MedTech
Empowering children and young people to become DNA heroes
D-CYPHR attended Leicester Grammar School STEM fair to highlight how every family can help childhood health research. Children and young people at the school have been involved in D-CYPHR for a while and it was a great chance to bring the project to life. ...
BioResource participant samples used in research discovering major cause of IBD
BioResource volunteers have contributed to new research from The Francis Crick Institute - in collaboration with UCL and Imperial College London - which discovered a new biological pathway as the principal driver of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) and related conditions, and which can ...
Ground-breaking study proves AI-driven programme has comparable effectiveness to human-delivered care while using up to 8 times fewer therapist hours
A new study by ieso Digital Health in collaboration with the and NIHR BioResource reveals that its AI-driven digital programme delivered results comparable to traditional human-led therapy for generalised anxiety. An estimated 1.2 million people in the UK are on waiting lists for NHS me...
Dylan shares his inspiring story on how all families can be part of research
Dylan reveals how he had major open heart surgery at just 7 years old. He joined the D-CYPHR programme and became a DNA hero to inspire others. ...
New genetic cause of obesity could help guide treatment
Researchers working with the NIHR BioResource discovered a genetic link between a specific blood group deficiency and obesity. The study identified a genetic variant affecting the SMIM1 gene, leading to higher body weight due to reduced energy expenditure at rest in Vel-negative individ...
Researchers identify a genetic cause of intellectual disability affecting tens of thousands
Novel study links genetic changes in a non-coding gene called RNU4-2 to neurodevelopmental disorders ...
Over 20,000 people join search for new dementia treatments
Volunteers at the BioResource have contributed to a study that aims to speed up the development of much-needed dementia drugs. Our Genes & Cognition cohort will enable scientists in universities and industry to involve healthy individuals in clinical trials to test whether new drugs...
Celebrating Research Nurses on International Nurses Day 2024
Each year, on 12 May, International Nurses Day highlights the fantastic work carried out by nurses worldwide. It is an opportunity to demonstrate the remarkable difference that nursing staff make to many lives. Here at the BioResource, our Research Nurses are at the forefront of recruit...
Young heroes from The Regis School help transform children’s health research
In collaboration with our partners at leading mental health charity Anna Freud, D-CYPHR held a learning event at the West Sussex secondary school, listening to pupils’ ideas around children’s rights to good health and highlighting different ways they can make a positive impact. ...
COVID-19 BioResource participants in new study identifying key trigger of long COVID
Volunteer data from our COVID-19 BioResource has been used in a new study, published by Nature Immunology, which discovered that problems with iron levels in the blood and the body’s ability to regulate this important nutrient as a result of SARS-CoV-2 infection could be a key trigger f...