Higher vitamin D levels in pregnancy could help babies become stronger
Children are likely to have stronger muscles if their mothers had a higher level of vitamin D in their body during pregnancy.
View ArticleBranching for food: how nutrients remodel the fly circulatory system
New research from the MRC Clinical Sciences Centre suggests that nutrients in the diet may play a role in changing the architecture of blood vessels in the gut and other organs.
View ArticleMaking sense of drug safety science
Why do drugs have side effects and what can be done about them? Making Sense of Drug Safety Science, a guide to answer these precise questions has been produced by Sense about Science, in collaboration...
View ArticleNew Years Honours 2014
Congratulations to the following MRC-associated people whose achievements were recognised in the 2014 New Years Honours list.
View ArticleVirtually lowering a persons height heightens feelings of mistrust
A study funded by the Medical Research Council shows that, in those who are prone to having mistrustful thoughts, experiencing a social situation from a lower height can make people feel more...
View ArticleWhat makes us human? Unique brain area linked to higher cognitive powers
Oxford University researchers funded by the Medical Research Council have identified an area of the human brain that appears unlike anything in the brains of some of our closest relatives.
View ArticleMRC Metabolic Diseases Unit opens in Cambridge
A £10.8m new university research facility, the Medical Research Council (MRC) Metabolic Disease Unit, was officially and jointly opened at the University of Cambridge John Savill, and Director of the...
View ArticleSuccess for trial of peanut allergy therapy
A new therapy for peanut allergy has been successful in the majority of the 99 children who took part in a trial conducted by researchers at Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge, UK.
View ArticleYoghurt consumption reduces the risk of type 2 diabetes
New research shows that higher consumption of yoghurt, compared with no consumption, can reduce the risk of new-onset type 2 diabetes by 28 per cent.
View ArticleMedical Bioinformatics: Science Minister David Willetts announces £32 million...
Universities and Science Minister David Willetts will announce today at the High Performance Computing and Big Data Conference that the MRC has invested £32 million, to improve capability, capacity and...
View ArticleNew members sought for the UK Biobank Ethics and Governance Council
MRC together with the Welcome Trust funds the above group whose role is to provide guidance and advice to UK Biobank on ethical matters in order to protect the interests of participants
View ArticleBoris bikes: health benefits outweigh risks from injury and pollution
The London cycle hire scheme has had a positive overall effect on the health of its users by increasing physical activity within the capital.
View ArticleScientists identify new Huntington disease pathway
An international group of researchers has identified a major new pathway thought to be involved in the development of Huntington disease.
View ArticleTwo effective treatments for CFS/ME are also cost-effective
Two treatments found previously to be the most effective for patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome or Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) have now been found to be the most cost-effective treatments...
View ArticleScientists trace bad fat back to its roots
Its widely accepted that having too much fat is unhealthy, but its the hidden fat surrounding our vital organs that poses the biggest threat.
View ArticleReappointment of Professor Sir John Savill as Chief Executive and Deputy...
Minister for Universities and Science, the Rt Hon David Willetts, today announced the reappointment of Professor Sir John Savill as Chief Executive and Deputy Chair of the MRC.
View ArticleMore than one in 30 in the UK participate in cohort studies
The Medical Research Council (MRC) today publishes the first review of the UKs largest cohort studies.
View ArticleResearch funders outline steps to prevent re-identification of anonymised...
A group of research funders today outlined the steps they will take to reduce the risk of anonymised individual research subjects in the UK being re-identified from genomic, epidemiological and social...
View ArticleEPSRC/MRC joint statement on support for healthcare technologies
Support for healthcare technologies is of strategic importance to both EPSRC and MRC and we are committed to funding research projects and researchers of the highest international quality.
View ArticleAstraZeneca and MRC enter strategic collaboration to create new centre for...
The Medical Research Council (MRC) and AstraZeneca today announced that they have entered into a groundbreaking collaboration aimed at better understanding the mechanisms of human disease.
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