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Celebrating our key achievements 2024-25

Demonstrating the impact it has made over the past year, the NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre has published a summary of its key outcomes, outputs and progress.

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Young people shaping research: a choice at every step

Author: Mica Komarnyckyj

Mica, researcher from our Mental Health Theme, shares how young people have shaped her research into trauma and brain development.

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AI-powered automated hearing test okayed by scientists

An AI-powered hearing test is reliably able to check your hearing on a computer or smart phone without clinical supervision according to a study by University of Manchester researchers.

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Innovator Insights blog: Advancing dermatology research through industry partnerships with Dr Ali Al-Janabi

Author: Dr Ali Al-Janabi

In this Innovator Insights blog, Dr Ali Al-Janabi discusses how collaborating with industry during his PhD on inflammatory skin diseases advanced his research portfolio, fostered translational impact, and shaped his future direction in personalised medicine for dermatology research.

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Deaf children share insight on what researchers should study next

Deaf children and people with experience of childhood deafness from across the UK have come together to highlight what matters most to children affected by deafness and hearing loss.

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DNA analysis shows colorectal cancer has unique microbial fingerprint

Colorectal cancer is unique in having its own microbial ‘fingerprint’, according to new University of East Anglia research supported by Manchester BRC scientists.

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Blood test detects ovarian cancer with high accuracy, study finds

A new blood test pioneered by diagnostics company AOA Dx (AOA) can detect ovarian cancer in symptomatic women with high accuracy a study by researchers from the Universities of Manchester and Colorado has found.

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Scientists discover genetic condition that causes paralysis following mild infections

Doctors and genetic researchers at The University of Manchester have discovered that changes in a gene leads to severe nerve damage in children following a mild bout of infection. 

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