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RAPSODI study seeks to tune in to causes of Parkinson's
24 March 2022
The RAPSODI study assesses carriers of GBA genetic variants completely online for the earliest signs of Parkinson's disease.
24 March 2022
The RAPSODI study assesses carriers of GBA genetic variants completely online for the earliest signs of Parkinson's disease.
23 March 2022
A research nurse based at North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust used her background as an intensive care nurse to recruit successfully to the GenOMICC trial.
08 March 2022
Research leaders and patients gathered for a virtual event focussed on Long-COVID research, hosted by CRN North Thames.
02 March 2022
Two Research Specialty Leads from CRN North Thames are co-authors on research which could pave the way for quicker diagnosis for certain neurological disorders.
21 February 2022
An immunotherapy drug called ‘pembrolizumab’ has been shown to significantly reduce disease recurrence in patients with the most aggressive type of breast cancer, according to results from a phase III clinical trial led by Barts Health NHS Trust and Queen Mary University of London.
16 February 2022
The world’s first study to establish the best treatment options for adults struggling with severe hearing loss has launched at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
04 February 2022
A new cutting-edge treatment being trialled at Barts Health NHS Trust could give hope to patients with sickle cell disease.
03 February 2022
After trials at the Royal Free, a new COVID-19 vaccine has been approved by the medicines regulator.
28 January 2022
The 5 year ONWARDS trial begins investigating a drug which could help those with osteoarthritis of the knee.
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.