05 March 2021
Around half of those hospitalised with COVID-19 have suffered some damage to their heart, according to a new study which included patients at two trusts in North Thames.
22 February 2021
A new study carried out with NIHR support shows that on average, three children in the UK are newly affected by a visual disability every day.
11 February 2021
More than a third of people who took part in a trial of a game-changer weight loss drug lost one-fifth of their total body weight.
04 February 2021
On World Cancer Day, Research Champion Melody McLaren shares her experience of breast cancer research.
04 February 2021
The NIHR-supported 'Com-Cov' study, which will be run at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH), will determine the effects of using a different vaccine for the second dose to the first dose, in addition to two different intervals between doses.
01 February 2021
Royal Free NHS Trust recruited to the Novavax trial, which shows that a vaccine is 89.3% effective at preventing COVID-19
27 January 2021
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has recruited the first European participant to a trial looking at treating non-hospitalised Covid-19 patients with the drug remdesivir.
04 January 2021
UCLH has welcomed the news that the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine has been approved by the MHRA.
28 December 2020
Researchers are testing a new antibody treatment, that may prevent people who have been exposed to the virus from developing Covid-19.
03 December 2020
People experiencing symptoms likely to be caused by a Covid-19 infection can take part in the PRINCIPLE trial if they are 65 and over, or over 50 with underlying health conditions.
16 November 2020
Two trials at Barts Health hospitals look at the use of Covid-19 antibodies to save lives of those with the virus..
16 November 2020
Barts Health NHS Trust is callling on volunteers to take part in the latest COVID-19 vaccine trial.
13 November 2020
An Essex taxi driver has urged others to consider taking part in research after he took part in a trial while hospitalised with coronavirus.
04 November 2020
A friend's death from COVID-19 was a motivating factor in a writer taking part in a vaccine trial.
26 October 2020
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the first site to recruit a patient to a national urgent public health study analysing viral genomic data in real time to reduce the spread of Covid-19 in hospitals.
23 October 2020
Doctors at Barts Health are leading a trial which could offer a treatment option for diabetic patients who develop COVID-19.
13 October 2020
How the REGAIN trial into hearing loss restarted after the COVID-19 pandemic caused its suspension.
12 October 2020
Researchers at the Royal Free's Barnet hospital have found how a diabetes drug could be used to treat patients with common heart conditions.
09 October 2020
Emily McBride talks about her path to a flourishing research career
09 October 2020
The Royal Free London NHS Trust has started recruiting to a national study to find a vaccine for COVID-19.
29 September 2020
Patients and clinicians have embraced the use of online reporting tools to restart a prostate cancer surgery study.
27 August 2020
When restarting studies after the suspension caused by COVID-19, Barts Health empowered its staff to get studies back up and running.
25 August 2020
The 2020/2021 edition of the North Thames Participant in Research Experience Survey.
25 August 2020
The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH) NHS Trust has adopted a number of measures to ensure research has restarted safely.
14 August 2020
A rheumatology nurse at Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust found her research background useful when she was redeployed to help fight COVID-19.