Stay up to date with the latest news and events from the NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre.
For Deaf Awareness Week Dr Anisa Visram, Research Audiologist at Manchester BRC tells us how the ‘Ladies in the van’ project has been travelling the UK to meet the challenge of finding out how much impact hearing aids have on babies’ hearing.
Continue reading full article: How do we know what newborn babies are hearing?The Kellgren Centre for Rheumatology at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust has won a national award for its work with patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Continue reading full article: National award for the Manchester Royal Infirmary rheumatology team
A study led by an NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre scientist has identified, for the first time, how the human skin suppresses inflammation after exposure to ultraviolet radiation (UVR).
Continue reading full article: Research shows how human skin suppresses inflammation after exposure to ultraviolet radiation, ‘turning previous assumptions on their head’
In an unprecedented move, scientists and clinicians across Greater Manchester have formed a Rapid Response Research Group to find ways to beat COVID-19 and save lives.
Continue reading full article: Manchester responds to COVID-19 crisis
Researchers within our adult and childhood arthritis programmes are contributing articles for every issue of Arthritis Digest in 2020, with Dr Suzanne Verstappen the latest BRC contributor.
Continue reading full article: Arthritis and work – Dr Suzanne Verstappen speaks to Arthritis Digest
Research funded by NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) and the Connected Health Cities Programme has discovered an association between the number of prescriptions for antibiotics and a higher risk of hospital admissions.
Continue reading full article: Repeat antibiotic prescribing linked to higher risk of hospital admissions
On "World Hearing Day" Jenna Littlejohn provides a timely reminder of why and how Manchester BRC is investigating the links between hearing loss and dementia.
Continue reading full article: Hearing loss and dementia – correlation not cause
Two trials of a new drug have shown that, at low doses, it can ease the often-distressing symptoms of chronic cough with minimal side effects.
Continue reading full article: Trials show new drug can ease symptoms of chronic cough