The lights are on, so somebodys home: imaging researchers pinpoint degrees...
Researchers part funded by the MRC have shown that measuring slow-wave activity in an individuals brain while they are under anaesthetic offers the clearest picture yet of degrees of perceptual...
View ArticleNew MRC Deputy CEO announced
Dr Jim Smith has been designated as the MRC Deputy Chief Executive and Chief of Strategy. He will take up the position from 1 April 2014 on the retirement of the current Deputy Chief Executive and...
View ArticleImaging study shows dopamine dysfunction is not the main cause of Attention...
A study funded by the MRC and published in Brain today found administering methylphenidate to healthy volunteers, as well as those who exhibit symptoms of ADHD as adults, led to similar increases of...
View ArticleLaunch of public consultation into openness and transparency in animal research
Research published in 2012 showed that the public want to know more about what goes on in animal research. Since then, the bioscience community has been creating a set of draft commitments to be more...
View ArticleResting pulse rates of UK pre-teens have risen during past 30 years
The resting pulse rate of UK pre-teens is estimated to have risen by up to two beats a minute during the past 30 years, but the rise does not seem to be linked to overall weight gain in this age group,...
View ArticleEarlier ART treatment for children with HIV in Africa leads to stronger...
In a study funded by the MRC, EPSRC, DFID and GOSH Biomedical Research Centre, researchers have shown that starting children with HIV in Africa on antiretroviral treatments before the age of six...
View ArticleThe British Sexual Health Survey comes of age: results from the third...
Results published today in The Lancet give the most detailed picture yet of the British populations sex lives over the last 10 years, as part of the third National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and...
View ArticleA gene mutation for excessive alcohol drinking found
UK researchers have discovered a gene that regulates alcohol consumption and when faulty can cause excessive drinking. They have also identified the mechanism underlying this phenomenon.
View ArticleHuman brain research made easier by database
Researchers will be able to access samples from more than 7,000 donated human brains to help study major brain diseases, thanks to a new on-line database, launched by the Medical Research Council (MRC)...
View ArticleB vitamins can slow the Alzheimers disease-related shrinkage of the brain
Further analysis of the 2010 VITACOG clinical trial on elderly people with memory problems has shown that high doses of three B vitamins may slow down the shrinkage of the specific parts of the brain...
View ArticleGenetic analysis of UK Biobank participants
UK Biobank announces today plans to undertake detailed DNA analysis of its 500,000 participants to better understand the complex interaction of lifestyle and genes in causing disorders.
View ArticleGlobal research team discovers new Alzheimers risk gene
Scientists have discovered a rare genetic mutation that increases the risk of Alzheimers disease, in a study with major implications for understanding the causes of the disease.
View ArticleMRC to increase funding for dementias research
The Medical Research Council (MRC) is committing nearly £100m new funding to dementias research, as the G8 dementia summit kicks off in London today.
View ArticleMRC unveils new UK Dementias Research Platform
The Medical Research Council (MRC) today announced a multi-million pound programme to accelerate progress in dementias research.
View ArticleNew funding to assess the economic impact of research
The MRC has awarded grants to three new projects under the second Economic Impact Call in order to better understand the link between medical research and its economic and societal impacts.
View ArticleThe nations hearing has it all gone a bit Pete Tong?
The MRC has awarded grants to three new projects under the second Economic Impact Call in order to better understand the link between medical research and its economic and societal impacts.
View ArticleNew director roles for the MRC in Africa
Professor Umberto DAlessandro has been appointed Director of the MRC Unit in The Gambia.
View ArticleClinical Research Infrastructure Initiative - queries over the Christmas break
A frequently asked questions guide is now available. Applicants with urgent queries not addressed in the FAQ may contact 07500 952 942 (call or text) for advice over the Christmas break when Head...
View ArticleResearchers identify variation in gene PLD3 can increase risk of late-onset...
A new study, part-funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC), the Wellcome Trust and Alzheimers Research UK, has shown that a fault in a gene called phospholipase D3 (PLD3) can contribute to the...
View ArticleRedirecting the rules of attraction in fruit flies
Researchers at the Medical Research Council (MRC) Laboratory of Molecular Biology have discovered a biological switch that determines which part of the fruit flys brain responds to pheromones,...
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