Buckinghamshire cancer patient felt he ‘won the jackpot’ with clinical trial
20 May 2022
A Buckinghamshire cancer patient who feels ‘blessed’ to have avoided chemotherapy by taking part in a drugs trial has urged others to participate in research.
20 May 2022
A Buckinghamshire cancer patient who feels ‘blessed’ to have avoided chemotherapy by taking part in a drugs trial has urged others to participate in research.
20 May 2022
A retired Oxfordshire IT trainer who is taking part in a dementia study after seeing her mum with the disease has urged others to participate in research.
17 May 2022
Self-monitoring during pregnancy does not help detect high blood pressure earlier or improve control of the condition, according to results of two clinical trials supported by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).
16 May 2022
COVID-19 vaccines given as fourth doses in the UK offer a strong immunity boost, according to the latest results from a nationwide NIHR-supported study.
12 May 2022
Sue George is a clinical research nurse at Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. To celebrate International Nurses Day (12 May), she talks about her experience working on the PANORAMIC study into antiviral treatments for COVID-19.
04 May 2022
A photo exhibition showcasing groundbreaking NHS medical research taking place in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Milton Keynes and Oxfordshire has moved to Oxfordshire County Library, Oxford.
26 April 2022
Dr Christopher Allen is a Clinical Research Fellow based at the University of Nottingham and Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. To mark multiple sclerosis (MS) awareness week, he talks about research taking place at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, into diagnosing MS using brain scans.
21 April 2022
A Berkshire mum-of-three says taking part in a research study has helped her manage lifelong panic attacks.
21 April 2022
Third doses of several COVID-19 vaccines give prolonged protection against the infection, according to the NIHR-supported COV-BOOST study.
20 April 2022
A University of Oxford study developing diagnostic tests and treatments for vascular diseases including strokes, heart attacks and aneurysms has celebrated its 20th anniversary.
19 April 2022
A new COVID-19 antiviral treatment is being trialled among vulnerable groups as part of the PANORAMIC study, supported by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).
19 April 2022
A widely-used breathing support method for children in intensive care is not as effective as clinicians assume, according to new research funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).
17 April 2022
Stephanie Taylor is a Lead Specialist Adult Physiotherapist at the Oxford Haemophilia and Thrombosis Centre at Oxford’s Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre. To mark World Haemophilia Day on 17 April, Stephanie talks about research into measuring balance in people with the condition.
08 April 2022
An NHS programme providing advice on healthy eating and exercise reduces the chance of getting type 2 diabetes, according to research funded by the National Institute for Health and Social Care (NIHR).
08 April 2022
Virtual reality (VR) technology can reduce psychosis patients’ distress and avoidance of everyday situations, according to the largest-ever clinical trial of VR therapy for mental health.
05 April 2022
The University of Oxford’s PANORAMIC trial has become the world’s largest study of community-based COVID-19 treatments, recruiting over 21,800 volunteers.
24 March 2022
In this article, Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust’s Nicola Bowers talks about her role in supporting research.
24 March 2022
A trial into chronic kidney disease will stop earlier than planned due to evidence the trial treatment is more effective than the placebo.
11 March 2022
A photo exhibition showcasing groundbreaking NHS medical research taking place across Berkshire and the surrounding region has come to Windsor Library, Berkshire.
08 March 2022
Researchers have found genetic differences between people who had severe COVID-19 than those who did not.
07 March 2022
On behalf of the study team, David Porter, Research Delivery Manager at the NIHR Clinical Research Network Thames Valley and South Midlands (CRN TVSM), discusses achievements of the Clinical Characterisation Protocol-UK (CCP-UK) study, which collected data on COVID-19 patients to guide international research and policy decisions.
03 March 2022
Baricitinib, an anti-inflammatory rheumatoid arthritis drug, cuts deaths in hospitalised COVID-19 patients by around one-fifth, the NIHR-supported RECOVERY trial has found.
28 February 2022
University of Oxford research shows that severe COVID-19 infection in pregnant women significantly increases the risk of harmful outcomes for mother and baby.
25 February 2022
Oxford’s Margaret and Stephen Brown took part in a clinical trial of a two-dose COVID-19 vaccine from pharmaceutical company Novavax in 2020. Here Margaret explains what it was like taking part in the study.
21 February 2022
Claudia Nunes is a cardiovascular research nurse at the University of Oxford Radcliffe Department of Medicine Centre for Clinical Magnetic Resonance Research (OCMR). To mark February’s Heart Month, Claudia talks about research into heart muscle disease in adults and children.