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For Arthritis Digest magazine, Manchester BRC researcher Dr Meghna Jani discusses balancing the risks and benefits of using opioids to treat pain for people with musculoskeletal conditions.
Continue reading full article: The opioid pendulum: Balancing the risks and benefits – Dr Meghna Jani speaks to Arthritis Digest
This series will highlight the breadth of our BRC’s experimental medicine research and stimulate scientific discussion and collaboration in a series of online and in person events.
Continue reading full article: NIHR Manchester BRC Training Event and Seminar Series 2023-24
From its inception on 5 July 1948, the NHS has been committed to providing care for people with hearing loss.
Continue reading full article: Happy 75th birthday NHS, and thanks for 75 years of providing hearing aids
Manchester researchers have developed a way to improve the accuracy of breast cancer genetic testing for women from Ashkenazi Jewish backgrounds.
Continue reading full article: Study improves accuracy of predictive breast cancer genetic test for Ashkenazi Jewish women
A pioneering cancer research project launched in memory of singer Sarah Harding, and made possible through funding from The Christie Charity Sarah Harding Breast Cancer Appeal and Cancer Research UK, has recruited its first participant.
Continue reading full article: Sarah Harding legacy research project recruits first participant
General practices have recorded a large rise in eating disorder diagnoses and self-harm episodes amongst teenage girls in the UK in the years since the COVID-19 pandemic, a research team has found.
Continue reading full article: Researchers chart large rise in eating disorders and self-harm amongst teenage girls
Research with the potential to change the lives of millions of people around the world living with mental health conditions has received a boost with the announcement of £42.7m of government funding, with The University of Manchester and partners receiving over £10m from the overall pot.
Continue reading full article: Manchester gets leading role in government’s £10m mental health research investment
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