Register for 'ask the experts' webinar on curing cancer
25 April 2024
You are invited to a free webinar to ask questions of leading experts about research into finding a cure for cancer.
25 April 2024
You are invited to a free webinar to ask questions of leading experts about research into finding a cure for cancer.
11 April 2024
Researchers at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) and the University of Cambridge are co-leading national trials to identify accurate and rapid blood tests that can help to diagnose dementia.
02 April 2024
Giving out free e-cigarette starter packs in hospital emergency departments to people who smoke helps more people quit, according to East of England research,
19 March 2024
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust's (CPFT) Windsor Research Unit has been praised for successfully delivering one of the first studies in the UK to test new wearable devices to assess brain health and memory, in a new research partnership.
18 March 2024
Oscar was the first baby in the world to take part in a cannabis-based medicine trial at an East of England hospital after his birth four years ago.
18 March 2024
Research teams at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (NNUH) are celebrating after becoming the top recruiters to an international head and neck cancer study.
12 March 2024
A communications expert has enrolled in a global trial for an investigational vaccine taking place in the East of England.
01 March 2024
A world-first has taken place in the East of England with the start of a new non-hormonal drug trial for treating endometriosis.
16 February 2024
A study has found that care home residents can see an improvement in their quality of life if they are allowed reasonable access to alcohol.
23 January 2024
People with pulmonary sarcoidosis are being invited to take part in an international clinical trial at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CUH).
22 January 2024
A Norfolk man has become one of the first people in the country to take part in NHS research happening at a care home for people with learning disabilities.
19 January 2024
Our new film explains the vital part research plays in improving treatments and care happening at hospitals, GP practices, and in wider care around the region. It also highlights the incomparable role our participants have in helping to make research happen.
15 January 2024
A man from Cambridge is the first to join a clinical trial that could see routine screening for oesophageal cancer introduced into the NHS, potentially halving deaths from this cancer every year.
01 December 2023
A doctor at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust (ENH) has won a prestigious national award honouring the enormous contribution they have made in delivering research to find new treatments and care pathways for NHS patients.
27 November 2023
A plumber from the East of England has become the first patient to be recruited to a new heart surgery research trial at Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
22 November 2023
NHS staff from around the region have been recognised at this year’s NIHR CRN East of England Cancer Research Excellence Awards.
14 November 2023
A patient from Cambridge has become the first person in the UK to sign up to a study aiming to improve glucose management and reduce the treatment burden for people living with cystic fibrosis-related diabetes.
11 October 2023
An NHS Trust in the East of England has become the first site in the world to recruit patients to a clinical trial looking at developing a breath test for earlier diagnosis of lung cancer.
29 September 2023
An 87-year-old former nurse from West Norfolk is the first patient in the UK to be recruited to a study into the effectiveness of wound dressings.
16 August 2023
This NIHR webinar invited members of the public to ask questions of a leading expert about the latest research into the prevention and early detection of oesophageal cancer.
14 July 2023
Annual data published by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Clinical Research Network (CRN) show that the number of people taking part in research attributed to the Primary Care specialty increased by 114% last year to 25,291, up from 11,838 in the previous year.
14 July 2023
Research teams from across the East of England come together in Norwich to celebrate their efforts and achievements at the CRN East of England Celebration Awards 2023.
03 July 2023
A chartered surveyor from Northampton has become the first person in the UK to sign up for a new heart transplant research trial being led by Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge.
28 June 2023
More than £2 million has today been awarded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) to NHS organisations in the East of England to pay for cutting-edge research equipment and technology.
25 May 2023
A paediatric gastroenterology research team based at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CUH) has been recognised nationally for their enormous contribution to children’s research.