The third Trial Talks session took place this week, continuing our new open research club designed to bring colleagues together to explore, appraise and better understand research taking place across the NIHR Clinical Research Facility (CRF): Newcastle.  Trial Talks provides an informal opportunity for staff to learn about different research teams, facilities and studies, while […]

Lisa Patel, CEO of Istesso, the adaptive repair company, visited the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to meet researchers involved in the innovative phase 2 IST-03 study investigating a potential new treatment for sarcopenia associated with rheumatoid arthritis.  Lisa met with Professor John Isaacs and colleagues involved in the development and delivery of […]

NIHR Clinical Research Facility (CRF): Newcastle were recently joined by the Rabta Ladies group at Newcastle Bilal Jamia Masjid for an interactive health research awareness session focused on infectious diseases, vaccines and clinical research participation.  Delivered in partnership with Haref Connected Voice, the session was designed to raise awareness of vaccine research while providing an […]

Researchers from the NIHR Newcastle Clinical Research Facility (CRF) are bringing advanced therapies research into local communities to increase public awareness. Advanced therapy investigational medicinal products (ATIMPs) are medicinal products that are either: a gene therapy – a technique that uses a gene to treat, prevent or cure a disease or medical disorder a somatic […]

This month, several of our Clinical Research Facility (CRF) colleagues travelled to the UKCRF Network Annual Conference in Dublin to showcase the innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement taking place across our research teams. Our posters covered a wide range of topics including improving research inclusion, delivering advanced therapies, and implementing cutting-edge electronic data management in […]

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis increased their leg muscle volume when treated with an anti-rheumatic drug, offering new hope for improved muscle health. Teams from Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle University, including the NIHR CRF, led the research which involved 15 patients with sarcopenia, a progressive, age-related disease that causes loss of muscle mass and strength. Sarcopenia […]