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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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Study finds brain stimulation affects brain activity in teenagers with a neurological genetic disorder

Researchers from the NIHR Mental Health Translational Research Collaboration (MH-TRC) Mission’s Children and Young People’s (CYP) Mental Health workstream have recently published a paper on brain stimulation in teenagers with Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1).

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New resource helps researchers access information on children and young people

The NIHR Mental Health Translational Research Collaboration Mental Health Mission is rolling out a new resource which helps researchers access information on children and young people to inform studies.

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New study which could improve early lung cancer detection for Hodgkin lymphoma survivors opens in Manchester

A new Manchester BRC-supported study has opened which could improve screening and early detection of lung cancer for high-risk Hodgkin lymphoma survivors, following a £1.3 million funding award.

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