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30
March
2021
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15:08
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A University of Manchester team has applied new techniques to detect and track the transmission of Covid-19 in hospital.
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29
March
2021
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14:55
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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.
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29
March
2021
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10:14
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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.
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22
March
2021
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13:38
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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...
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22
March
2021
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01:32
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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.
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16
March
2021
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11:40
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The University’s stroke research appeal has exceeded its £100,000 fundraising target, thanks to generous donors around the world.
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11
March
2021
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10:00
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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...
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04
March
2021
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12:16
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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.
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11
February
2021
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10:00
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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.
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05
February
2021
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10:01
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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.
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04
February
2021
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13:57
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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.
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03
February
2021
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15:51
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Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT), England’s largest NHS trust, has recruited its final participant to a leading COVID-19 vaccine trial.
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02
February
2021
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15:00
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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.
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01
February
2021
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23:30
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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.
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29
January
2021
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00:18
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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.
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11
January
2021
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10:00
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Ultraviolet radiation can cause a rare type of eye cancer, conjunctival melanoma, according to University of Manchester research funded by Cancer Research UK and others* and published** in Nature Communications today (Monday).
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2020
18
December
2020
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09:36
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This year our stories have reached hundreds of thousands of people across the world. And in a year when the Covid-19 pandemic dominated, here’s some of our most popular and interesting stories from the Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health in 2020....
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17
December
2020
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14:57
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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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15
December
2020
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16:16
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A study by University of Manchester epidemiologists and cofunded by the National Institute for Health Research Greater Manchester Patient Safety Translational Research Centre (NIHR GM PSTRC)is the first to show stark differences in opioid prescribing...
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14
December
2020
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15:14
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A study by clinical scientists at The University of Manchester has shown that schizophrenia may - in some part - be caused by disordered functioning of the immune system.
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11
December
2020
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07:01
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Results from the first national study of children with cancer who test positive from COVID-19 has found that these patients do not appear to be at any increased risk of severe COVID-19 infection compared to healthy children.
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10
December
2020
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15:40
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The difference in effect of two drugs commonly used to treat psoriasis was reliably reproduced from a clinical trial by a large observational study carried out by University of Manchester and Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust scientists.
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07
December
2020
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16:56
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Cutting-edge research being led by the NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) and University of Manchester , aimed at increasing adult hearing aid use, could make a dramatic change to people with hearing loss.
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07
December
2020
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15:08
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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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03
December
2020
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02:46
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A consensus more than 90-years-old on the mechanisms which regulate the day-night rhythm in heart rate has been fundamentally challenged by an international team of scientists from Manchester, London, Milan, Maastricht, Trondheim and Montpellier.
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27
November
2020
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09:43
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Leading UK researchers, including Professor Christopher Yau from The University of Manchester, will develop cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies through prestigious fellowships announced today.
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24
November
2020
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08:10
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A new accelerator programme is inviting SMEs to collaborate with Greater Manchester’s research and innovation institutions to support the development of innovative health and care products.
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23
November
2020
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13:23
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Well managed adults with type 2 diabetes have a 21% higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD) compared to the general population, according to new research.
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18
November
2020
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07:53
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Stillbirth experts warn that expectant parents need to know more about caffeine, as a new study from Tommy’s Maternal and Fetal Health Research Centre at the University of Manchester shows 1 in 20 women increased their intake during pregnancy, despit...
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16
November
2020
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23:30
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An international team of scientists led by The University of Manchester and Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust has found that shift workers, especially those working permanent night shifts, showed increased risks of asthma, especially moderat...
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