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The Queen’s Speech included a draft bill to modernise adult care and support in England and the Academy welcomed the announcememnt that the Government will bring forward draft legislation to establish Heath Education England and the Health Research Authority on a stable and independent f...
Read moreTreatments to avoid transmission of mitochondrial disease
The Academy and partner organisations have written to Rt Hon. Andrew Lansley MP, Secretary of State for Health calling for the introduction of regulations to enable research techniques, developed to prevent the hereditary transmission of mitochondrial disease, to be used in clini...
Read moreIn response to the 2011 Budget announcements, Academy President Professor Sir John Bell said, I welcome the recognition the Government has made in today’s Plan for Growth of the vital role research plays in delivering healt...
Read moreUrgent changes are required to the regulation and governance of health research in the UK because unnecessary delays, bureaucracy and complexity are stifling medical advances, without additiona
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Read moreAcademy seeking public views on research using animals containing human material
The Academy of Medical Sciences has commissioned a consortium lead by Ipsos MORI to explore public views on research using animals containing human material. The programme is supported by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills'
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