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Genetic test developed by Manchester researchers to prevent newborn babies going deaf, to be trialled across the UK

A ground-breaking genetic test that could prevent critically ill newborn babies going deaf if treated with gentamicin, a commonly used antibiotic, is being trialled across 14 NHS neonatal (specialist newborn) units across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

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Diabetes technology associated with reduced hospital admissions and improved blood sugar control for Blackpool patients

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.

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Manchester researchers show guidelines for asthma diagnosis require improvement

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.

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Spotlight On: Advanced Diagnostics and Therapeutics Catalyst Cluster

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.

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PhDs in Focus: Cancer of Unknown Primary – ‘The nameless cancer’

Author: Holly Cassell

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.

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PhDs in Focus: Understanding rare diseases

Author: Aoife O’Sullivan

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.

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Embed, Build, Accelerate – Manchester BRC Director’s blog – November 2024

Author: Professor Anne Barton

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.

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PhDs in Focus: The predictive value of extended high-frequency hearing

Author: Melanie Lough

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.

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