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Members of the Hearing Health theme have contributed to the new NICE guideline for assessment and management of adult hearing loss.
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The BRC Public Programmes team organised a fantastic ‘Celebrating You In Research’ tea party at the Whitworth Art Gallery in Manchester on Thursday 5th July to mark the 70th birthday of the NHS.
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BRC Respiratory theme lead Professor Jørgen Vestbo has received two prestigious awards.
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On Thursday 21st June 90 people attended the BRC’s improving clinical pathways through prediction of health risks and outcomes workshop to find out more about using large data sets to aid prediction strategies.
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Ellena Badrick, Cancer Data Scientist, blogs about her research, where she is looking at how working with large data cohorts can help improve early cancer detection.
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On 1st June the BRC’s Cancer Prevention and Early Detection (PED) Theme held a research showcase open to researchers and collaborative partners to celebrate a successful first year of funding.
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The BRC Respiratory theme has been working with the Public Programmes Team to deliver the ‘Breathtaking Lungs’ project, which culminated in a public event at Wythenshawe Forum on 21 June 2018 (‘Clean Air Day’).
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A new genetic test that could identify the risk of, and therefore help to avoid permanent antibiotic-related hearing loss in newborn babies is being developed in Manchester, UK.
Continue reading full article: Manchester researchers lead in development of test that could help avoid antibiotic related deafness in newborn babies