How do we know what newborn babies are hearing? Posted: Thursday, May 7, 2020 Author: Dr Anisa Visram For Deaf Awareness Week Dr Anisa Visram, Research Audiologist at Manchester BRC tells us how the ‘Ladies in the van’ project has been travelling the UK to meet the challenge of finding out how much impact hearing aids have on babies’ hearing. Continue reading full article: How do we know what newborn babies are hearing?
Hearing loss and dementia – correlation not cause Posted: Tuesday, March 3, 2020 Author: Dr Jenna Littlejohn On "World Hearing Day" Jenna Littlejohn provides a timely reminder of why and how Manchester BRC is investigating the links between hearing loss and dementia. Continue reading full article: Hearing loss and dementia – correlation not cause
Focus on childhood arthritis – Professor Wendy Thomson speaks to Arthritis Digest Posted: Thursday, February 6, 2020 Author: Professor Wendy Thomson In 2020, researchers within our adult and childhood arthritis programmes will be featured in every issue of Arthritis Digest , opening with Professor Wendy Thomson, our Programme Lead forInflammatory Arthritis in Children. Continue reading full article: Focus on childhood arthritis – Professor Wendy Thomson speaks to Arthritis Digest
How we are using data to address health inequalities in research Posted: Tuesday, February 4, 2020 Author: Gareth Adaway In the third blog in our ‘addressing health inequalities in research’ series, our Data Management Lead, Gareth Adaway, discusses the role data plays in our work. Continue reading full article: How we are using data to address health inequalities in research
Health inequalities in Greater Manchester – why they exist and what we are doing to address it Posted: Tuesday, January 21, 2020 Author: Tracy Grey In the second blog in our ‘addressing health inequalities in research’ series, our Public Programmes Project Manager for Communities and Inclusion, Tracy Grey, discusses some of the health inequalities that persist in our Greater Manchester population and why. Continue reading full article: Health inequalities in Greater Manchester – why they exist and what we are doing to address it
How can translational research benefit those who might need it the most? Posted: Wednesday, January 8, 2020 Author: Dr Bella Starling In the first instalment in our new blog series, Dr Bella Starling, Co-Director of Public Programmes, discusses the benefits translational research can have for society as a whole. Continue reading full article: How can translational research benefit those who might need it the most?
From placement to PhD? – A Manchester BRC research placement story Posted: Tuesday, January 7, 2020 Author: Jake Doherty In his blog clinical pharmacist, Jake Doherty shares how his six-week NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) TRACE-COPD study placement has opened his eyes to new possibilities for a research career. Continue reading full article: From placement to PhD? – A Manchester BRC research placement story
Top 10 priorities for detecting cancer early – things we learnt during our research Posted: Monday, December 23, 2019 Author: Ellena Badrick Ellie Badrick summarises the achievements of the top 10 priorities for detecting cancer early project in her latest blog. Continue reading full article: Top 10 priorities for detecting cancer early – things we learnt during our research