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Top 50 healthcare innovator appointed as Health Innovation Manchester’s Chief Executive Officer

Professor Ben Bridgewater, a digital trailblazer in healthcare and former cardiac surgeon, who was named as one of the UK’s top 50 health innovators, has been appointed as Health Innovation Manchester’s new Chief Executive Officer.

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Genetic test could give women a more accurate breast cancer risk when combined with standard screening

New research shows a promising genetic test, when combined with mammograms, could provide a more accurate breast cancer risk in women attending routine breast cancer screening.

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Manchester Molecular Pathology Innovation Centre – Interdisciplinary Workshop: Engaging Engineers and Physical Scientists

The Manchester Molecular Pathology Innovation Centre (MMPathIC) is hosting an Interdisciplinary Workshop on 14th February 2018.

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The Future In Your Hands – a photography exhibition celebrating musculoskeletal conditions

The Future In Your Hands - a photography exhibition celebrating musculoskeletal conditions

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Mould discovery in lungs paves way for helping hard to treat asthma

A team at The University of Manchester have found that in a minority of patients they studied, the standard treatment for asthma - oral steroids - was associated with increased levels of the treatable mould Aspergillus in the lung.

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NIHR Manchester BRC PhD studentships – deadline 2 February

The Manchester BRC is advertising nine specialised PhD studentships across a number of clinical and non-clinical areas. The deadline for applications is 2 February.

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Manchester BRC researchers named in New Year’s Honours List

Professor Caroline Dive and Professor Chris Griffiths have been honoured by the Queen in the 2018 New Year’s Honours list.

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Screening could catch a quarter of hip fractures before they happen

Community screening for osteoporosis could prevent more than a quarter of hip fractures in older women – according to new research.

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