Using precision medicine to reduce unnecessary use of antibiotics for COPD flare-up Posted: Thursday, November 15, 2018 Author: Dr Alexander Mathioudakis During World Antibiotic Awareness Week, Dr Alexander Mathioudakis, BRC Clinical Fellow discusses how the TRACE-COPD trial is using blood tests to guide and target the administration of antibiotics and oral steroids. Read More
Facing up to the challenge of behavioural observation in infant hearing assessment Posted: Wednesday, November 14, 2018 Dr Iain Jackson and colleagues from our Manchester BRC Hearing Health theme discuss how new technologies and fresh approaches might offer valuable insight into young infants’ behavioural responses to sound. Read More
New study addresses early breast cancer detection in high risk young women Posted: Tuesday, November 13, 2018 A new clinical study, designed to assess whether breast density can be accurately determined in young women using low dose mammograms, is launched by Cancer Prevention and Early Detection theme researchers. Read More
New city-wide imaging strategy to aid advanced radiotherapy research Posted: Tuesday, November 6, 2018 New city-wide imaging strategy to aid advanced radiotherapy research Read More
First Manchester trial of combined imaging techniques underway with cervical cancer patients Posted: Monday, November 5, 2018 First Manchester trial of combined imaging techniques underway with cervical cancer patients. Read More
Drugs’ side effects in lungs ‘more widespread than thought’ Posted: Monday, October 29, 2018 A systematic review of research has revealed that the toxic effects on the lung of drugs commonly taken to treat a range of common conditions is much more widespread than thought. Read More
Weight loss surgery for obese women prevents womb cancer Posted: Monday, October 29, 2018 A study of women who had gastric sleeve or bypass surgery for obesity has found that precancerous tissue in their womb reverted to normal tissue when they lost weight. Read More
Phase I: Where Science becomes Medicine Conference : Sunday 14 – Tuesday 16 July 2019 Posted: Tuesday, October 16, 2018 Manchester conference July 2019: Phase I: Where Science becomes Medicine Read More