Drug hope for people with common heart thickening disease
A new drug offers hope for people with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, the world’s most common inherited heart disease.
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Urine drug test may boost adherence to blood pressure medications
The largest ever UK trial of a urine test used across the NHS to spot when patients skip their medication has shown it may improve adherence to treatment.
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Inflammation-related protein changes could help predict cognitive impairment after a stroke, especially in smokers
Researchers at The University of Manchester have found that tracking changes in a protein linked to inflammation after a stroke could help identify people at risk of later memory and thinking problems.
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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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University of Manchester heart research receives £8 million funding boost
Prof Bernard Keavney, Integrative Cardiovascular Medicine Co-Theme Lead at the NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, will lead the Centre of Excellence at the University, along with Co-Theme Lead, Professor Maciej Tomaszewski.
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Cells harvested from urine may have diagnostic potential for kidney disease, find scientists
Scientists have found genes expressed in human cells harvested from urine are remarkably similar to those of the kidney itself, suggesting they could be an important non-invasive source of information on the kidney.
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Spotlight On: Inflammation Cluster
Researchers are addressing several of the most common causes of death and disability, in our region and nationally, through our Inflammation Cluster. Find out more about the range and impact of our cutting-edge research in the first film of our new Spotlight On series.
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Kidney enzyme as a new target for treatment of high blood pressure, study reveals
Manchester researchers have shown for the first time that a drop in the levels of an enzyme in the kidney is associated with high blood pressure.
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