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 Read More
Assessing and managing hearing loss: Where is the evidence to support clinical practice? Posted: Sunday, March 3, 2019 Author: Professor Kevin Munro Professor Kevin Munro, Manchester BRC Hearing Health Theme Lead and recently appointed member of NICE’s Centre for Guidelines expert advisory panel, reflects on the lack of evidence that underpins clinical decision making in adults with hearing loss and how Manchester BRC is addressing this. Read More
Recognising the importance of COPD awareness and research Posted: Wednesday, November 21, 2018 Author: Professor Jorgen Vestbo On World COPD Day, Professor Jørgen Vestbo, Respiratory Theme Lead and COPD Programme Co-Lead for Manchester BRC, reflects on the status and management of COPD and reminds us that we shouldn’t overlook this devastating disease. Read More
Using precision medicine to reduce unnecessary use of antibiotics for COPD flare-up Posted: Thursday, November 15, 2018 Author: Dr Alexander Mathioudakis During World Antibiotic Awareness Week, Dr Alexander Mathioudakis, BRC Clinical Fellow discusses how the TRACE-COPD trial is using blood tests to guide and target the administration of antibiotics and oral steroids. Read More
Discovering cutting-edge functional genomics in Oklahoma Posted: Friday, October 5, 2018 Author: Helen-Ray Jones Helen Ray-Jones, NIHR Manchester BRC postdoctoral researcher in the Dermatology Theme, blogs about her recent trip to Oklahoma to learn more about a new genomics method. Read More
Driving faster clinical decisions about antibiotic treatment of hospitalised patients with serious infections Posted: Thursday, September 13, 2018 Author: Professor Paul Dark On world sepsis day Professor Paul Dark discusses the challenge of antibiotic resistance and how his research will drive faster clinical decisions about antibiotic treatment of hospitalised patients with serious infections. Read More
The NIHR Infrastructure Doctoral Training Camp: What a Way to Learn Posted: Thursday, August 23, 2018 Author: Cemsel Bafligil Cemsel Bafligil, NIHR Manchester BRC PhD student blogs about her experience of the NIHR Infrastructure Doctoral Training Camp that took place in July. Read More
How can we use ‘Big Data’ to improve early cancer detection? Posted: Monday, July 2, 2018 Author: Dr Ellena Badrick Ellena Badrick, Cancer Data Scientist, blogs about her research, where she is looking at how working with large data cohorts can help improve early cancer detection. Read More