Stay up to date with the latest news and events from the NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre.
University of Manchester Chancellor Nazir Afzal OBE has become the 1,000th person in Greater Manchester to take part in a huge research project seeking to help improve health outcomes for South Asian people.
Continue reading full article: University Chancellor urges fellow South Asian citizens to be part of landmark genetics study
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
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
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 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
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
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
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