Health inequalities in Greater Manchester – why they exist and what we are doing to address it Posted: Tuesday, January 21, 2020 Author: Tracy Grey In the second blog in our ‘addressing health inequalities in research’ series, our Public Programmes Project Manager for Communities and Inclusion, Tracy Grey, discusses some of the health inequalities that persist in our Greater Manchester population and why. Read More
Dual honours for Manchester BRC Hearing Health Lead Posted: Tuesday, January 14, 2020 Hearing Health Lead Professor Kevin Munro has become a Principal Fellow of The British Society of Audiology (BSA) and North West Committee Chair of the NIHR Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) programme. Read More
Manchester BRC in unique collaboration to accelerate the development of hearing loss treatments Posted: Friday, January 10, 2020 Manchester BRC Hearing Health Lead Kevin Munro welcomes the launch of the “Hearing Medicines Discovery Syndicate,”a unique collaboration to accelerate the much-needed development of treatments for hearing loss and tinnitus. Read More
First global patient takes part in trial of new drug to treat rare inflammatory muscle disease Posted: Thursday, January 9, 2020 The first global patient has taken part in a clinical trial testing the effectiveness and safety of a new treatment for a rare inflammatory muscle disease. Professor Hector Chinoy is the UK chief investigator of the study and Dr James Lilleker is a sub-investigator. Both are BRC researchers within Read More
How can translational research benefit those who might need it the most? Posted: Wednesday, January 8, 2020 Author: Dr Bella Starling In the first instalment in our new blog series, Dr Bella Starling, Co-Director of Public Programmes, discusses the benefits translational research can have for society as a whole. Read More
From placement to PhD? – A Manchester BRC research placement story Posted: Tuesday, January 7, 2020 Author: Jake Doherty In his blog clinical pharmacist, Jake Doherty shares how his six-week NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) TRACE-COPD study placement has opened his eyes to new possibilities for a research career. Read More
Top 10 priorities for detecting cancer early – things we learnt during our research Posted: Monday, December 23, 2019 Author: Ellena Badrick Ellie Badrick summarises the achievements of the top 10 priorities for detecting cancer early project in her latest blog. Read More
BRC researchers contribute to largest ever biomarker project to improve disease management across seven long-term conditions Posted: Monday, December 23, 2019 Our researchers are contributing to the largest ever project of its kind, which aims to increase understanding of patient responses to the treatment of seven long-term diseases. Read More