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Greater Manchester secures multi-million investment to improve the diagnosis and treatment of disease to save more lives

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. 

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Malfunctioning immune cell behaviour could be drug target in Long Covid

Greater Manchester researchers have shown for the first time that malfunctioning behaviour of a type of immune cell is linked to specific symptoms of Long COVID.

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Identifying biomarkers to improve treatment outcomes for rheumatoid arthritis patients – Dr Darren Plant speaks to Arthritis Digest

For Arthritis Digest magazine, Dr Darren Plant explains how the future will see us identify biomarkers to improve rheumatoid arthritis treatment outcomes.

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Seven Manchester researchers receive prestigious national appointments

Seven leading professors from across the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Manchester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) have been appointed Senior Investigators by the NIHR.

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Manchester researchers present at international audiology conferences

Manchester BRC researchers presented their latest hearing health research at international conferences in Australia and Birmingham this month.

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Dermatology researchers at Manchester BRC awarded first ever Alopecia UK PhD bursary

The first ever Alopecia UK PhD bursary has been awarded to a team of dermatology researchers at NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre.

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Genetic test developed by Manchester researchers to prevent newborn babies going deaf recommended by NICE

A world-first genetic test developed by Manchester BRC researchers to establish if a newborn baby is vulnerable to deafness if treated with a commonly used antibiotic, has been conditionally recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) for use within the NHS.

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Continued ear wax services crucial to communication, say Manchester researchers

A research team led by Professor Kevin Munro, Manchester BRC Hearing Health Theme Lead, have highlighted the difficulties people face with impacted ear wax, as more and more people face the prospect of ear wax removal services being discontinued at their GP surgeries.

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