Learning from one of America’s leading paediatric pain research groups benefits Manchester BRC research Posted: Monday, July 1, 2019 Author: Dr Rebecca Lee In this blog, Dr Rebecca Lee considers what she learnt from her visit to one of the USA’s top five paediatric research centres and the applications for her own research. Continue reading full article: Learning from one of America’s leading paediatric pain research groups benefits Manchester BRC research
Rheumatoid arthritis – taking a step towards changing clinical practice in assessing disease activity Posted: Monday, June 17, 2019 Author: Professor Anne Barton Rheumatoid arthritis - taking a step towards changing clinical practice in assessing disease activity Continue reading full article: Rheumatoid arthritis – taking a step towards changing clinical practice in assessing disease activity
The future of audiology – helping people to help themselves Posted: Tuesday, June 11, 2019 Author: Dr Piers Dawes Dr Piers Dawes, Hearing Health Minimising Risk Programme Lead discusses how Manchester BRC aims to help people with hearing problems have a better quality of life - by helping them to help themselves. Continue reading full article: The future of audiology – helping people to help themselves
Making health research more inclusive for Deaf British Sign Language (BSL) community Posted: Tuesday, May 21, 2019 Author: Olivia Joseph and Celia Hulme Celia Hulme Manchester BRC Doctoral student, a Deaf BSL user and Olivia Joseph, Manchester BRC PPIE Project Manager tell us how and why they developed research’s first Deaf Experts by Experience group (DEEG) in the UK. Continue reading full article: Making health research more inclusive for Deaf British Sign Language (BSL) community
Researcher investigates the links between mental health and psoriasis Posted: Monday, May 13, 2019 Author: Dr Georgia Lada In her blog for Mental Health Awareness Week (13 – 19 May), Dr Georgia Lada, a psychiatrist with a special interest in psycho-dermatology, considers the psychiatric co-morbidities of psoriasis. Continue reading full article: Researcher investigates the links between mental health and psoriasis
Driving improvements in hearing health through life-changing research Posted: Friday, May 10, 2019 Author: Professor Kevin J Munro Celebrating Deaf Awareness Week, and the 100 year anniversary of the Manchester Centre for Audiology and Deafness, Professor Kevin J Munro, Hearing Health Theme Lead, introduces a series of thought provoking blogs by our Manchester BRC Hearing Health researchers Continue reading full article: Driving improvements in hearing health through life-changing research
Why we are targeting a better way to diagnose and treat asthma Posted: Tuesday, May 7, 2019 Author: Professor Stephen Fowler On World Asthma Day, Dr Stephen Fowler, Asthma Programme Associate Lead, reflects on the current routes to asthma diagnosis, the implications of misdiagnosis and how he hopes our current research will lead to improvements in care by getting each patient on the right treatment at the right time. Continue reading full article: Why we are targeting a better way to diagnose and treat asthma
Myositis: smart phone technology harnessed to detect the onset of leg muscle damage Posted: Thursday, March 14, 2019 Author: Dr Alex Oldroyd Myositis: smart phone technology harnessed to detect the onset of leg muscle damage Continue reading full article: Myositis: smart phone technology harnessed to detect the onset of leg muscle damage