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Guts UK and the British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) are passionate about nurturing the researchers of the future, to discover new knowledge about our guts. We’re proud to open the 2020 ‘Trainee Research Awards’. These awards are open...
14th July 2020
On World IBD Day every year, patient organisations come together from all over the globe to raise awareness of Crohn’s disease & Colitis. Guts UK is proud to fund over 10 current active research projects into...
19th May 2020
Could a commonly-prescribed anti-sickness drug be the answer for the 1.3 million people in the UK who struggle with irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhoea (IBS-D)? A nationwide clinical trial led by researchers at The University...
2nd March 2020
The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) need your help to identify and update the priorities in gastrointestinal care that are ready for research, to complement wider priority setting activities in this area. The NIHR are seeking research...
10th February 2020
A report published today delivers the most comprehensive analysis of UK health research funding ever compiled. Bringing together data from 146 charity, professional and public sector organisations, the UK Health Research Analysis 2018 found that...
28th January 2020
Guts UK funded researchers at University College London have discovered that a simple health questionnaire could be a highly effective tool to pre-screen people for early signs of oesophageal cancer, enabling much earlier diagnosis and treatment....
6th December 2019
Bart’s Cancer Institute is designing a research project on pancreatic cancer. The project aims to evaluate known risk factors of pancreatic cancer, and identify novel ones, in a multi-ethnic population of East London. The project...
27th November 2019
Guts UK is a founding member of the Less Survivable Cancers Taskforce (LSCT), campaigning to double the 5-year survival rates of the six least survivable cancers from 14% to 28% by 2029 #28by29. The central...
11th November 2019
Do you have Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and live in the UK? Researchers would like to invite you to participate in an online survey conducted by King’s College London on the experiences of healthcare services...
4th November 2019
Research scientists at Queen Mary University of London are looking for people who are chronically constipated to help develop understanding of the condition and possibly improve treatments. The team in London are looking for volunteers...
23rd October 2019
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