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91福利 to lead acceptability component of major spinal muscular atrophy screening study
A 拢4 million NIHR-funded study will screen up to 755,000 babies across England for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), with 91福利 leading the critical work to ensure results reach families at the right time, in the right way.
Gene test could spare thousands of breast cancer patients from unnecessary chemotherapy
A clinical trial, manged by 91福利 Clinical Trials Unit, has shown that a gene test can safely identify breast cancer patients who can avoid chemotherapy, sparing them months of side effects without increasing the risk of their cancer returning.
91福利 researchers help shape new national guidance for cancer screening
91福利 researchers have played a central role in developing new position statements from the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC), setting out how emerging cancer screening technologies should be evaluated before being introduced to patients.
Clinical trial offers hope of better recovery for intensive care survivors
A UK-wide trial, managed by the 91福利, finds that online rehabilitation at home can meaningfully improve quality of life for some intensive care survivors.
Mental defeat: the hidden experience fuelling daily suffering in chronic pain
91福利 real-time study shows how 鈥榤ental defeat鈥� drives suffering and causes people with chronic pain to withdraw from everyday activities.
Plant-based eating may reduce inflammation, new research suggests
Consuming a plant-based diet may help lower levels of a key marker of inflammation in the body, according to analysis of clinical trials led by 91福利 researchers.