Articles tagged with 'Health' | University of Manchester

A new national study will investigate the long-term effects of lung inflammation and scarring from COVID-19. The study, launched with £2 million of funding from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), aims to develop treatment strategies and prevent disab...

A University of Manchester team has applied new techniques to detect and track the transmission of Covid-19 in hospital. ...

A UK-wide study involving patients with early breast cancer has shown their care was no less safe and effective than before the pandemic started. ...

A collaboration between two Barcelona institutions and the Nanomedicine Lab at The University of Manchester - aimed at treating brain disorders such as epilepsy and Parkinson’s Disease - has secured £12m in funding. ...

Experts from The University of Manchester are to lead a new project to develop motivational interviewing training for COVID-19 contact tracers, building on knowledge, expertise and best practice from the contact tracers themselves. ...

Men, young adults and people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds are less likely to follow the Government’s restrictions designed to stop the spread of Covid-19, a representative survey of 2,252 adults has found. ...

shurkin son/Shutterstock Some viruses, such as measles, mumps and meningitis, can cause hearing difficulties, but what about SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19?In the first few months of the pandemic, a rapid systematic review of COVID-19 an...

Hearing loss and other auditory problems are associated with Covid-19 according to a systematic review of research evidence led by University of Manchester and NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) scientists. ...

People with hearing difficulties experience heightened self-reported depression, loneliness, and memory problems during the COVID-19 lockdown, according to an online survey of the over 70s. ...

University of Manchester scientists have discovered previously unseen blood biomarkers which could one day be used to test for Alzheimer’s disease, years before its symptoms appear. ...

The University’s stroke research appeal has exceeded its £100,000 fundraising target, thanks to generous donors around the world. ...

Results published today show it is possible to identify Parkinson’s Disease based on compounds found on the surface of skin. The findings offer hope that a pioneering new test could be developed to diagnose the degenerative condition through a simple...

Researchers at The University of Manchester and Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust have discovered a backup natural pacemaker, which is able to generate a pulse and control the heart rate. ...

Of the 95% of adults who followed the rules during the first UK lockdown, women and adults under 55 found it most challenging ...

A study by a University of Manchester psychologist has scientifically defined for the first time what constitutes a good bedtime routine for children between the ages of 2 and 8. ...

A University of Manchester scientist is one of eight to be recognised for her work hunting for a microbe that causes Alzheimer's Diease. ...

The University of Manchester scientists have created the most detailed ever 3D scan of a rare form of congenital heart disease. ...

A simple non-invasive test can accurately detect womb cancer according to a proof of concept study by University of Manchester and Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) scientists. ...

There has been a surge in the use of online mental health services during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new research, as millions of people unable to access traditional services have sought help from digital providers. ...

A newly discovered genetic condition caused by faulty protein synthesis which causes delayed development and learning difficulties could be treated by a compound originally isolated from human sperm, say scientists. ...

Staff and students at the University of Manchester have been recognised for their role in helping to establish the Alderley Park Lighthouse Laboratory in Cheshire, a key component of the Government’s COVID-19 testing programme in the battle against C...

Cancer doctors, researchers and patients from across Greater Manchester have joined forces with Manchester poet Tony Walsh this World Cancer Day, to highlight their continued commitment to cancer services, despite the on-going pandemic. ...

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT), England’s largest NHS trust, has recruited its final participant to a leading COVID-19 vaccine trial. ...

Both inactivated and live-attenuated vaccines generally produce an adequate immune response and are safe to use in children suffering with autoimmune diseases treated with all but the most potent immunosuppressants, according to a research review. ...

Giving people with bladder cancer fewer but larger doses of radiation reduces the risk of their disease returning and should be adopted as the new standard of care, a new study shows. ...

England’s most extensive ever study of ethnic minority health in the over-55s ever has revealed huge inequalities across most groups, compared with white British people. ...

A major UK study to investigate the possible long-term impact of COVID-19 on hearing, led by researchers at NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) and funded by RNID, The Dowager Countess Eleanor Peel Trust (DCEPT) and the University of Man...

A new report from The Runnymede Trust and The University of Manchester’s Centre on the Dynamics of Ethnicity has addressed the possible causes of - and offers solutions to – the ethnic disparity of the effects of Coronavirus. ...

For the first time, scientists have come up with a precise atomic level explanation for why glulisine- a commonly used medication to treat diabetes- is faster acting than insulin. ...

Researchers from leading UK and US institutions have published an analysis outlining the disproportionate effect of Covid-19 on ethnic minority groups, and the role of racism, in particular systemic racism, as a fundamental cause and driver of advers...