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If recommended by the NHS, a high proportion of UK adults would be willing to test their own hearing at home and use NHS self-fitting hearing aids, University of Manchester researchers find.
Continue reading full article: Adults support DIY ear care at home
A new study involving Manchester BRC researchers has revealed a drug approved for use in other conditions could be repurposed to prevent breast cancer in women before the menopause.
Continue reading full article: New study uncovers potential way to prevent breast cancer in pre-menopausal women
In spring this year, young people who had been adopted came together with University of Manchester researchers to produce two videos about their experience of taking part in research.
Continue reading full article: Participants in young people’s mental health study co-produce videos about research
In her latest blog Professor Anne Barton, Director of Manchester BRC, focuses on commercialisation, collaboration and co-development in partnership with industry.
Continue reading full article: Embed, Build, Accelerate – Manchester BRC Director’s blog – October 2025
Demonstrating the impact it has made over the past year, the NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre has published a summary of its key outcomes, outputs and progress.
Continue reading full article: Celebrating our key achievements 2024-25
Mica, researcher from our Mental Health Theme, shares how young people have shaped her research into trauma and brain development.
Continue reading full article: Young people shaping research: a choice at every step
An AI-powered hearing test is reliably able to check your hearing on a computer or smart phone without clinical supervision according to a study by University of Manchester researchers.
Continue reading full article: AI-powered automated hearing test okayed by scientists
In this Innovator Insights blog, Dr Ali Al-Janabi discusses how collaborating with industry during his PhD on inflammatory skin diseases advanced his research portfolio, fostered translational impact, and shaped his future direction in personalised medicine for dermatology research.
Continue reading full article: Innovator Insights blog: Advancing dermatology research through industry partnerships with Dr Ali Al-Janabi