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Greater Manchester awarded its largest ever research funding to tackle health inequalities and drive health improvements across the city region

The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Manchester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) has received a £59.1million award to translate its scientific discoveries into new treatments, diagnostic tests, and and medical technologies to improve patients’ lives in Greater Manchester

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Manchester BRC researcher receives prestigious international early career research honour

A researcher at Manchester BRC has won a celebrated international prize, in recognition for his work in respiratory (breathing) research.

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Why alopecia research matters – Lisa’s story

For Alopecia Awareness Month 2022, Lisa Hewitt has shared her personal alopecia journey and what being a part of a hair loss research study has meant to her.

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‘Record numbers’ recruited to national research library thanks to pioneering approach driven by Greater Manchester

A pioneering method of delivering research – popularised during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic – is being leveraged for the benefit of Greater Manchester residents.

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Why alopecia research matters – a blog by Dr Matthew Harries inflammatory hair diseases, deputy lead

Author: Dr Matthew Harries

Highlighting International Alopecia Day, Dr Matthew Harries, deputy lead of Manchester BRC’s inflammatory hair diseases research programme shines a light on the condition, and shares his insight into BRC research in this area.

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Meet the interns: budding Black health data scientists receive Manchester BRC funding

The next generation of health data scientists are taking their first steps into this rapidly expanding field, with internships enriching Manchester BRC research.

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‘World-first’ graphene-based test could rapidly detect patients’ need for antibiotic treatment

Research into a new generation of a graphene-based diagnostic test – which could identify patients who need antibiotics in minutes, instead of hours – will be delivered in Manchester.

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Interrupting the treatment of vulnerable people on immune-suppressing medicines, doubles their antibody response to COVID-19 booster vaccination

A major clinical trial supported by Manchester BRC researchers has found that by interrupting the treatment of vulnerable people on long-term immune supressing medicines for two weeks after a COVID-19 booster vaccination, their antibody response to the jab is doubled.

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