At Action Medical Research we are determined to stop the suffering of babies and children caused by disease and disability. Find out more about our research projects to see the difference we are making.
A unique study funded by children’s charity Action Medical Research has discovered that a combination of anaesthetics, not only prevent labour pains, but might also protect babies from brain damage caused by a lack of oxygen during birth.
The remarkable results discovered by a research team at Imperial College London, have been published in the online journal PLoS ONE.*
Children’s charity Action Medical Research is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year; marking National Epilepsy Week (20-26 May 2012) by highlighting its funding history of epilepsy research. Over £3 million has been invested in this field by the charity which has helped thousands of sufferers across the UK.
Identifying genes which may cause the condition and improved surgery have all come about as a result of projects funded by the charity over its 60 year history.
Action Medical Research, the leading UK-wide medical research charity dedicated to helping babies and children, has today announced it is funding three new Research Training Fellowships worth more than half a million pounds.
The charity finds and funds some of the best medical research in the world for the benefit of babies, children and young people. Our gold standard scientific review process ensures that we only fund the best doctors and researchers in children’s hospitals, specialist units and universities across the UK.
Action Medical Research
Vincent House, Horsham, West Sussex, RH12 2DP
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