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Rheumatoid arthritis - taking a step towards changing clinical practice in assessing disease activity
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The PONCHO (Prioritising Outcomes iN Childhood Hearing lOss) study is recruiting children and young people who have permanent hearing loss and who do not have a cochlear implant and parents/carers of children with hearing loss - to help shape future research.
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Manchester BRC science explained at The Community Festival
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Dr Piers Dawes, Hearing Health Minimising Risk Programme Lead discusses how Manchester BRC aims to help people with hearing problems have a better quality of life - by helping them to help themselves.
Continue reading full article: The future of audiology – helping people to help themselves
Women screened for breast cancer could be given greater information on how likely they are to develop breast cancer, possible treatments to reduce their risk, and if it did develop, how likely it will respond to different treatments, according to new research.
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The BRC Rapid Translational Incubator is holding "Contracting advice for trials and studies in GM," on 13th June. The session is aimed at staff and students affiliated with the BRC, CRF, The University of Manchester and/or Health Innovation Manchester.
Continue reading full article: Manchester BRC networking and webinar series: Trial and Study Contracting – Thursday 13th June
Researcher’s 1st original, 1st author article achieves slot in best international rheumatology journal
Continue reading full article: Researcher’s 1st original, 1st author article achieves slot in best international rheumatology journal
People with hearing loss are up to five times more likely to be affected by dementia than those without hearing loss. To try to understand this link, national charities have teamed up to invest more than £150,000 into a research project conducted by Manchester researchers.
Continue reading full article: Crucial funding invested to understand link between hearing loss and dementia