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New UKRI system needs community input on Horizon 2020 grants
A new system is being rolled out as a first step towards supporting the continuity of funding for UK organisations which have been awarded grants from the European Union’s flagship programme for science and innovation, Horizon 2020. (Source: Medical Research Council General News)
Source: Medical Research Council General News - September 26, 2018 Category: Research Source Type: news

UK-led study marks shift towards genetic era in tackling TB
A landmark study, part-funded by the MRC, may herald a quicker, more tailored treatment for the millions of people around the world living with tuberculosis. (Source: Medical Research Council General News)
Source: Medical Research Council General News - September 26, 2018 Category: Research Source Type: news

Mitochondrial diseases could be treated with gene therapy
Researchers have developed a genome editing tool for the potential treatment of mitochondrial diseases. The study applied an experimental gene therapy treatment in mice and successfully targeted and eliminated the damaged DNA in mitochondria. (Source: Medical Research Council General News)
Source: Medical Research Council General News - September 25, 2018 Category: Research Source Type: news

First patient in the UK receives pioneering new form of radiotherapy
MRC-funded scientists have delivered the first ever treatment in the UK using a Magnetic Resonance Linear Accelerator (MR Linac) machine. (Source: Medical Research Council General News)
Source: Medical Research Council General News - September 25, 2018 Category: Research Source Type: news

Discovery could explain failed clinical trials for Alzheimer's and provide a solution
MRC-funded scientists have discovered a vicious feedback loop underlying brain degeneration in Alzheimer’s disease, which may explain why so many drug trials have failed. (Source: Medical Research Council General News)
Source: Medical Research Council General News - September 20, 2018 Category: Research Source Type: news

New drugs could reduce risk of heart disease when added to statins
New drugs that lower levels of triglycerides (a type of fat) in blood could further reduce the risk of heart attack when added to statins, according to new research conducted by MRC scientists. (Source: Medical Research Council General News)
Source: Medical Research Council General News - September 19, 2018 Category: Research Source Type: news

Study of one million people leads to major advance in blood pressure genetics
Over 500 new gene regions that influence people’s blood pressure have been discovered in the largest global genetic study of blood pressure to date. The research was co-funded by the MRC. (Source: Medical Research Council General News)
Source: Medical Research Council General News - September 17, 2018 Category: Research Source Type: news

Cutting-edge microscope revealed at opening of new £5m structural biology centre
The MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research (CVR) opened an innovative new structural biology centre today, home to a cutting-edge JEOL CryoARM 300, the first cryo-electron microscope of this model in the United Kingdom. (Source: Medical Research Council General News)
Source: Medical Research Council General News - September 11, 2018 Category: Research Source Type: news

2018 Max Perutz Science Writing Award shortlist announced
Ten outstanding articles have been shortlisted for this year’s Max Perutz Science Writing Award, the MRC’s annual writing competition (Source: Medical Research Council General News)
Source: Medical Research Council General News - September 11, 2018 Category: Research Source Type: news

£8 million investment in new mental health research networks
UKRI launches eight cross-council national Mental Health Networks bringing researchers, charities and other organisations together to help solve urgent mental health issues such as social isolation, youth and student mental health and domestic and sexual violence. (Source: Medical Research Council General News)
Source: Medical Research Council General News - September 6, 2018 Category: Research Source Type: news

Liver tissue implants show promising support of liver function
Stem cells transformed into 3D human liver tissue by scientists show promising support of liver function when implanted into mice with a liver disease. The scientists say this could be early-stage progress towards developing liver tissue implants in humans. (Source: Medical Research Council General News)
Source: Medical Research Council General News - August 29, 2018 Category: Research Source Type: news

Criticism of the PACE trial
The Times recently reported on a letter to The Lancet which called for the journal to reanalyse the PACE trial. Executive Chair, Professor Fiona Watt, responds. (Source: Medical Research Council General News)
Source: Medical Research Council General News - August 28, 2018 Category: Research Source Type: news

Horizon 2020 underwrite guarantee update
The government has updated its information for UK applicants to Horizon 2020, the European Union’s flagship programme for science and innovation. (Source: Medical Research Council General News)
Source: Medical Research Council General News - August 23, 2018 Category: Research Source Type: news

UK participation in Horizon 2020: UK government overview
The government has published updated information for UK applicants to Horizon 2020, the EU’s flagship programme for science and innovation. (Source: Medical Research Council General News)
Source: Medical Research Council General News - August 16, 2018 Category: Research Source Type: news

Chemical shows promise at killing glioblastoma cells in mouse studies
Researchers have identified a synthetic chemical, named KHS101, which causes the death of aggressive brain tumour cells from patients in laboratory tests. The researchers found that the synthetic chemical cut the energy source of glioblastoma tumour cells. (Source: Medical Research Council General News)
Source: Medical Research Council General News - August 16, 2018 Category: Research Source Type: news