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The future of audiology – improving diagnosis for children with hearing loss

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.

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Guest Blog – Education is Vital to Preventing Obesity Related Cancers – Bella Renehan

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.

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Manchester BRC Cancer Precision Medicine Lead Named Researcher of the Year

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.

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Manchester BRC receives £4.4M investment to fight the growing threat of antibiotic resistance

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).

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Learning from one of America’s leading paediatric pain research groups benefits Manchester BRC research

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.

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BRC researcher’s new scientific test could improve the health of rheumatoid arthritis sufferers

Local medic’s new scientific test could improve the health of rheumatoid arthritis sufferers

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NIHR Manchester BRC P4 Themed Discussion & Networking Event 2019: Health Risk Prediction – Methodology & Applications Workshop – Thursday 18 July

This interactive workshop is an opportunity to learn more about the use of statistical and machine learning methods to predict health risks and outcomes.

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Rheumatoid arthritis – taking a step towards changing clinical practice in assessing disease activity

Author: Professor Anne Barton

Rheumatoid arthritis - taking a step towards changing clinical practice in assessing disease activity

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