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IRR opens to the public for Doors Open Day 2025

02 October, 2025CIR CRH CRM

On Saturday 27 September 2025 the Institute for Regeneration and Repair opened its doors once again…

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Early medical abortion at home up to 12 weeks is safe, effective, and comparable to hospital care

30 September, 2025CRH

It is time to change law to enable women in all parts of UK and Europe to choose this option, a 5…

Close-up photo of a woman's Hands. One holds a small white pill and the other holds a small glass of water.

Dr Sofia Ferreira awarded LEO Foundation grant to advance wound healing research

24 September, 2025CIR

The LEO Foundation has awarded £457,000 to IRR Group Leader Dr Sofia Ferreira to continue her…

Dr Sofia Ferreira with her lab members outside IRR

IRR spinout Prothea starts lung cancer clinical trial

16 September, 2025CIR

Medical technology company Prothea Technologies has enrolled the first patient in its Precision…

Futuristic Medical Scan of Human Lungs with Oxygen Flow Diagram

Long Covid study sheds light on link with period disruption

16 September, 2025CRH

Women with long Covid experience longer, heavier periods compared with those never infected with…

A selection of period pads, tampons and a purple moon cup on a yellow and blue background

IRR spinout Resolution Therapeutics doses first patient in clinical trial

03 September, 2025CIR CRM

Biopharmaceutical spinout Resolution Therapeutics has announced the first patient has been dosed…

on a teal background, a cartoon image of a man in a labcoat holding a clipboard is stood next to a large image of a liver

A promising new tool to detect biomarkers in blood

01 September, 2025CIR

Scientists from the IRR Chemistry Hub and the School of Chemistry at The University of Edinburgh…

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Cause of cat coronavirus outbreak uncovered

29 August, 2025CIR

Researchers have uncovered the mystery behind the deadly cat coronavirus outbreak that swept…

A stray cat, lazing on the street in Ayia Napa, Cyprus

New IRR Professors announced

28 August, 2025

Three IRR Principal Investigators have been promoted to full professor along with twelve colleagues…

Professors Ahsan Akram, Christopher Lucas and Chelsea Morroni

Uncovering how a common childhood virus leaves long-lasting changes in the lungs

19 August, 2025CIR

A new study highlights a possible link between early-life viral infections and long-term…

Graphic of a baby with virus developing into an adult, coughing with asthma