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An AI-powered hearing test is reliably able to check your hearing on a computer or smart phone without clinical supervision according to a study by University of Manchester researchers.
Continue reading full article: AI-powered automated hearing test okayed by scientists
In this Innovator Insights blog, Dr Ali Al-Janabi discusses how collaborating with industry during his PhD on inflammatory skin diseases advanced his research portfolio, fostered translational impact, and shaped his future direction in personalised medicine for dermatology research.
Continue reading full article: Innovator Insights blog: Advancing dermatology research through industry partnerships with Dr Ali Al-Janabi
Deaf children and people with experience of childhood deafness from across the UK have come together to highlight what matters most to children affected by deafness and hearing loss.
Continue reading full article: Deaf children share insight on what researchers should study next
Colorectal cancer is unique in having its own microbial ‘fingerprint’, according to new University of East Anglia research supported by Manchester BRC scientists.
Continue reading full article: DNA analysis shows colorectal cancer has unique microbial fingerprint
A new blood test pioneered by diagnostics company AOA Dx (AOA) can detect ovarian cancer in symptomatic women with high accuracy a study by researchers from the Universities of Manchester and Colorado has found.
Continue reading full article: Blood test detects ovarian cancer with high accuracy, study finds
Doctors and genetic researchers at The University of Manchester have discovered that changes in a gene leads to severe nerve damage in children following a mild bout of infection.
Continue reading full article: Scientists discover genetic condition that causes paralysis following mild infections
Researchers from the NIHR Mental Health Translational Research Collaboration (MH-TRC) Mission’s Children and Young People’s (CYP) Mental Health workstream have recently published a paper on brain stimulation in teenagers with Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1).
Continue reading full article: Study finds brain stimulation affects brain activity in teenagers with a neurological genetic disorder
The NIHR Mental Health Translational Research Collaboration Mental Health Mission is rolling out a new resource which helps researchers access information on children and young people to inform studies.
Continue reading full article: New resource helps researchers access information on children and young people