A new vaccine could help prevent serious childhood illnesses
Researchers are working on a nasal spray which could provide a potential new vaccine against a bacterium which can cause meningitis and pneumonia, as well as other serious illnesses, after receiving funding from children’s health charity Action Medical Research.
TV doctors & BBC weatherman join 700 charity cyclists heading from London to Paris
Almost 700 cyclists have left London as part of a 300-mile London to Paris bike ride to coincide with the finale of the Tour de France and raise £1 million for children’s health charity Action Medical Research.
Join 500 cyclists for the York 100 bike ride
Almost 500 riders are already signed up to take part in the second York 100 cycle challenge on Sunday 15 August and organising charity Action Medical Research hopes more still will join them.
Sailing star supports charity Solent challenge
Solo offshore racing sailor Alex Thomson is encouraging people to get involved in a charity sailing challenge for children’s health charity Action Medical Research.
The Brecons 100: a new cycle challenge in Wales
A new cycling challenge is set to hit Wales this summer. The Brecons 100 is part of the Action Medical Research 100 Series of rides and takes place on Sunday 8 August.
This is Davina… please wear your Wellies to Work
TV’s Davina McCall is asking the nation to take part in Wear Your Wellies to Work day this September to raise money for children’s health charity Action Medical Research.
And for those who do join in there is a chance to win a pair of super-stylish bright pink Hunter wellies, worn and signed by Davina herself (as modelled in our photo).
Could light therapy help epilepsy patients who don't respond to treatment?
A new clinical trial has started which is investigating whether light therapy could benefit people with epilepsy who continue to have seizures despite having tried several medications. The research, which is being carried out at the Institute of Neurology, University College London, and the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, is being funded by Horsham-based children’s
Walk for Tiny Lives this summer to help premature babies



























