December
MRC funds £1.6m research into CFS/ME - 21 December 2011
Pioneer of genetic analysis awarded the 2011 MRC Millennium Medal - 15 December 2011
Middle-aged drinkers still face peer pressure - 12 December 2011
£180 million government support programme for innovative life science businesses - 5 December 2011
Groundbreaking scientific collaboration gives UK academia access to compounds to advance medical research - 5 December 2011
MRC to invest in translational research challenges - 5 December 2011
November
Researchers unveil ‘bedside’ solution for identifying individuals wrongly diagnosed as vegetative state - 11 November 2011
Medical Research Council reconfirms investment in stem cell research - 9 November 2011
HIV study identifies key cellular defence mechanism - 7 November 2011
Adding radiotherapy to hormone treatment could prevent hundreds of prostate cancer deaths a year - 3 November 2011
Researchers confirm that daily physical activity offsets genetic obesity risk - 2 November 2011
October
New UK-Israel fellowship exchange in regenerative medicine announced - 31 October 2011
Aspirin cuts risk of inherited cancer - 28 October 2011
‘Sensitivity gene’ predicts whether anxious children will benefit from CBT - 25 October 2011
Potential new treatments for a common childhood hearing disorder - 21 October 2011
Chair appointed for UK’s biggest study of babies and young children - 18 October 2011
Leafy greens protect the gut’s immune system - 13 October 2011
Successful correction of a patient’s genetic mutation - 13 October 2011
An historical day for The Francis Crick Institute - 11 October 2011
A fresh perspective on medical research - 7 October 2011
Scientists identify a genetic link for a ‘heavy heart’ - 5 October 2011
MRC appoints new board chairs - 3 October 2011
Leading scientists team up in bid to beat genetic diseases - 1 October 2011
September
Cost-effective stop smoking treatment may help millions to stop - 29 September 2011
Max Perutz Science Writing Award 2011 - 9 September 2011
Joining a diet club could double weight loss - 8 September 2011
New knowledge will boost fight against superbug - 6 September 2011
August
Malaria mosquitoes can be tricked into not producing offspring - 9 August 2011
MRC welcomes reforms for UK intellectual property laws - 4 August 2011
Childhood illness linked to less career success - 4 August 2011
July
Contract awarded to run open-access research library - 29 July 2011
Scientists identify ‘super antibody’ against influenza - 28 July 2011
Biomedical research funders respond to the Review of Research Using Non-Human Primates - 27 July 2011
2011 Max Perutz Science Writing Award shortlist announced - 26 July 2011
Dario Alessi to direct MRC Protein Phosphorylation Unit in Dundee - 26 July 2011
First targeted treatment success for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy - 25 July 2011
MRC scientists honoured by the Royal Society - 19 July 2011
Brain scan study illuminates family autism risk - 12 July 2011
Zebrafish pinpoint the route to mending a broken heart - 12 July 2011
Excess alcohol could damage our DNA - 6 July 2011
June
Text message support for smokers doubles quit rates - 30 June 2011
Promising new Hepatitis C drugs in development - 29 June 2011
Brain scan reveals how our brain processes jokes - 29 June 2011
UKCMRI renamed as The Francis Crick Institute - 27 June 2011
‘Lean gene’ increases risk of heart disease and diabetes - 27 June 2011
Easy as ACB: Drug side effect linked with increased health risks for over 65s - 24 June 2011
TB trial highlights potential challenges of introducing new vaccine into childhood immunisation schedule - 23 June 2011
Abnormal brain structure linked to chronic cocaine abuse - 22 June 2011
Weight at 18 linked to cancer in men decades later - 16 June 2011
New report reveals 100 state of the art research areas that could impact all of our lives - 16 June 2011
2011 Queen’s Birthday Honours for MRC scientists and staff - 14 June 2011
MRC welcomes research recognition in reforms - 14 June 2011
Innovation honour for cystic fibrosis treatment - 8 June 2011
Drugs being developed to tackle CJD could also help prevent Alzheimer’s - 7 June 2011
Heart scares: fear of dying during heart attack is linked to increased inflammation - 2 June 2011
MRC Senior Non-Clinical Fellowships to become seven year awards - 1 June 2011
New antibiotics a step closer with discovery of bacterial protein structure - 1 June 2011
