.The number of people affected by liver cancer is increasing, with 4,000 new cases being diagnosed each year. Sadly, many of these patients are... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - November 12, 2014 Category: American Health Source Type: news

New trial looking at prostate surgery underway
A major three year trial to evaluate the use of laser technology for benign prostate surgery has been funded by the NIHR.  As men get older it is common for their prostate gland to get bigger. The prostate gland sits at the exit of the bladder like a collar so when it enlarges it... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - November 10, 2014 Category: American Health Source Type: news

New study evaluating employer schemes to encourage walking to work
A new NIHR-funded trial is looking at the effectiveness of employers encouraging their employees to walk to work, and estimating the costs of developing and promoting walking schemes, compared to the benefits of a more active workforce and a reduction in car use. Encouraging adults in the UK to increase their level of physical activity... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - November 4, 2014 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Weight loss surgery could reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes
Weight loss surgery, such as gastric bypass or gastric banding, could reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by around 80 percent in obese people, compared with standard care, new NIHR HS&DR-funded research suggests. The study, published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology used electronic health records from the UK Clinical Practice Research... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - November 3, 2014 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Prisoners supporting each other proves successful, study shows
As the prison population in England and Wales reaches almost 90,000, a research study funded by the NIHR has assessed whether health programmes run by prisoners themselves work to improve health in prison.The study has been looking at research on the use of peer-based health programmes in prison: programmes that see prisoners, rather than trained... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - October 21, 2014 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Could technology transform GP consultations?
New research, funded by the NIHR, is looking at whether GPs consultations could viably be conducted via email, text message, telephone or via the internet.The research, funded by the NIHR Health Services and Delivery Research (HS&DR) Programme, aims to learn lessons about the perceived advantages and disadvantages of alternatives to face-to-face consultations,... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - October 20, 2014 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Behçet’s syndrome drugs to be investigated for first time
A new international study is investigating the effectiveness of two drugs used to treat a rare but serious disease, Behçet’s Syndrome.The three-year research project, supported by the Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation (EME) Programme, an MRC and NIHR partnership, will study the two most common treatments for the severe disease which, although extremely... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - October 13, 2014 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Hand exercises for rheumatoid arthritis
NIHR-funded research published in The Lancet today has found that tailored hand exercises improve the hand function of rheumatoid arthritis patients.Rheumatoid arthritis is a long-term condition that affects 400,000 people in the UK. It causes pain and stiffness in the joints and can greatly affect quality of life. Most people are treated with drugs that... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - October 10, 2014 Category: American Health Source Type: news

New HTA study to look at acute kidney injury
Critically-ill patients with life threatening kidney injury are the focus of a new research project being funded by the NIHR.Acute kidney injury (AKI), causes 42,000 deaths every year and costs the NHS £1.2 billion per annum. With funding from the NIHR Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme, experts will evaluate the potential benefits of new diagnostic tests... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - October 8, 2014 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Study comparing delivery route of nutritional support in critically ill patients published
An NIHR-funded study has found that there is no difference in mortality at 30 days when critically ill patients who could be fed by either route are fed either intravenously or via a gastric tube. The results have been published in The New England Journal of Medicine.Malnutrition can be a problem in critically ill patients... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - October 7, 2014 Category: American Health Source Type: news

NIHR HTA Programme welcomes new Panel Chairs
We are pleased to welcome Professor Peter Brocklehurst and Dr Howard Ring to the NIHR Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme in their respective roles as panel Chair for the Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health Panel (MNCH) and Chair for the Mental, Psychological and Occupational Health Panel (MPOH).Professor Brocklehurst will be the successor to Professor... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - October 1, 2014 Category: American Health Source Type: news