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.
16 August 2018
Researchers have identified a synthetic chemical, named KHS101, which causes the death of aggressive brain tumour cells from patients in laboratory tests. The researchers found that the synthetic chemical cut the energy source of glioblastoma tumour cells.
15 August 2018
People who suffer a stroke caused by bleeding in the brain could be helped by four simple checks of their brain scans, research suggests. The checks could help spot people at risk of further bleeding so they can be monitored more closely.
3 August 2018
Clinicians can match people with type 2 diabetes to the right drug to improve control of blood sugar and help avoid damaging side-effects, simply by factoring in characteristics such as sex and BMI into prescribing decisions, new MRC-funded research suggests.
Researchers can apply for MRC grant funding at any time.
