http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/index.htm en-gb Copyright: (C) 2012 Medical Research Council http://www.mrc.ac.uk/consumption/groups/secure/documents/ss_image/logo_mrc.gif http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/MRC008633 http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/MRC008633 Nine new projects have been announced as part of the Joint Global Health Trials programme, an initiative between the Medical Research Council (MRC), the Wellcome Trust and the Department for International Development (DfID). Fri, 11 May 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/MRC008633 http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/MRC008647 Medical Research Council (MRC) and the University of Dundee are pleased to announce new funding of over £14million for continuing research on the development of new drug treatments for major global diseases. Wed, 16 May 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/MRC008647 http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/MRC008640 Imanova, a new state-of-the-art imaging centre co-owned by the Medical Research Council and three of London’s leading universities, has been formally launched. Tue, 15 May 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/MRC008640 http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/MRC008632 Scientists have discovered an enzyme that corrects the most common mistake in mammalian DNA. Thu, 10 May 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/MRC008632 http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/MRC008616 Researchers at the Medical Research Council (MRC) Toxicology Unit at the University of Leicester have identified a major pathway leading to brain cell death in mice with neurodegenerative disease. Tue, 08 May 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/MRC008616 http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/MRC008599 The MRC has launched a new funding initiative to identify rigorous, quantitative and qualitative methods to analyse the contribution research makes towards economic growth and wider societal impact. Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/MRC008599 http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/MRC008596 The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) will today (25 April 2012) hold a parliamentary event to raise the profile of type 1 diabetes (T1D). Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/MRC008596 http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/MRC008595 Scientists have shown for the first time that transplanting light-sensitive photoreceptors into the eyes of visually impaired mice can restore their vision. Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/MRC008595 http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/MRC008585 A new type of prostate cancer treatment could provide an alternative to traditional treatment with significantly fewer side effects, according to promising results from a clinical trial. Tue, 17 Apr 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/MRC008585 http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/MRC008584 Over 300 of the world's thinkers, comedians, writers and scientists will come together to celebrate and explore all things scientific. Sat, 12 May 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/MRC008584 http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/MRC008583 The Oxford May Music Festival takes place in the historic centre of the city of Oxford. Wed, 02 May 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/MRC008583 http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/MRC007675 The MRC is committing £1.5m for research into the causes of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME). The aim is to promote new and innovative research partnerships and encourage more high-quality CFS/ME research proposals. Thu, 27 Jan 2011 01:54:00 GMT http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/MRC007675 http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/MRC008546 UK Biobank has been funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC), the Wellcome Trust, the Department of Health, the British Heart Foundation and the Scottish and Welsh Governments. Fri, 30 Mar 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/MRC008546 http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/MRC008547 The MRC has announced the short-listed proposals and areas of future development that could be funded under its £60m Stratified Medicine Initiative Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/MRC008547 http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/MRC008536 Four UK Research Councils and the Technology Strategy Board will today unveil a new roadmap for UK regenerative medicine research, which will include £75m of investment into translational science. Wed, 28 Mar 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/MRC008536 http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/MRC008541 Scientists funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC) have identified a gene, in a simple water-dwelling worm, that might play an important role in the development of cancer. Fri, 30 Mar 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/MRC008541 http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/MRC008532 The Medical Research Council and the University of Cambridge are delighted to announce that Dr Massimo Zeviani MD has been appointed as the Honorary Director of the MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit in Cambridge. Tue, 27 Mar 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/MRC008532 http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/MRC008531 The world-famous MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB) in Cambridge has been awarded £49m over the next five years to examining the biology of the brain at a molecular level. Mon, 26 Mar 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/MRC008531 http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/MRC008529 The Medical Research Council (MRC) is to commit almost £1.5 million of extra funding to support the UK Brain Banks Network. Mon, 26 Mar 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/MRC008529 http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/MRC008528 The Medical Research Council and Cambridge Café Scientifique Tue, 27 Mar 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/News/MRC008528