We support research across the entire spectrum of medical sciences,
in universities and hospitals, in our own units, centres and institutes in the UK,
and in our units in Africa.
29 November 2016
A study published today in the journal PLOS Medicine has identified the five genetic variants associated with higher levels of the branched-chain amino acids isoleucine, leucine and valine. The researchers also found that these genetic variants were associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes.
22 November 2016
A pioneering new type of radiotherapy machine funded by the MRC and opened today by Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has the potential to transform the care of cancer patients by directing radiation even at tumours that move during treatment.
17 November 2016
The results of a UK-China antimicrobial research collaboration have been pivotal to informing a ban on the use of the antibiotic colistin as a feed additive for animals in China.
Researchers can apply for MRC grant funding at any time.
