BRC News

3000 participants have been recruited to a trial aimed at reducing the number of patients with breast cancer who are given chemotherapy unnecessarily.

Problematic alcohol use is associated with increased odds of suicide or self-harm, according to a study led by UCL.

Research concludes that regularly monitoring women who carry BRCA gene alterations is beneficial.

People taking part in research at UCLH feel valued and have a positive experience while on a study, according to results of a national survey.

UCLH will play a vital role in a new respiratory virus study.

UCLH consultant Professor Sir Alimuddin Zumla has been awarded a prestigious medal for his work over decades across a range of communicable diseases.

UCLH is to host to a new collaboration researching patient safety, after being awarded £3million in funding from the NIHR.

The substantial weight loss and improved cardiometabolic health achieved by people given an exciting new drug to treat obesity is maintained if people continue to take the mediation. 

Our NIHR BRC has been awarded over £90million

Researchers are to trial a new weight loss treatment which involves reducing blood supply to part of the stomach.

People with psychotic disorders are 2.5 times more likely to develop dementia, according to a review of evidence led by UCL.

Monoclonal antibody therapies continue to neutralise SARS-CoV-2 variants currently in circulation, according to laboratory findings from the BRC and the Francis Crick Institute.

Technology that can interpret ‘unstructured’ text in patient records is being tested across UCLH to improve care and research.

Researchers have developed AI tool to predict how many patients coming through the emergency department will need to be admitted into the hospital.

A new PCR test that identifies women with womb cancer from a sample taken from the cervix or vagina has been developed by researchers from UCL and the University of Innsbruck.