A BRC-supported project looking at a genetic mutation and whether it is possible to slow the progression of Parkinson’s disease has been funded as part of a £60m investment from the Medical Research Council (MRC). Image courtesy of Wellcome Images
Nine in ten people would be willing to participate in research if diagnosed with a medical condition or disease, according to results published this week.
UCLH was the top recruiting site in a study that solved a long unanswered question about providing nutrition to critically ill patients. Image courtesy of Wellcome Images.
Professor Alimuddin Zumla has received an award from the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene for his outstanding work on infectious and tropical diseases.
A trial looking at the effects of smoking when pregnant on infant developmental outcomes found the children of women who used nicotine patches during pregnancy were less likely to have behaviour and development problems by age two.
A BRC-supported study has found patients taking statins following a stroke or heart disease have a small increase in the risk of developing new-onset type 2 diabetes and gaining an excess of half a pound in weight.
Scientists have identified a rare genetic variant that dramatically reduces levels of triglycerides in the blood and so is associated with a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease.
The first patient has been recruited into a ground breaking interventional study using Deep Brain Stimulation to improve cognitive deficits in patients with a form of dementia called Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB).
