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Leeds heads multi-centre trial of innovative treatment for childhood Duchenne muscular dystrophy
The NIHR Clinical Research Facility is playing a key role in a trial exploring a new treatment for children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a rare and progressive muscle-wasting condition. The GUARDIAN trial, which is being run through NIHR Clinical Research Facility at Leeds Children’s Hospital, is evaluating the long-term use…
Research experience helps Leeds Young Owls Take flight into medicine
Two members of our young research group, the Leeds Young Research Owls have been successfully accepted into universities to study medicine and train to be doctors.
Leeds NIHR Clinical Research Facility supporting expanded plan for patient enrolment in head and neck cancer vaccines trial
The NIHR Leeds Clinical Research Facility (CRF) is supporting Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT) as part of an expanded fast-track pathway for head and neck cancer patients into a national clinical study of mRNA-based cancer vaccines for head and neck cancer, announced by NHS England.
NIHR Leeds CRF supports new study into Penicillin allergy testing to fight antibiotic resistance
A trial supported by NIHR Leeds CRF into removing incorrect penicillin allergy labels on GP records could combat antibiotic resistance and save lives, an NIHR-funded clinical trial led by the University of Leeds has found. Penicillins are first-choice antibiotics for many common infections, but more than one in 15 UK…
Charity partnership backs neuromuscular research powered by NIHR Leeds CRF, enabling life-changing trials for families
Duchenne UK and Leeds Hospitals Charity have partnered to fund two new roles within the Neuromuscular Service over the next five years. Together, they are contributing more than £300,000 to support this specialist team, recognising its status as a centre of excellence in paediatric neuromuscular research. As part of the…
NIHR Leeds CRF at 20th UKCRF Network Conference
NIHR Leeds CRF recently attended the 20th annual UKCRF Network Conference in Birmingham, the first to be held jointly with the NIHR Biomedical Research Centres.
Natasha Allergy Research Foundation visit to Leeds Children’s Hospital to meet Clinical Research Facility study participants
On Monday 7 July, Leeds Children’s Hospital welcomed visitors from The Natasha Allergy Research Foundation (NARF). Visitors from Natasha’s Foundation and their partner organisations came to see first-hand how The Natasha Clinical Trial is helping allergy patients in Leeds.
NIHR Leeds CRF Lead Nurse Co-Authors Ground-Breaking Stroke Study
We are delighted to share the exciting news that Linetty Makawa, Lead Nurse at the NIHR Leeds Clinical Research Facility (CRF), has co-authored a pioneering stroke research paper recently published in the Biomolecules journal.
First patient in Europe joins new breast cancer trial in Leeds
The first participant in Europe to take part in a new breast cancer trial has been recruited in Leeds.