Working towards earlier diagnosis and a more targeted approach for respiratory conditions Posted: Friday, February 16, 2018 Author: Professor Jorgen Vestbo Professor Jørgen Vestbo, Respiratory Lead for the Manchester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) shares his insight into the respiratory research programme. Read More
HeRC seminar: Towards a Feedback Intervention Ontology Posted: Wednesday, February 14, 2018 This seminar will look towards how we can develop and evaluate a knowledge-based message tailoring system for clinical performance feedback. Read More
Professor David Felson awarded Master of the American College of Rheumatology at Annual Meeting Posted: Wednesday, February 7, 2018 Professor David Felson from the Musculoskeletal Theme was recently awarded the Master of the American College of Rheumatology Designation, at the 2017 conference in San Diego. Read More
Top 50 healthcare innovator appointed as Health Innovation Manchester’s Chief Executive Officer Posted: Wednesday, January 31, 2018 Professor Ben Bridgewater, a digital trailblazer in healthcare and former cardiac surgeon, who was named as one of the UK’s top 50 health innovators, has been appointed as Health Innovation Manchester’s new Chief Executive Officer. Read More
Genetic test could give women a more accurate breast cancer risk when combined with standard screening Posted: Thursday, January 25, 2018 New research shows a promising genetic test, when combined with mammograms, could provide a more accurate breast cancer risk in women attending routine breast cancer screening. Read More
Manchester Molecular Pathology Innovation Centre – Interdisciplinary Workshop: Engaging Engineers and Physical Scientists Posted: Thursday, January 18, 2018 The Manchester Molecular Pathology Innovation Centre (MMPathIC) is hosting an Interdisciplinary Workshop on 14th February 2018. Read More
The Future In Your Hands – a photography exhibition celebrating musculoskeletal conditions Posted: Wednesday, January 17, 2018 The Future In Your Hands - a photography exhibition celebrating musculoskeletal conditions Read More
Mould discovery in lungs paves way for helping hard to treat asthma Posted: Tuesday, January 16, 2018 A team at The University of Manchester have found that in a minority of patients they studied, the standard treatment for asthma - oral steroids - was associated with increased levels of the treatable mould Aspergillus in the lung. Read More