QUB scientist appointed Translational Research Group chair - 1 June 2011
May
New world-class biomedical research unit to be launched - 27 May 2011
African trial questions emergency treatment of children in shock - 27 May 2011
Research revelation could shape future long-term treatment of asthma - 26 May 2011
A new name for UKCMRI - 25 May 2011
Select committee welcomes ‘impressive’ vision for UKCMRI - 25 May 2011
MRC to invest in personalised medicine research partnership - 24 May 2011
MRC scientists honoured in annual Royal Society election - 20 May 2011
Shift in social class of mothers undergoing Caesarean sections in Scotland - 18 May 2011
Researchers uncover how white blood cells carry out ‘triage’ on injured tissue - 13 May 2011
MRC scientists identify genes that make MRSA difficult to beat - 12 May 2011
Less education related to faster ageing - 11 May 2011
MRC scientists elected to the Academy of Medical Sciences - 10 May 2011
New member appointed to MRC Council - 10 May 2011
‘Sitting down’ risk for diabetes in South Asians regardless of exercise and waist size - 10 May 2011
Neglectful and controlling parents linked to mental health problems in children - 9 May 2011
Female-to-male transsexual people (transmen) have more autistic traits - 5 May 2011
Key cause of bone marrow failure identified - 3 May 2011
April
Alert: Blood sample scam - 26 April 2011
Heart drugs could cut blood pressure risks in pregnancy - 20 April 2011
New genetic link between pregnancy diet and offspring obesity - 20 April 2011
Brain chemistry linked to source of stress disorders - 20 April 2011
Prion infection begins after one minute of exposure - 19 April 2011
Two more leading universities plan to join scientific powerhouse - 14 April 2011
Unique research alliance expands collaboration opportunities at state-of-the-art medical imaging centre - 12 April 2011
Process linking stress to memory loss found - 7 April 2011
Working 11-hour days increases your risk of heart disease by over 50% - 5 April 2011
Breakthrough study doubles number of genes implicated in Alzheimer’s - 4 April 2011
March
Stem cell voice box transplant trials could begin in 2013 - 30 March 2011
MRC cash boost to maximise discovery of mouse models of human diseases - 29 March 2011
Protein could be used to treat alcohol effects on pancreas - 22 March 2011
RCUK appoints new leader - 14 March 2011
Theory goes pear shaped: ‘Apple shape’ no worse for heart - 11 March 2011
New approach for the battle against neurodegenerative diseases - 10 March 2011
MRC Director wins prestigious Brain Prize - 4 March 2011
Middle aged diabetics can die six years earlier - 3 March 2011
Longest running British ‘baby-boomer’ study shows importance of childhood - 2 March 2011
National Institute for Medical Research hits international top ten list for post-docs - 2 March 2011
£28 million boost to UK’s biggest study of babies and young children - 1 March 2011
February
Genetic cause for extreme form of dwarfism uncovered - 28 February 2011
Obituary: Professor Sir John Gray FRS - 21 February 2011
UK’s largest CFS/ME trial confirms safe and effective treatments for patients - 18 February 2011
Setting the record straight on neuroscience funding - 11 February 2011
MRC business case for UKCMRI gets Government seal of approval - 9 February 2011
Obesity hampers hunger controlling hormones - 8 February 2011
Bednets and preventative treatment reduce malaria infection in children - 4 February 2011
World’s first blood test for vCJD developed in MRC lab - 3 February 2011
10,000 Hepatitis C patients could hold the key to better treatment - 1 February 2011
January
MRC invests £1.5m to encourage further CFS/ME research - 27 January 2011
What makes us tick? Ancient body clock helps to keep all living things on time - 27 January 2011
How a toddler's will power can predict their health and wealth as adults - 25 January 2011
Smoking accounts for up to 60 per cent of gender gap in deaths across Europe - 18 January 2011
World class medical research centre given go-ahead in London - 13 January 2011
Scientists show for the first time how brain ‘wiring’ develops in babies - 12 January 2011
Chairman of UK Biobank Ethics and Governance Council appointed - 12 January 2011
Scientists explain link between chlamydia and ectopic pregnancy - 11 January 2011
Global funding agencies commit to enhancing access to research data to improve public health - 10 January 2011