University of Manchester - Archive (COVID-19)
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2021
20
January
2021
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20:32
Europe/London
Dragana Gordic/ Shutterstock Sarah Steeg, University of ManchesterDuring the first COVID-19 lockdown in the UK, people were encouraged to help control the virus with the message to “stay at home, protect the NHS, save lives”. While there was no spec...
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2020
17
December
2020
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14:57
Europe/London
A small number of previously healthy children infected with Covid-19 can have severe neurological complications, according to research by University of Manchester scientists.
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17
December
2020
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12:00
Europe/London
With the successful operation of the Student Travel Window which comes to a close on the 18 December in line with Government advice, The University of Manchester is now pleased to be extending help to community testing to aid local government.
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14
December
2020
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08:11
Europe/London
NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) and The University of Manchester are leading research to develop new face masks/coverings to tackle communication problems associated with their use.
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07
December
2020
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15:08
Europe/London
If we are ever to return to some semblance of normality, then the world’s population needs to be immune to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. But with so many different vaccines in production, questions are undoubtedly going to be raised, su...
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30
November
2020
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15:47
Europe/London
Face coverings, a key tool in our fight against Covid-19, have impeded our ability to hear, understand, engage, and connect with others according to a study by University of Manchester researchers.
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16
November
2020
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16:43
Europe/London
An early draft of a study by University of Manchester health economists and data scientists calculates that up to 10,000 more people may have died in care homes from Covid-19 than previously realised.
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11
November
2020
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07:54
Europe/London
The North of England’s economy has been hit harder than the rest of the country during the COVID-19 pandemic with inequalities between the North and the rest of the country exacerbated according to a report coauthored by University of Manchester expe...
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02
November
2020
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13:32
Europe/London
An internationally important research study is looking to improve the use of antibiotics for patients with Covid-19 at risk of sepsis.
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28
October
2020
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10:45
Europe/London
Newly developed biosensor devices linked to smartphones could help medical practitioners dramatically cut down the real-time detection rates in the battle against COVID-19 and other future viral outbreaks.
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27
October
2020
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01:00
Europe/London
Fears that people with high blood pressure are more at risk from severe Covid-19 because it is easier for the virus to enter their cells and tissues have been laid to rest, thanks to research by an international team of scientists.
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21
October
2020
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16:56
Europe/London
A major scientific study has been launched to understand the risks of COVID-19 transmission on public transport such as buses and trains and to identify the best measures to control it.
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20
October
2020
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15:07
Europe/London
The study of an acute hospital ward at Fairfield General Hospital in Greater Manchester has shown how risk of death from COVID-19 increases with age, frailty and comorbidity.
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05
October
2020
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11:49
Europe/London
In the event of a stroke, the well-known mantra is “time is brain”. Even small delays in identifying symptoms and seeking specialist care can be detrimental to a patient’s recovery and long-term quality of life. This is the case even for relatively m...
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30
September
2020
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08:38
Europe/London
Safeguarding people's living standards, re-evaluating the role of key workers in society, and reducing racial and social inequality are crucial for the UK’s economic recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic.
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25
September
2020
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17:42
Europe/London
The University is continuing to make the campus as safe as possible for staff, students and the local community.
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16
September
2020
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16:26
Europe/London
University staff and frontline medical workers have combined to design and test a new type of respirator to keep healthcare professionals safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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28
August
2020
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00:04
Europe/London
UK Coronavirus Immunology Consortium to address key unanswered questions about immunity and COVID-19
Immunologist Professor Tracy Hussell from The University of Manchester and a team from across the UK will be investigating the nature of COVID-19 infection outside hospital.
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21
August
2020
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08:33
Europe/London
A University of Manchester team of researchers and volunteers who have been documenting NHS voices of COVID-19 since March, are to join forces with the British Library thanks a grant of nearly £1m.
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12
August
2020
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10:50
Europe/London
Britons are keen to continue with low-carbon lifestyle choices adopted during lockdown, according to research by The University of Manchester and Cardiff University.
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03
August
2020
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13:16
Europe/London
Reflection has taken place in isolation during lockdown but coming together is vital to deal with what we have lost. EPA/Facundo Arrizabalaga
At the end of July, the charity Marie Curie UK launched a campaign for a national day to “reflect, g...
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27
July
2020
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15:09
Europe/London
Early results from a survey of 2000 people in the UK and US has suggested that the COVID-19 transmitted through aerosol transmission is materially significant.
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22
July
2020
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14:44
Europe/London
Manchester doctors have played a leading role in global coronavirus research, which has found the first drug shown to increase survival rates in people hospitalised with COVID-19.
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22
July
2020
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09:35
Europe/London
The Covid-19 lockdown is hitting the mental health of women, young people and parents of children under 5 the hardest according to a study led by researchers at The University of Manchester, King’s College London and the National Centre for Social Re...
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10
July
2020
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12:00
Europe/London
A world-leading materials expert from The University of Manchester is helping to launch a new global task force to drive innovation in digital health to combat pandemics like COVID-9 – and ambitious outputs could eventually include building ‘smart ci...
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03
July
2020
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13:31
Europe/London
New analysis by northern universities - including The University of Manchester - shows a larger increase in COVID-19 deaths, and deaths from all causes, in the north of England compared to the south and indicates the efficacy of lockdown has differed...
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03
July
2020
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08:35
Europe/London
A little-known non-toxic antiseptic developed in the Soviet Union during the Cold War has enormous potential to beat common infections, say University of Manchester scientists.
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24
June
2020
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10:30
Europe/London
Researchers from Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) and The University of Manchester (UoM) are to assess the effectiveness of tests that may give doctors COVID-19 results in minutes rather than days.
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23
June
2020
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08:34
Europe/London
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Since COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic in March 2020, it has caused unprecedented disruption to our everyday lives, not least to our health services. While hospitals braced themselves for an influx of COVID-19 patients, ot...
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17
June
2020
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09:30
Europe/London
A team of innovative engineers from The University of Manchester responded to a call from frontline NHS medics – by making it safer and easier for them to use life-saving non-invasive ventilator machines to support critically ill patients suffering f...
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