Manchester leads on research to reduce the risk of serious side-effects from cancer treatment Posted: Wednesday, June 7, 2023 A research programme called Living With and Beyond Cancer (LWBC) led by The Christie NHS Foundation Trust with The University of Manchester as part of the NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) is looking into ways of reducing the risk of health problems caused by cancer treatment. Continue reading full article: Manchester leads on research to reduce the risk of serious side-effects from cancer treatment
Living with and beyond cancer – National Cancer Survivors Day 2023 Posted: Sunday, June 4, 2023 Author: Louise James On National Cancer Survivors Day 2023, Dr Louise James, Senior Research Project Manager at the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Manchester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), shares an insight into the new BRC Living with and Beyond Cancer Theme. Continue reading full article: Living with and beyond cancer – National Cancer Survivors Day 2023
Transitioning from paediatric to adult rheumatology services – Dr Jenny Humphreys speaks to Arthritis Digest Posted: Thursday, May 25, 2023 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. Continue reading full article: Transitioning from paediatric to adult rheumatology services – Dr Jenny Humphreys speaks to Arthritis Digest
Hearing loss unlikely to be common symptom of Covid, say scientists Posted: Wednesday, May 24, 2023 Hearing loss is unlikely to be a common symptom of Covid-19, a study led by The University of Manchester and the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Manchester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) scientists have shown. Continue reading full article: Hearing loss unlikely to be common symptom of Covid, say scientists
Launch event marks multi-million-pound investment into research across Greater Manchester, Lancashire and South Cumbria to help improve lives Posted: Saturday, May 20, 2023 The Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, officially opened a successful launch event to celebrate the multi-million-pound funding boost for the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Manchester Biomedical Research Centre and NIHR Manchester Clinical Research Facility. Continue reading full article: Launch event marks multi-million-pound investment into research across Greater Manchester, Lancashire and South Cumbria to help improve lives
Bridging the Gap – June 2023 Posted: Monday, May 15, 2023 Author: In this edition, Professor Ian Bruce shares updates from the first six months of our new NIHR Manchester BRC, featuring many great awards, accolades and news articles. Continue reading full article: Bridging the Gap – June 2023
Study okays test for babies’ hearing aids Posted: Friday, May 5, 2023 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. Continue reading full article: Study okays test for babies’ hearing aids
Greater Manchester secures multi-million investment to improve the diagnosis and treatment of disease to save more lives Posted: Monday, March 20, 2023 Greater Manchester health and care partners, in collaboration with academia and industry, today (16 March 2023) announce the launch of a new multi-million pound health innovation accelerator focused on rapidly improving the diagnosis and treatment of disease across the 2.8m GM population. Continue reading full article: Greater Manchester secures multi-million investment to improve the diagnosis and treatment of disease to save more lives