NIHR Maudsley BRC Blog

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Potential for machine learning to predict unknown adverse drug reactions

Research funded by the NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre, published in Scientific Reports today (Monday 27 November) shows that machine learning has the potential to predict unknown adverse drug reactions.

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 27 Nov 2017

Concentrated naloxone nasal spray as good as injection

A new study published by the scientific journal Addiction has found that a concentrated 2mg intranasal naloxone spray delivers naloxone as effectively, over the critical first 15 minutes, as the standard 0.4mg intramuscular (IM) naloxone injection. The research was co-authored by Professor Sir John Strang and Dr Rebecca McDonald, National Addiction Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN), King’s College London.

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 20 Nov 2017

First network analysis of patient flow in two UK hospitals published

Researchers at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London and King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, have used network science to analyse patient flow through a hospital for the first time in a UK health system.

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 8 Nov 2017

A&E attendance for people with dementia is common and increasing

Research using NIHR Maudsley BRC's Clinical Record Interactive Search (CRIS) highlights increasing rates of A&E attendance in people with dementia.

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 23 Aug 2017

Research blog: Using advanced search technologies to help manage infectious disease outbreaks

Richard Dobson tells us how the latest search technologies are being used to tackle infectious disease outbreaks in hospitals.

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 17 Aug 2017