New digital iTalkBetter app significantly improves speech in stroke patients
Aphasia is a language disorder caused by some form of brain damage, including stroke
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Alternative to open heart surgery emerges following NIHR research
Less invasive procedure offers an equally effective alternative for heart condition patients
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Neglected rare disease patients offered hope in new plan
Unmet need among over 7000 rare diseases is being addressed in a comprehensive action plan
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Pirfenidone could offer ‘viable’ heart failure treatment
NIHR trial shows the lung drug could treat heart failure patients
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‘Mix and match’ COVID-19 vaccine study yields promising results
Mixing different vaccines produces a strong immune response against virus, according to researchers
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Gov’t announces £36m AI research funding boost for NHS
NHSX and Accelerated Access Collaborative (AAC) have backed 38 AI-driven research projects
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No survival benefit from aspirin in COVID-19 patients
The NIHR-supported RECOVERY trial found that the anti-inflammatory drug does not improve survival for hospitalised patients with COVID-19
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UK trial tests third doses of COVID-19 vaccines
Initial results trialling seven vaccines will inform plans for Autumn booster programme
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Nationwide launch for pioneering fertility study
The NIHR-funded trial will assess whether removing small fibroids and endometrial polyps improves fertility and live births
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NIHR establishes new patient recruitment research centres
Research centres will accelerate development of late-stage research within NHS
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New study assessing antibiotics for COVID-19 sepsis
It is hoped that findings from the NIHR-funded trial will help better inform treatment decisions
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Blood test more predictive of ovarian cancer than ‘previously thought’
Findings come from new research funded by Cancer Research UK and NIHR
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- Liverpool and McMaster University announce £300,000 strategic research partnership
- Study finds link between malaria parasites developing antimalarial drug resistance
- Researchers develop ‘digital twin’ heart models to better monitor PAH NHS patients
- Closed Loop and Pharmanovia investigate precision medicine combination in hypertension
- US study reveals interferon combinations cause lupus symptoms and affect treatment
