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MRC-AMED Infectious Disease Research Collaboration: Announcement of Collaborative Awards
The Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) and the UK MRC have undertaken a jointly funded initiative in order to foster collaborative links between infectious disease researchers in the UK and Japan. (Source: Medical Research Council General News)
Source: Medical Research Council General News - December 14, 2019 Category: Research Source Type: news

Scientists developing diagnostic test to detect antibiotic resistance in less than 45 minutes
Scientists are developing a low cost, rapid diagnostic sensor test which aims to show the susceptibility of bacteria to antibiotics within 45 minutes. (Source: Medical Research Council General News)
Source: Medical Research Council General News - October 31, 2019 Category: Research Source Type: news

Scientists developing diagnostic test which aims to detect antibiotic resistance in less than 45 minutes
Scientists are developing a low cost, rapid diagnostic sensor test which aims to show the susceptibility of bacteria to antibiotics within 45 minutes. NHS laboratory testing of samples can take up to two days and the new test aims to allow doctors to be able to prescribe the correct antibiotic to a patient for an infection more quickly. (Source: Medical Research Council General News)
Source: Medical Research Council General News - October 29, 2019 Category: Research Source Type: news

Promising therapy for common form of eczema identified in early-stage trial
A therapy that targets the immune system showed promise for treating atopic dermatitis– the most common form of eczema– in a small proof-of-concept trial, led by scientists from the MRC Human Immunology Unit at the University of Oxford. (Source: Medical Research Council General News)
Source: Medical Research Council General News - October 24, 2019 Category: Research Source Type: news

MRC and NIHR join forces to support GACD projects
MRC and NIHR have joined forces to invest over£6m in five implementation science projects focused on tackling diabetes and hypertension in low- and middle-income countries, under the Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases. (Source: Medical Research Council General News)
Source: Medical Research Council General News - October 23, 2019 Category: Research Source Type: news

Max P Science Writing Award 2019 - Winner announced
MRC-funded PhD student Akira Wiberg, of the University of Oxford, scooped the main prize of this year ' s Max Perutz Science Writing Award. At the awards ceremony on 15 October, Akira received the first prize of£1,500 for his article:"Getting on your nerves. (Source: Medical Research Council General News)
Source: Medical Research Council General News - October 16, 2019 Category: Research Source Type: news

New MRC brand launched as part of unified UKRI identity
A new brand for the Medical Research Council (MRC) has been launched today as part of a unified identity for UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). (Source: Medical Research Council General News)
Source: Medical Research Council General News - October 10, 2019 Category: Research Source Type: news

Cell therapy safe to use in liver patients, clinical trial suggests
Liver disease patients could one day benefit from a new cell therapy that has just completed its first clinical safety trial, led by researchers at the MRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine at the University of Edinburgh. (Source: Medical Research Council General News)
Source: Medical Research Council General News - October 8, 2019 Category: Research Source Type: news

Nobel prize jointly awarded to UK scientist Sir Peter Ratcliffe
Sir Peter Ratcliffe was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2019 today, jointly with William Kaelin Jr and Gregg Semenza. (Source: Medical Research Council General News)
Source: Medical Research Council General News - October 8, 2019 Category: Research Source Type: news

£35m boost to adolescent mental health research
A major mental health research programme, led by the MRC, has been announced today, to explore what makes teenagers more or less likely to develop mental health problems and how we might intervene early. (Source: Medical Research Council General News)
Source: Medical Research Council General News - October 7, 2019 Category: Research Source Type: news

Professor Rory Duncan appointed as UKRI Director for Talent and Skills
Professor Rory Duncan will take up the role of UKRI Director for Talent and Skills in November. Rory will be on secondment from Heriot-Watt University, where he is currently Senior Academic Lead for Strategy and Development and Co-Director of the Edinburgh super-resolution imaging consortium (ESRIC). (Source: Medical Research Council General News)
Source: Medical Research Council General News - October 1, 2019 Category: Research Source Type: news

New bacterial strain discovered in England and Wales linked to scarlet fever, sore throat and sepsis
A team of scientists led by Imperial College London have discovered a new strain of group A streptococcus bacteria in 2016. Group A streptococcus (or Strep A) is known to cause scarlet fever, throat infections and– in very rare cases– invasive disease, where the bacterium enters the bloodstream or tissue and can trigger sepsis and toxic shock. (Source: Medical Research Council General News)
Source: Medical Research Council General News - September 18, 2019 Category: Research Source Type: news

Decade of translational research funding led to private-sector investment and new therapies
A new report has found that MRC funding schemes for translational research have boosted the UK’s life sciences industry since they were introduced in 2008. Over£530 million of new translational research funding since 2008 has led to MRC-linked spin-outs securing£1.1 billion in private sector investment and delivering health benefits, such as new gene therapies and medical devices. (Source: Medical Research Council General News)
Source: Medical Research Council General News - September 12, 2019 Category: Research Source Type: news

World-leading Genomics project to give insights into health and diseases
In a major advance for public health and the UK’s global leadership in genomics, a£200m public-private collaboration will support the complete sequencing of the genetic code of all 500,000 participants in the UK Biobank health research resource. (Source: Medical Research Council General News)
Source: Medical Research Council General News - September 11, 2019 Category: Research Source Type: news

MRC UK Brain Banks Network enhances human tissue database
The UK Brain Banks Network (UKBBN), an initiative led by UKRI’s Medical Research Council, has enhanced its human brain tissue database, a web-based interface that enables researchers to access details of tissue samples from across the network. The database now includes searchable genomic data which allows tissue samples to be selected on the basis of genetic risk, as well as clinical and pathological findings. (Source: Medical Research Council General News)
Source: Medical Research Council General News - September 5, 2019 Category: Research Source Type: news