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.
20 September 2018
MRC-funded scientists have discovered a vicious feedback loop underlying brain degeneration in Alzheimer’s disease, which may explain why so many drug trials have failed.
18 September 2018
New drugs that lower levels of triglycerides (a type of fat) in blood could further reduce the risk of heart attack when added to statins, according to new research conducted by MRC scientists.
17 September 2018
Over 500 new gene regions that influence people’s blood pressure have been discovered in the largest global genetic study of blood pressure to date. The research was co-funded by the MRC.
Researchers can apply for MRC grant funding at any time.
