Newcastle ageing researcher wins Rising Star Award
We’d like to congratulate Dr Richard Dodds, NIHR Intermediate Clinical Fellow at the Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre, who has jointly won this year’s BGS Rising Star Award. He shares…
The challenges of COVID‐19 for people with dementia with Lewy bodies and family caregivers
Colleagues supported by the NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre have written a paper on the challenges of COVID-19 on those living with dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB)
DLB is a…
New hope for kidney revival for transplant
New research has demonstrated that kidneys can be revived prior to transplantation by delivering a cell therapy directly to the organ.
A team led by Newcastle University researcher, Dr…
Doctor shares advice on managing low blood pressure and dizziness in older adults
Former NIHR funded trainee has created an animation on orthostatic hypotension (OH), supporting those living with the condition to better manage their symptoms.
Dr James Frith is a Consultant Geriatrician…
New national study into the long-term health impacts of COVID-19 launched
A major UK research study into the long-term health impacts of COVID-19 on hospitalised patients has been launched today.
The PHOSP-COVID study has been awarded £8.4million jointly by UK Research…
Help us design ADMISSION research
Would you like to be involved in designing a research study to better understand multiple long-term health conditions and may improve how health care systems work for them?
Who are…
Latest from Trust Chief Executive on research and innovation
As Chief Executive of the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Dame Jackie Daniel sits on the Strategic Leadership Team for the NIHR Newcastle BRC; playing a…
Relationship between skeletal muscle disorders and neurodegeneration
In this NIHR Newcastle BRC funded study, researchers examine what links can be made between sarcopenia, an age-associated progressive muscle disorder, and neurodegenerative conditions such as Parkinson’s disease (PD)
Lead…
Multimorbidity and hospital admissions: examining the links and improving outcomes
A key focus for the NIHR Newcastle BRC is understanding how to improve care for people with multimorbidity admitted to hospital; something that is key to improving outcomes both…
Meet the researcher: Professor Miles Witham
In our second ‘Meet the researcher’ post, we talk to Professor Miles Witham, Deputy theme lead for Ageing Syndromes with the NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), as…
Supporting older people with COVID-19: The Newcastle COVOP Report
A collaborated approach to supporting Newcastle’s older vulnerable population with COVID-19
Earlier this year health and social care organisations across Newcastle upon Tyne (Collaborative Newcastle) were focused on how to…
Five reasons to take part in research
Each year, on 20th May we celebrate International Clinical Trials Day, as this is believed to be the date when the first ever clinical trial took place.
While the current…