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COVID-19 study finds continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) reduces need for invasive ventilation in hospitalised patients

Professor Paul Dark, Non-fungal Infections Programme Lead, is one of the authors of the paper “Effect of noninvasive respiratory strategies on intubation or mortality among patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure and COVID-19,” recently published in JAMA.

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Study profiles side-effects linked to common immunosuppressant methotrexate

New research led by University of Manchester and NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) scientists has profiled the side effects of methotrexate – a common drug used to treat arthritis and other autoimmune diseases.

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The Innovator Training Scheme – One year on

Alessandro Faroni, Translational Research Manager at Translation Manchester, reflects on a year since the development and launch of the the Innovator Training Scheme.

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Bridging the Gap – January 2022

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In this edition, Professor Ian Bruce discusses climate change and environmental sustainability within research, as the usual round up of latest news and developments for the NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC).

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Blog – My MRes in Experimental Medicine (Cancer) – Annie Tivey and Erin Peat

Academic Clinical Fellow, Annie Tivey, and Trainee Clinical Bioinformatician, Erin Peat, reflect on their MRes Experimental Medicine Cancer experience at The Christie, and how it has helped them in their research careers.

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From Manchester to Toronto – Improving lupus ‘brain fog’

Author: Dr Michelle Barraclough

Dr Michelle Barraclough, Research Associate for Manchester BRC’s Musculoskeletal theme, shares her work on improving 'brain fog' for lupus patients, as part of a year-long research placement in Toronto, Canada.

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Merry Christmas 2021 from the Manchester BRC

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On behalf of the NIHR Manchester BRC, Professor Ian Bruce wishes BRC staff and partners a Merry Christmas.

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Indonesian Study reveals missed diagnosis of fungal infections in treated TB patients, with global implications

A study of tuberculosis (TB) patients in six Jakarta hospitals has revealed up to 13 per cent of them had fungal lung infection – or aspergillosis – at the end of their treatment.

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