Stay up to date with the latest news and events from the NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre.
Research has shown that hospital admissions reduced, and blood sugar control improved for people with diabetes in Blackpool who used a blood sugar monitoring system.
Continue reading full article: Diabetes technology associated with reduced hospital admissions and improved blood sugar control for Blackpool patients
New research from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Manchester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) has shown the chance of being correctly diagnosed with asthma varies widely depending on which national or international guidelines are followed.
Continue reading full article: Manchester researchers show guidelines for asthma diagnosis require improvement
Researchers are developing new tests and methods that could better diagnose and treat patients with different diseases, through our Advanced Diagnostics and Therapeutics Catalyst Cluster. Find out more about the impact of our cutting-edge research in the fourth film of our Spotlight On series.
Continue reading full article: Spotlight On: Advanced Diagnostics and Therapeutics Catalyst Cluster
For our PhDs in Focus blog series, Holly Cassell outlines how their Manchester BRC PhD project aims to shed light on the identities of unknown cancers, within the Cancer Precision Medicine theme as part of work from a team at the Cancer Research UK National Biomarker Centre.
Continue reading full article: PhDs in Focus: Cancer of Unknown Primary – ‘The nameless cancer’
For our PhDs in Focus blog series, Aoife O’Sullivan outlines how their Manchester BRC PhD project is investigating how certain rare developmental genetic conditions affect a person’s thinking, behavioural, emotional and social skills, as part of the Rare Conditions theme.
Continue reading full article: PhDs in Focus: Understanding rare diseases
In her latest blog Professor Anne Barton, Director of Manchester BRC, celebrates the £68.2 million in additional funding awards that we have leveraged in our second year and how they support our vast teams to deliver research which can save, change and improve lives.
Continue reading full article: Embed, Build, Accelerate – Manchester BRC Director’s blog – November 2024
For our PhDs in Focus blog series, Melanie Lough outlines how their Manchester BRC PhD project aims to determine the value of the highest frequency range of human hearing for predicting hearing aid fitting outcomes, as part of our Hearing Health theme.
Continue reading full article: PhDs in Focus: The predictive value of extended high-frequency hearing
Nearly three quarters of new non-cancer pain opioid prescriptions were for patients with musculoskeletal conditions, despite limited evidence of the drug’s efficacy, according to the largest UK study of its kind.
Continue reading full article: Most non-cancer pain opioid prescriptions are for musculoskeletal conditions, study finds