Industry award to MSK theme researcher, Dr Hector Chinoy, for rare disease trial Posted: Tuesday, July 16, 2019 Dr Hector Chinoy, a Manchester BRC researcher, has received funding and materials support from pharmaceutical company, Lilly, to conduct an innovative research study in the rare disease, Myositis. Read More
The future of audiology – improving diagnosis for children with hearing loss Posted: Monday, July 8, 2019 Author: Helen Whiston Helen Whiston, Research Audiologist highlights how Manchester BRC and Manchester Clinical Research Facility are supporting the design of a new, quick, easy and robust speech-in-noise test for children. Read More
Guest Blog – Education is Vital to Preventing Obesity Related Cancers – Bella Renehan Posted: Wednesday, July 3, 2019 Author: Bella Renehan Bella Renehan continues the debate on why education is a crucial means of preventing obesity related cancer, as well as the apprehensions behind educating on risks. Read More
Manchester BRC Cancer Precision Medicine Lead Named Researcher of the Year Posted: Tuesday, July 2, 2019 Professor Caroline Dive, Cancer Precision Medicine Theme Lead for Manchester BRC, was recently named the Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health’s Researcher of the Year at the University of Manchester’s 2019 Distinguished Achievement Awards. Read More
Manchester BRC receives £4.4M investment to fight the growing threat of antibiotic resistance Posted: Monday, July 1, 2019 Manchester BRC has received a £4.4M investment as part of the Department of Health and Social Care’s (DHSC) latest commitment in the fight against antimicrobial (antibiotic) resistance (AMR). Read More
Learning from one of America’s leading paediatric pain research groups benefits Manchester BRC research Posted: Monday, July 1, 2019 Author: Dr Rebecca Lee In this blog, Dr Rebecca Lee considers what she learnt from her visit to one of the USA’s top five paediatric research centres and the applications for her own research. Read More
BRC researcher’s new scientific test could improve the health of rheumatoid arthritis sufferers Posted: Thursday, June 20, 2019 Local medic’s new scientific test could improve the health of rheumatoid arthritis sufferers Read More
NIHR Manchester BRC P4 Themed Discussion & Networking Event 2019: Health Risk Prediction – Methodology & Applications Workshop – Thursday 18 July Posted: Wednesday, June 19, 2019 This interactive workshop is an opportunity to learn more about the use of statistical and machine learning methods to predict health risks and outcomes. Read More