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A group of scientists and clinicians from the UK, the Netherlands, Italy and the USA have worked together and made an important discovery that explains an often fatal organ defect that affects unborn babies and children. ...

Community pharmacy staff are to be offered training on suicide prevention, based on findings from a new study published today. As a result, a first of its kind training video has been developed and will also be available from today to mark World Suic...

Although most of us can distinguish between and remember hundreds of different faces, some people are better at it than others. “Super-recognisers” can accurately identify faces even when they have only seen them briefly previously. At the other extr...

A team from The University of Manchester have engineered a common gut bacterium to produce a new class of antibiotics by using robotics.  ...

Around one in 20 (6%) of patients are affected by preventable harm in medical care a new led by researchers at The University of Manchester has found.   ...

Two Manchester-based student athletes have won prizes at the Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme (TASS) Star Awards, at a ceremony in London. ...

University of Manchester and University of North Texas scientists are the first to show that an embryonic living heart can be programmed to survive the effects of a low oxygen environment in later life. ...

The Brain Tumour Charity has announced funding of £1.35m to support the appointment of the first Chair of Neuro-Oncology Translational Science at The University of Manchester. ...

By Dr Patrick Burch is a GP in Manchester and National Institute for Health Research InPractice Fellow at the Centre for Primary Care, Institute of Population Health, University of Manchester. This article first appeared in Pulse Magazine   It ...

A class of drugs which have been successfully treating patients with severe rheumatoid arthritis should be made available for moderate suffers too, University of Manchester scientists say. ...

A research paper published has put paid to claims that GPs in England are cheating the system by claiming for non-existent patients. ...

Recession-related increases in suicide have previously been reported globally. New research has shown an equivalent rise in suicide by mental health patients, particularly men aged 45-54. ...

Scientists at The University of Manchester are developing a smart phone application connected to goggles which flash light at a special frequency to tune patients’ brains in a ground-breaking treatment for chronic pain. ...

One in four UK children between the ages of 0 and 16 have a mother with a mental illness, according to a team of University of Manchester researchers. ...

Manchester reinforced its place today as a leader in translating brilliant academic science into new products and services which will transform the future of medicine and maintenance of human health. ...

Erectile dysfunction drug could treat heart failure – new study PureRadiancePhoto/Shutterstock  In the 1990s, the US drug firm Pfizer was developing drugs to treat angina. During early trials of these drugs, male participants reported a striking ...

A drug used to treat erectile dysfunction has been found by University of Manchester scientists to slow or even reverse the progression of heart failure in sheep. ...

Urine testing may be as effective as the smear test at preventing cervical cancer, according to new research by University of Manchester scientists. ...

New findings about a fatal form of blood cancer could aid the development of new drugs with significantly less harmful side effects than existing chemotherapy. ...

Scientists could help match cancer patients with no other treatment options to clinical trials with experimental medicines, by analysing the genetic faults in a sample of their blood, according to research published in Nature Medicine. ...

Results from a large clinical trial indicate that patients with rheumatoid arthritis are likely to experience the same level of cardiovascular benefits from statins as other individuals, without additional risks. The findings appear in Arthritis & Rh...

A Diabetes UK-funded study led by University of Manchester researchers has found that women developing Type 2 diabetes no longer experience a greater increase in their risk of cardiovascular disease than men who develop the condition. ...

The devastating effects of a rare condition affecting new-born babies will be far worse if diagnosis and treatment are delayed. ...

Professor Douglas Kell and colleagues have developed novel technology that identifies the most effective antibiotic to kill organisms in urinary tract infections ...

Babies born with congenital hyperinsulinism (CHI) are at risk of suffering from permanent brain damage and life-long disability. ...

A team of researchers across The University of Manchester have shown that a new class of drugs are able to stop ovarian cancer cells growing. ...

Around 1 in 15 people affected by tuberculosis are likely get the treatable fungal infection aspergillosis according to new research by experts at The University of Manchester and Gulu Referral Hospital, Uganda. ...

The first evaluation of pharmacists based in accident and emergency departments has concluded that with additional clinical skills, they are able to take on overall clinical responsibility for patients. ...

A new study led by University of Manchester scientists has revealed that babies born by In Vitro Fertilisation at St Mary’s Hospital in Manchester have increased in birthweight by nearly 200g over the past 25 years. ...

An international research team led by investigators from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), the University of Exeter Medical School, including the Universities of Bristol and Manchester, has identified 57 gene regions associated with symptoms of i...