Making health research more inclusive for Deaf British Sign Language (BSL) community Posted: Tuesday, May 21, 2019 Author: Olivia Joseph and Celia Hulme Celia Hulme Manchester BRC Doctoral student, a Deaf BSL user and Olivia Joseph, Manchester BRC PPIE Project Manager tell us how and why they developed research’s first Deaf Experts by Experience group (DEEG) in the UK. Read More
Manchester BRC Networking and Webinar: NHS Ethics application overview – Thursday 20th June Posted: Tuesday, May 21, 2019 Most research in the NHS requires NHS Ethical Approval, provided through the HRA. This webinar on 20th June 2019 will give you an overview of the key stages and main considerations you will need to take into account when navigating the complex area of making an ethics application. Read More
Researcher investigates the links between mental health and psoriasis Posted: Monday, May 13, 2019 Author: Dr Georgia Lada In her blog for Mental Health Awareness Week (13 – 19 May), Dr Georgia Lada, a psychiatrist with a special interest in psycho-dermatology, considers the psychiatric co-morbidities of psoriasis. Read More
Driving improvements in hearing health through life-changing research Posted: Friday, May 10, 2019 Author: Professor Kevin J Munro Celebrating Deaf Awareness Week, and the 100 year anniversary of the Manchester Centre for Audiology and Deafness, Professor Kevin J Munro, Hearing Health Theme Lead, introduces a series of thought provoking blogs by our Manchester BRC Hearing Health researchers Read More
Spotlight on Lupus – the ‘disease of a 1,000 faces’ Posted: Thursday, May 9, 2019 On World Lupus Day (10 May 2019), NIHR Manchester BRC Director and Lupus specialist, Professor Ian Bruce, talks about the disease and the work going on in Manchester to improve outcomes for patients. Read More
Why we are targeting a better way to diagnose and treat asthma Posted: Tuesday, May 7, 2019 Author: Dr Stephen Fowler On World Asthma Day, Dr Stephen Fowler, Asthma Programme Associate Lead, reflects on the current routes to asthma diagnosis, the implications of misdiagnosis and how he hopes our current research will lead to improvements in care by getting each patient on the right treatment at the right time. Read More
Urine Test Could Prevent Cervical Cancer Posted: Monday, April 29, 2019 Urine testing may be as effective as the smear test at preventing cervical cancer, according to new research led by BRC Cancer Early Detection Programme Lead Dr Emma Crosbie. Read More
Blood Samples to Help Select the Right Early Phase Clinical Trials for Cancer Patients Posted: Monday, April 22, 2019 Scientists could help match cancer patients with no other treatment options to clinical trials with experimental medicines, by analysing the genetic faults in a sample of their blood. Read More