Making ageing a focus for the future
Latest Government Vision document reflects the importance of ageing for the future of healthcare
The Government’s Life Sciences Vision, released 6 July by the Department for Business, Energy and…
Five steps for action from the International Sarcopenia Translational Research Conference 2021
Following a successful event, jointly hosted by the NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre (Newcastle BRC) and Newcastle University’s AGE Research Group, we look at the key messages for interdisciplinary…
The UK Multiple Long Term Conditions Research Registry
Principal Investigator: Professor Miles Witham
Recruiting people with multiple long-term conditions is essential if research studies are to be representative of people cared for by clinical services. Finding the right…
Funding available for healthcare professionals
The NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Centre plans to fund a small number of partial scholarships for the Clinical Research with Older People Masters module starting in…
Frailty in Chronic Limb Threatening Ischaemia (FraiLTI)
Principal Investigator: Mr Sandip Nandhra
Full title: A prospective multicentre observational study to determine the incidence of frailty, sarcopenia and multimorbidity in chronic limb threatening ischaemia and the associated impact…
Characterising the dynamic inter-relationships between polypharmacy and multiple long-term conditions
Principal Investigator: Professor Nick Reynolds
Full project title: Characterising the dynamic inter-relationships between polypharmacy and multiple long-term conditions. Using artificial intelligence (AI) to map patient journeys into multimorbidity clusters in…
SARC-NET: Paving the way for public participation in sarcopenia research
In a project funded by the NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), researchers have facilitated patient participation in sarcopenia research through a brand-new dedicated registry.
Background
The NIHR Newcastle BRC is…
Coming together for older people’s medicine: an event to share knowledge and expertise on working as an academic multidisciplinary team
Colleagues linked to the NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) lead a national event for clinicians and researchers, sharing best practice for multidisciplinary teams working with older patients.
At the…
Understanding how local area deprivation, health inequality and multimorbidity contribute to progression of dementia and cognitive impairment
Principal Investigator: Dr Calum Hamilton
The Study
As many as 40% of dementia cases may be preventable through addressing modifiable individual risk factors in earlier life. However, many of these factors…
Newcastle BRC and Newcastle Hospitals funding call now live
We are now accepting applications for our latest funding call, in collaboration with the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
We are looking for projects that:
- meet with our…
Newcastle BRC Training Fellow is awarded Doctoral Research Fellowship
Colette Kirk (pictured left), a Senior Dietitian at Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, and current Training Fellow with NIHR Newcastle…
Funding boost to research multimorbidity in hospital patients
Scientists have been given almost £4m to improve understanding of multimorbidity in hospital patients.
Research led by Newcastle University will focus on multiple long-term conditions in hospitalised patients and is…