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Global research programme to tackle humanitarian crises
£225 million has been invested across 37 interdisciplinary projects to address challenges in fields such as health, humanitarian crises...
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Low-cost drugs package saves lives of people starting HIV treatment late
Treating people who start HIV treatment late with a package of low-cost drugs to prevent serious infections saves three lives for ...
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New drug reduces daily menopausal hot flushes by 73%
6 April 2017 | By Niamh Marriott, Junior Editor
In a trial carried out at Imperial College, researchers showed that women who suffered seven or more hot flushes a day could reduce the number by 73%...
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New drug limits and then repairs brain damage in stroke
30 November 2016 | By
A team of scientists found that a potential new stroke drug not only works in rodents by limiting the death of existing brain cells but also by promoting...
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Major global study reveals new hypertension and blood pressure genes
13 September 2016 | By Niamh Louise Marriott, Digital Content Producer
The discoveries include DNA changes in three rare genes that have much larger effects on blood pressure in the population than previously seen, providing new insights into the physiology of hypertension and suggesting new targets for treatment...
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Wanted: Zika virus researchers
10 February 2016 | By Victoria White, European Pharmaceutical Review
The MRC has launched a £1m rapid response funding initiative to better understand the nature of the risk posed by the Zika virus. Find out about this initiative and NIH's call for research here...
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Urine profiles provide clues to how obesity causes disease
5 May 2015 | By Victoria White
Scientists have identified chemical markers in urine associated with body mass, providing insights into how obesity causes disease...
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UCB secures multi-million pound funding boost from UK Government
UCB has announced that its joint bid with five other UK-based organisations has been selected as a recipient of the Government’s 2014 Advanced Manufacturing Supply Chain Initiative (AMSCI), which will result in a £6.2 million grant to support the development of novel biologic treatments.
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PROUD study shows Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis is highly protective against HIV infection
25 February 2015 | By Medical Research Council
Researchers from the Medical Research Council Clinical Trials Unit (MRC CTU) and Public Health England have presented results at a conference in Seattle, Washington, indicating that pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is highly protective against HIV for gay and other men who have sex with men in England...
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Over £30 million committed across UK for cutting-edge medical advances
20 November 2014 | By Medical Research Council
Life-saving measures for patients have moved a step closer following the announcement by Prime Minister David Cameron of investments totalling over £30 million in emerging new treatments and technologies...
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£230 million for technologies to revolutionise research into disease
23 October 2014 | By MRC Press Office
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, has announced that a partnership led by the Medical Research Council will invest over £230 million in a range of revolutionary technologies aimed at identifying the causes of diseases such as cancer and dementia, and dramatically speeding up diagnosis and treatment...
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Ambitious new studies will give new insights into Parkinson’s, addiction and the immune system
7 October 2014 | By Medical Research Council
Three ambitious new research programmes, which aim to deliver a step-change in our understanding of disease by using human volunteers in experimental studies, have been funded as part of a £60m investment from the Medical Research Council...
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Alzheimer’s, cancer and rare disease research to benefit from landmark MRC-AstraZeneca compound collaboration
31 October 2012 | By AstraZeneca
Funding for 15 research projects...
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Academia-pharma collaboration attracts £14.4million funding in the UK to accelerate drug discovery
14 May 2012 | By University of Dundee
The consortium includes six companies & will provide core support of £14.4 million...
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Groundbreaking scientific collaboration gives UK academia access to compounds to advance medical research
5 December 2011 | By AstraZeneca
A wide range of compounds will be made available FOC to UK medical researchers...
