COVID-19 vaccine lower booster dose study launches in London
20 January 2022
A new COVID-19 vaccine booster study is recruiting 18-30 year olds in the capital.
20 January 2022
A new COVID-19 vaccine booster study is recruiting 18-30 year olds in the capital.
14 January 2022
Clinicians at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) and UCL GOS Institute of Child Health (ICH) are the first in the world to test a treatment that could prevent blindness in children with the rare and fatal genetic disorder, CLN2 type Batten disease.
10 January 2022
A new CAR T-cell therapy developed by scientists at UCL has fewer ‘toxic’ side-effects and is more durable, targeting and killing cancer cells for longer.
07 January 2022
'blood spot’ testing new-borns could identify children who will go on to develop Spinal Muscular Atrophy and allow for potentially life changing treatment options.
06 January 2022
One study which recruited patients exclusively from GP practices in North Thames has pointed the way to increasing cervical cancer screening uptake among women aged 50-64.
13 December 2021
A more diverse ethnic mix in the research team is one of the reasons why one North Thames trust has significantly increased numbers recruited to a haemodialysis trial.
09 December 2021
Local GPs and healthcare professionals have today begun enrolling participants across London to a first-of-its-kind clinical trial investigating the effectiveness of new oral antiviral treatments for COVID-19 - which can be safely taken at home.
07 December 2021
Following up first doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca or Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines with second doses of the Moderna and Novavax jabs will generate robust immune responses against COVID-19, according to the Com-COV 2 study run in London.
03 December 2021
Six COVID-19 vaccines are safe and boost immunity for people who have had two doses of AstraZeneca or Pfizer-BioNTech, results from the UK-wide COV-BOOST trial show.
25 November 2021
A national COVID-19 vaccine study is urging pregnant women across London to step forward and help researchers discover the most effective use of vaccines during pregnancy to protect women and their babies against COVID-19.
15 November 2021
Specialists in the field of dementia research, healthcare professionals with an interest in the field and people with lived experience gathered for an online event on Tuesday, 9 November.
09 November 2021
An Essex-based NHS trust has recruited more than 700 participants to a study trialling a new test which could detect up to 50 types of cancer.
03 November 2021
Paediatric research is thriving in North Thames and we are seeing the benefits of that for children and young people in our region
03 November 2021
A research nurse based in North Thames is stressing the importance of relationship-building in research.
29 October 2021
Michelle Anderson, Reproductive Health and Childbirth Champion research midwife for NIHR Clinical Research Network North Thames, discusses her career and provides advice for her peers.
28 October 2021
For Black History Month, Senior Portflio Officer Michelle Oritsejafor says why she is #ProudToBe working in research.
20 October 2021
A unique partnership of scientists investigating the human immune system will enable new treatments to be developed more quickly for global health problems
13 October 2021
Kayleigh Gilbert talks about her journey to a career in research
11 October 2021
As part of the Your Path in Research campaign, healthcare professionals from across London are urging nurses and midwives to consider careers within research and support vital studies.
08 October 2021
The nation-wide SYMPLIFY study, supported by the National Institute for Health Research, will investigate a new multi-cancer early detection (MCED) test.
01 October 2021
A brand new Workforce Development Lead for CRN North Thames
20 September 2021
CRN North Thames has appointed Anthony Loizou as Business Manager.
15 September 2021
data suggests that as many as 32,000 teenagers who tested positive in England may have been suffering three or more symptoms tied to Covid-19, 12 weeks after infection.
10 September 2021
ROAM (Research Opportunities at Moorfields) is in the running in the Clinical Research Nursing category of the Nursing Times Awards.
01 September 2021
'SANDWICH' is expected to improve outcomes for children requiring mechanical ventilation.