Articles tagged with 'Medicine' | University of Manchester

A new coalition of more than 500 scientists from around the world has been created to share data on COVID-19 gleaned from the use of mass spectrometry techniques which examine people’s blood and other biomarkers. ...

Weight, blood pressure and blood fat elevations are greater in young people who develop type 2 diabetes according to scientists at the Universities of Glasgow and Manchester. ...

A University of Manchester study has linked being overweight with an increased risk of getting COVID-19 in patients with one the UK’s most common lung diseases. ...

In the largest study of its kind, researchers have confirmed a new non-invasive test can be used to help with the early detection of endometrial cancer and at-risk patients. ...

A Professor of Gynaecological Oncology at The University of Manchester , has been awarded a prestigious five-year Advanced Fellowship by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), to investigate whether urine testing can be used to screen wom...

A team of researchers from The University of Manchester, Salford Royal and Res Consortium in the UK, have shown that a significant proportion of people in the UK- over 25% - is likely to have been infected already by the COVID-19 virus. ...

Early results for a potentially revolutionary brain disease therapy given under compassionate use to a 2 year-old has shown promise, a University of Manchester scientist will tell an international conference on Wednesday (13 May). ...

As the UK government looks for an exit strategy to the COVID-19 lockdown a nanomedicine expert from The University of Manchester believes a care model usually applied to cancer patients could provide a constructive way forward. ...

A partnership of Manchester’s NHS and academic organisations will continue accelerating world-leading health research after once again receiving the prestigious Academic Health Science Centre (AHSC) designation. ...

A study led by an NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre scientist has identified, for the first time, how the human skin suppresses inflammation after exposure to ultraviolet radiation (UVR). ...

More than 450 medical and social care students across Manchester have stepped forward in less than a week to support NHS workers while they tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. ...

In an unprecedented move, scientists and clinicians across Greater Manchester have formed a rapid response research group to find ways to beat COVID-19 and save lives. ...

Researchers and medical experts from nine world-leading medical imaging centres across the UK come together to form an integrated infrastructure for standardising and validating cancer imaging biomarkers for clinical use. ...

Epidemiologists at The University of Manchester have discovered an association between the number of prescriptions for antibiotics and a higher risk of hospital admissions. ...

Two trials of a new drug have shown that at low doses, it can ease the often distressing symptoms of chronic cough with minimal side effects. ...

An analysis of 149 scientific studies has identified 24 genetic variants which predispose women to endometrial cancer. ...

Biologists have discovered a way to stop cells from one of the most aggressive types of breast cancer spreading in the lab. ...

An international team of scientists has identified a protein which is strongly linked to the commonest cause of blindness in developed countries when its levels are raised in the blood. ...

A study by a team of psychologists has revealed that people who self-injure often feel positively- as well as negatively - about their behaviour. ...

A Professor of Infectious Diseases at The University of Manchester has taken part in an event in Cardif to honour his grandmother who was one of the first children in the world to be treated with Insulin. Elizabeth’s grandfather (David Charles Hughes...

A University of Manchester medical student has made her senior debut with England in the netball Nations Cup. ...

New antiviral materials made from sugar have been developed to destroy viruses on contact and may help in the fight against viral outbreaks. ...

A new research project funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) at the University of Manchester aims to find a way to slow down the progression of heart failure. ...

A new multidisciplinary study involving six universities is to investigate why some patients who have had advanced cancer remain well after treatment. ...

University of Manchester scientists investigating a possible treatment for foetal growth restriction (FGR), a condition in which babies grow poorly in the womb, have urged further caution on the use of Viagra. ...

Aaron Amat/Shutterstock By David Ray, University of Oxford and Gareth Kitchen, University of Manchester All life on Earth has evolved to cope with a rotating planet which results in the predictable transition between day and night. The deta...

Removing the clock gene BMAL1 makes bacteria-engulfing defence cells in the body more effective, a University of Manchester and University of Oxford study published in the journal PNAS has found. ...

Scientists have discovered that people who regularly sleep for more than 11 hours or less than 4 hours are 2-3 times more likely to have the incurable disease, pulmonary fibrosis, compared to those that sleep for 7 hours in a day. They attribute this...

Drinkers will soon be cheering all the way to the bar thanks to a team of scientists who have taken a big step forward in solving the puzzle of how to make the perfect head of beer. ...

A ‘life-changing’ potential new drug could be available to lupus patients in the future thanks to ‘breakthrough’ research. ...