Date Time Renewed funding for national childhood arthritis research centre The UK’s first and only research centre dedicated to testing better and more effective drug treatments for children with arthritis and related conditions has secured a further three years of funding from the charity Versus Arthritis. The Experimental Arthritis Treatment Centre for Children (EATC4Children) is based in Liverpool at Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Liverpool. Since launching in 2014 the EATC4Children has led a wide range of studies including the landmark APTITUDE trial to improve treatment for children with the severe inflammatory eye condition uveitis, and a major programme of translational research into childhood lupus.