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Cough research into new treatment receives £3.04 million Wellcome Investigator award

A new treatment currently being trialled could transform the life of a grandmother whose adult life has been plagued by a painful, hacking cough

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International research leaders meet with NIHR Manchester BRC to discuss research strategy

At the start of the year a panel of international experts from academia and industry visited Manchester for the first annual strategy workshop.

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Manchester BRC and CRF part of national test bed for newly launched national standards to improve public involvement in research

The Public Programmes team at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust - who lead the involvement and engagement work for the NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre and Clinical Research Facility - has been selected as one of ten organisations in the UK to become a test-bed for this work.

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Evidence suggests patients with early inflammatory arthritis now have better outcomes compared with previous decades

New research from The University of Manchester in collaboration with researchers at the University of East Anglia shows improved long-term outcomes for patients diagnosed with early inflammatory arthritis, when comparing to the previous 10 year period.

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NIHR North Biomedical Research Centre showcase is a resounding success

Over 150 delegates gathered in Manchester last week to hear about the work of the four northern NIHR Biomedical Research Centres (BRCs).

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GM Connected Health City: sharing progress & best practice

The Greater Manchester Connected Health City (GM CHC) & Manchester Ecosystem invite you to an event to showcase the progress of the GM CHC, to share best practice & to explore new ways of using data to revolutionise health & social care.

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Highest data security certification awarded to the Health eResearch Centre, The University of Manchester

The Health eResearch Centre (HeRC) has been awarded certification of ISO 27001, information security’s best accolade, from the Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance (LGRA). This is the highest data security certification and demonstrates HeRC is following information security best practice.

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People with lupus are waiting more than 6 years for a diagnosis in the UK

Recently published results from a LUPUS UK survey have revealed that lupus patients in the UK experience an average delay of 6.4 years between developing initial symptoms and reaching a diagnosis.

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