Chronic illness

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RCPCH responds to sharp rise in rates of obesity in young children

16 November 2021
NHS Digital today announced new figures showing a significant increase in obesity rates among primary-aged children. Obesity rates in both reception-aged and year 6 schoolchildren increased by around 4.5 percentage points between 2019-20 and 2020-21.
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BPSU study - Chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis/ chronic nonbacterial osteomyelitis (CRMO/CNO)

Surveillance of chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis/ chronic nonbacterial osteomyelitis (CRMO/CNO) commenced in October 2020. It is being led by Dr Chenqu Suo, winner of the Sir Peter Tizard Bursary 2018-19. This study intends to find out how common CRMO/CNO is, and who is involved in the car...
Clinical genetics
Community child health
General paediatrics
Orthopaedics
Rheumatology
BPSU
Chronic illness
Rare disease
Research

Medical Research Council (MRC) - Initiatives

Through strategic grant funding, the MRC supports a number of ongoing research initiatives.
Award programme/theme
Programme grant
Funding amount range
Over £500,000