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An international study of more than 2.5 million people has identified parts of the genome associated with the risk of developing type 2 diabetes in diverse population groups from across the globe.
Continue reading full article: Largest study on genetic risk for type 2 diabetes published
To mark this year’s International Day of Women and Girls in Science, which is taking place on 11 February 2024 and focuses on Sustainable Development Goals, Dr Nisha Nair has written a blog about why sustainability is so important to her and how this relates to the laboratory environment.
Continue reading full article: Environmental Sustainability in National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Manchester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) Laboratories
In this blog, Clinical Research Fellow and PhD student Dr James Wingfield Digby shares his insights from the NIHR Associate Principal Investigator training scheme, which gave him practical experience of delivering clinical research.
Continue reading full article: The NIHR Associate Principal Investigator training scheme – a blog by Dr James Wingfield Digby
Professor Ian Bruce, Director of the NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre has announced he will be stepping down from this role at the end of March 2024.
Continue reading full article: Director Announcement: Professor Ian Bruce
Researchers from the NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre have been instrumental in developing the first guideline for cancer screening in an inflammatory muscle disease called “myositis”, which has an increased cancer risk.
Continue reading full article: Manchester researchers develop first ever guideline for cancer screening in rare muscle disease
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.
Continue reading full article: Spotlight On: Inflammation Cluster
For Arthritis Digest magazine, Dr Ryan Hum explores what happens in psoriatic arthritis through looking at the blood, synovial fluid, and synovial tissue.
Continue reading full article: Looking beyond joint counts: Exploring what happens in psoriatic arthritis by looking at blood, synovial fluid, and synovial tissue – Dr Ryan Hum speaks to Arthritis Digest
A major clinical trial, supported by researchers at Manchester BRC, has shown that people with inflammatory conditions are able to improve the antibody response from a COVID-19 booster vaccination by interrupting their treatment for two weeks immediately after having the vaccine.
Continue reading full article: Patients can interrupt treatment of immune-supressing medicines for two-weeks in order to boost immunity provided by COVID-19 booster vaccine, finds major study