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New research tests the effectiveness of hearing screening tests in school
New research shows that not having hearing screening tests in school may be just as effective as conducting screening tests in school, in identifying children with hearing problems. Identifying whether a child has hearing difficulties is important for development and education. Screening babies when they are born finds most of them but hearing problems can... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - May 18, 2016 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Can psychological therapies help people who self-harm?
Latest research out today has found that psychological therapies, more commonly known as ‘talking treatments’, may help people who self-harm. Self-harm is intentional self-poisoning or self-injury. Many people who are admitted to hospital because of this are at an increased risk of self-harming again and of suicide. It is a major problem in many countries,... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - May 12, 2016 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Taking prescription medication to help stop smoking is more successful long term
A new NIHR Cochrane Review has confirmed that varenicline (branded as Champix), the most commonly used prescription medication used to treat nicotine addiction, more than doubles the likelihood of stopping people smoking in the long term, compared to those who don’t use medications to help them quit. When people stop smoking they experience cravings to... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - May 12, 2016 Category: American Health Source Type: news

New UK-wide clinical trial aims to improve muscle strength in older people
A UK-wide clinical trial is set to examine whether a commonly used heart pill and a food supplement could improve the health of older people across the UK by improving muscle strength.Researchers funded by the EME Programme are testing whether the treatments can prevent the weakening of muscles that commonly affects older people.The research team... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - May 11, 2016 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Dementia researchers tell their story on BBC’s Horizon
A NIHR, HTA Programme, funded project will feature on BBC Two’s flagship science strand Horizon at 8pm on Wednesday 11 May. Researchers from the University of Exeter will talk about a form of therapy which is yielding promising results in helping people with dementia manage the effects of the condition and improve their everyday lives.The... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - May 9, 2016 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Gene therapy development shows long term benefit for treating rare blindness
The EME Programme has funded further research into a pioneering gene therapy to treat a rare form of blindness after previous research found that the technique has helped improve the vision of some patients for as long as four years. A technique which involves injecting a virus into the eye to deliver billions of healthy... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - April 29, 2016 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Side effects of statins investigated in new trial
The link between statins and muscle pains reported by people taking them will be analysed in a major new trial led by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.The Statin: Web-based Investigation of Side Effects (Statin WISE) trial, funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), aims to determine whether muscle pain symptoms... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - April 26, 2016 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Mental health ‘first aid’ for teachers
Researchers funded by the NIHR PHR Programme have begun a trial to find out how well a training and support package for teachers works in recognising and combatting mental health problems. Mental health problems are frequently highlighted as a concern in the teaching profession. A 2014 report by the Education Support Partnership found 88 percent... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - April 26, 2016 Category: American Health Source Type: news

No difference in patient mortality for weekend vs weekday admissions to psychiatric hospitals
Interim findings from a NIHR HS&DR study, published in The Lancet, have found that there is no significant difference in risk of mortality for patients admitted to a psychiatric hospital at the weekend versus during the week. Whilst previous studies have indicated that risk of mortality is higher for patients admitted to acute hospitals at... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - April 20, 2016 Category: American Health Source Type: news

School children twice as likely to have tried an e-cigarette after exposure to marketing
Adolescents who recall seeing e-cigarettes in shops are more likely to have tried them in the past and are more likely to intend to try them in the future, according to a study published in the open access journal BMC Public Health, today. Funded by the NIHR PHR Programme, the DISPLAY study is a six... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - April 14, 2016 Category: American Health Source Type: news

New imaging scans track down persistent cancer cells
Life Sciences Minister praises ‘potential to make a real difference to the lives of people with head and neck cancer’ Head and neck cancer patients may no longer have to undergo invasive post-treatment surgery to remove remaining cancer cells, as research shows that innovative scanning-led surveillance can help identify the need for, and guidance of,... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - March 24, 2016 Category: American Health Source Type: news

New study ranks methods to induce labour on effectiveness and cost
More than 150,000 pregnant women in England and Wales have their labours induced each year. As this number rises, and as new evidence emerges, it has become urgent to address questions about which methods of inducing labour are most effective, cost-effective, safe and acceptable to women.There are multiple pharmacological, non-pharmacological, mechanical and complementary methods available... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - March 22, 2016 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Multi-component interventions can prevent delirium
Delirium is a common and serious illness for people admitted to hospital. Not only distressing for both patients and their families it increases the chances of developing other complications in hospital, being admitted to a care home or even dying. As a very expensive condition for health services to treat, the prevention of delirium is... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - March 15, 2016 Category: American Health Source Type: news

The role of Clinical Trials Units in developing an NIHR funding application
The NIHR recognises the important role of CTUs and researchers are strongly encouraged to contact a CTU early in the process of developing research ideas and preparing funding applications. Since 2008 the NIHR has provided UKCRC registered CTUs in England with the opportunity to apply for funding to increase their capacity to support NIHR funded... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - March 15, 2016 Category: American Health Source Type: news