New hope for breast cancer patients as life-extending drug now on NHS in England
Following years of campaigning, patients in England with a specific type of incurable breast cancer can now access a life-extending drug on the NHS, two years after it was deemed too expensive by a health body.
Could a Common Diabetes Drug Help Slow Ageing?
Through the TAME study, researchers are investigating whether metformin, a common diabetes drug, could help delay age-related diseases and extend the number of years people live in good health.
Helen’s story: Taking part in a clinical trial with COPD
After being diagnosed with COPD five years ago, Helen decided to take part in a clinical trial through the British Research Panel. Seven months in, she shares what the experience has really been like and why she’d encourage others to consider research.
Personalised Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise in Preventing Melanoma Returning
A personalised cancer vaccine has shown promising results in a Phase 3 clinical trial, helping to prevent melanoma from returning in patients at high risk of their cancer coming back.
From Patient to Voice: My Myeloma Story
Solomon was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma in 2018. Whilst undergoing many different treatments, he began to study his health which, led him to question how his experience could help shape future research.
British Research Panel Members Contribute to Progressing Type 1 Diabetes Research
Over 1,800 British Research Panel members signed up to the T1DRA study, a type 1 diabetes study led by the University of Bristol. The study aims to find how many adults in the UK are at increased risk of developing type 1 diabetes.
Phase 3 Results for Hepatitis B Treatment Show Functional Cure for 1 in 5 People
An experimental treatment for chronic hepatitis B has shown encouraging results in two large phase 3 clinical trials. The studies involved more than 1,800 adults across 29 countries with around one in five participants achieving a functional cure.
How Research Gave Gilbert a Better Life
Gilbert was diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in 1990. After receiving a heart transplant in 2016, he acknowledges how patient voices have raised awareness of the condition so that treatments and services can progress.
More Women in their 20s are Getting Type 2 Diabetes
A new analysis of NHS data has found a concerning rise in type 2 diabetes among young adults in England. 12,000 people under 30 are now living with type 2 diabetes.
UK Begins Trials of Ebola Vaccine
New Ebola vaccine has entered its first human clinical trial. Researchers hope the study will demonstrate the vaccine is safe and capable of generating an immune response.