PhDs in Focus: Understanding the risk of developing mental health conditions among children and young people after a cancer diagnosis
Author: Moe Zandy
For our PhDs in Focus blog series, Moe Zandy outlines how their Manchester BRC PhD project is investigating the risk of developing mental health conditions among children and young people who have been diagnosed with cancer, as part of the Living With and Beyond Cancer theme.
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Researchers chart large rise in eating disorders and self-harm amongst teenage girls
General practices have recorded a large rise in eating disorder diagnoses and self-harm episodes amongst teenage girls in the UK in the years since the COVID-19 pandemic, a research team has found.
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Manchester gets leading role in government’s £10m mental health research investment
Research with the potential to change the lives of millions of people around the world living with mental health conditions has received a boost with the announcement of £42.7m of government funding, with The University of Manchester and partners receiving over £10m from the overall pot.
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Transitioning from paediatric to adult rheumatology services – Dr Jenny Humphreys speaks to Arthritis Digest
For Arthritis Digest magazine, Dr Jenny Humphreys explains what is involved during the transition from adult to paediatric services for people with juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
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Study okays test for babies’ hearing aids
Parents of the one in a 1000 newborn babies identified with hearing loss, might soon be able to have the reassurance that their babies are hearing speech through their hearing aids, thanks to a new test.
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