Articles tagged with 'Medical' | University of Manchester

Researchers have developed the first reliable test for dementia in people with hearing loss, following an international study led by The University of Manchester scientists.

UK-Med, the UK’s official Emergency Medical Team based at The University of Manchester, has deployed a specialist team of humanitarian workers to Morocco following the recent earthquake.

An Optometry team from The University of Manchester has been awarded the University’s first-ever Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence by Advance HE, alongside two academics who have received National Teaching Fellowships in recognition of thei...

New analysis of the government’s Community Renewal Fund allocation has found that the North missed out on funding to the tune of £21 million.

The founder of a frontline medical aid charity based at The University of Manchester who spent 35 years responding to wars and major disasters around the world is to deliver this year’s Cockcroft Rutherford Lecture on Tuesday 16 May....

A new study by University of Manchester researchers has revealed the stark impact that high turnover of GPs has on patients’ health outcomes and the service they receive in England.

UK-Med, the frontline medical aid charity based at The University of Manchester, has announced that founder Professor Tony Redmond OBE has stepped down as Chair after 29 years in the role, to be replaced by former GP and advisor on quality and standa...

Since becoming a research platform at The University of Manchester, Creative Manchester has witnessed immense growth, nurturing exciting research and delivering outstanding workshops and events. The platform’s research is centred on three key themes:...

Psoriasis may be underdiagnosed in UK primary care settings, according to research led by researchers from The University of Manchester.

Healthcare professionals may be unconsciously assigning lower clinical priority to patients from poorer areas compared to patients who live in more affluent areas, a study of English Accident and Emergency (A&E) departments by The University of Manch...

Hospitals must start using “smart” intravenous (IV) infusion technology to its full potential if they are to prevent dangerous drug errors, University of Manchester researchers have found.

We owe a vote of thanks to our ancestors for inventing some of the most important measures to keep us safe during the Covid 19 pandemic, argues a University of Manchester scientist in a new book.

A study led by University of Manchester and Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) researchers has revealed that obesity is likely to cause an increased risk of kidney disease.

The journey to a pig-heart transplant began 60 years agoOn Friday, January 7 2022, David Bennett became the world’s first person to successfully receive a transplant of a pig’s heart. The eight-hour-long operation by surgeons at the University of Mar...

The University of Manchester, Seoul National University College of Medicine and Link Biologics Limited today announced that promising preclinical data on the treatment of Dry Eye Disease using a novel protein biological drug, Link_TSG6, have been pub...

New research led by University of Manchester researchers published today (11/01/22) in the British Journal of General Practice has thrown new light on the use and characteristics of locum GPs in England....

If you ate too much over the festive season, you may well be thinking about a healthy diet plan for 2022. But as anyone who has ever dieted knows, there are countless options out there. Right now, we’re in the midst of a revolutionary time for unders...

Manchester-based researchers have taken an important step towards making it safer for people in prison who are prescribed medication.

The number of people seeking help for self-harm in primary care (for example from their GP), dropped sharply during the first UK lockdown in 2020. By May 2021 this deficit had not returned to pre-pandemic levels, according to new research that analys...

Our body clock allows bodily processes to occur at certain times of the day, like eating, sleeping and body temperature.

A parent-led intervention that supports the social development of babies displaying early signs of autism has significantly reduced the likelihood of an autism diagnosis being made in early childhood, according University of Manchester scientists, pa...

Patients with a common respiratory disease had more flare-ups linked to activities that put them at risk of being exposed to mould in a study by University of Manchester and NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) researchers. ...

Social media is used extensively to seek antibiotics, avoid dental treatment and provide support to people with toothache, according to new research.

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. ...

The University of Manchester has announced today a groundbreaking gene therapy partnership to ease the lifelong suffering of people with Hunter syndrome.

Up to a-third of older adults with hearing loss in England could be undetected and untreated , according to a new study by University of Manchester researchers.

A study, led by researchers at Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, the University of Manchester and the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), has found that young women are most vulnerable to postpartum mental illness. ...

Placebo pain-relief is reproducible in patients with chronic pain compared to healthy volunteers according to a unique University of Manchester study.

Ambulance workers who took part in a University of Manchester led study have told of the complex challenges they face in responding to suicide without adequate training and support..

wavebreakmedia/Shutterstock  While the pace of research on the novel coronavirus has been impressively rapid, there remains a lot we still don’t know about the wily pathogen. One of those unknowns is the potential long-term health implications fo...