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The future of audiology – hall of mirrors, hearing loss and donkeys

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Professor Kevin J Munro, NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) Hearing Health Theme Lead, concludes a series of thought provoking blogs by our Manchester BRC Hearing Health researchers.

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Top ten research priorities for detecting cancer early published

Manchester cancer researchers, patients and health professionals have drawn up a ‘Top Ten’ list of unanswered questions to shape future research into cancer early detection and prevention.

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Alopecia Awareness Month – why it matters

Author: Professor Ralf Paus

NIHR Manchester BRC Inflammatory Hair Disease programme lead, Professor Ralf Paus, discusses the importance of our alopecia research.

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The future of audiology – using high-frequency hearing tests to diagnose hearing loss

Author: Professor Chris Plack

In his blog Professor Chris Plack discusses the importance of measuring hearing sensitivity at very high frequencies, beyond the range normally tested in the clinic.

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Can we win the fight against sepsis and antibiotic resistance?

Author: Dr Timothy Felton

On World Sepsis Day Dr Timothy Felton discusses how Manchester BRC is rising to the challenge of tackling sepsis in the face of the increasing challenge posed by antibiotic resistance.

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Manchester BRC researchers receive academic promotions

Researchers at the NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) have recently been awarded academic promotions by The University of Manchester.

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Former Government Minister, Baroness Estelle Morris, to attend conference on rare disease research

Former MP and Education Minister, Baroness Estelle Morris, is lending her support to ‘one of the most important’ conferences about research into a rare disease. The 16th International Congress on Antiphospholipid Antibodies (ICAPA), will be chaired by our Director, Professor Ian Bruce.

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Webinar – Making best use of statistical advice and support in research – 21.11.2019

For our next Rapid Translational Incubator (RTI) session, Jamie Sergeant discusses how statistics support the design, conduct, analysis and reporting of trials and studies, and how they help researchers to reach sound conclusions in addressing their research questions.

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