Articles tagged with 'health' | University of Manchester

A unique psychological and social intervention which trains family and informal carers to communicate more effectively with the person they support is being trialed in Manchester....

A new study measuring the impact of COVID-19 on the wellbeing and mental health of adolescents has found that the pandemic has made them more depressed and less satisfied with their lives....

Scientists at The University of Manchester have taken an important step towards finding a treatment for age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the most common form of adult blindness in the developed world....

The University of Manchester has retained its status as one of the top Universities in the country for openness in animal research....

The University of Manchester has retained 5th place for research power - the quality and scale of research and impact - in the UK government’s Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021, the major national exercise to evaluate research activity, which ...

A ban of commercially available indoor tanning would substantially reduce deaths from melanoma, the most serious form of skin cancer, a study led  by University of Manchester researchers has concluded....

A simple blood test that can be given by GPs could help diagnose ovarian cancer faster and more accurately, particularly for women under the age of 50, according to research funded by leading women’s health charity, Wellbeing of Women....

Older people with mobility problems living without home adaptations have poorer health and higher levels of pain, according to researchers at The Universities of Manchester and Hong Kong....

An international team which includes University of Manchester scientists has for the first time demonstrated that nerve signals are exchanged between clogged up arteries and the brain....

Around 33%  of GPs are likely to quit direct patient care within five years, according to the elevenths GP Workllife survey by University of Manchester researchers....

A proof-of-concept study of an intervention which sends support and information to parents at bedtime by text message has been shown to improve the quality of their children’s sleep....

A dietary  supplement sold over the counter could be toxic and should not be used until it is shown to be safe, biologists from the Universities of Manchester and Kyoto have discovered....

A world-first genetic test, partly developed by University of Manchester scientists  that could save the hearing of hundreds of babies each year, has been developed and successfully piloted in the NHS....

A team led by scientists at The University of Manchester has discovered how exposure in pregnant mothers to a chemical found in many plastics alters the expression of a protein linked to fetal growth restriction (FGR) in boys....

Untreatable wounds are likely to get better when the levels of a biochemical catalyst found in the skin increases, find scientists at The University of Manchester....

Children and young people with underlying rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) are uncommonly hospitalised with COVID-19, a study of over 600 under-nineteens has found....

New research presented today at the Diabetes UK Professional Conference 2022 has revealed the life-changing benefits of Flash blood glucose (sugar) monitoring for people with type 1 diabetes....

A comparative study of premature deaths to COVID-19 has shown that of 20 countries, the oldest citizens in England and Wales had the highest rate....

Scientists are developing a novel method for treating brain haemorrhages which it is hoped could reduce the risk of brain damage and disability and increase patients’ chances of survival....

Thousands of people have been spared Type 2 diabetes thanks to the world leading NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme (NHS DPP), new research shows today....

Three commonly prescribed statins are best placed to lower all the ‘bad’ types of cholesterol and prevent cardiovascular disease in people with diabetes, according to a statistical combination of the results of 42 clinical trials....

Scientists have identified six proteins implicated in rheumatic heart disease (RHD) which could revolutionise the way in which the condition is treated and diagnosed in the developing world....

A clinical trial has been launched to study a new kind of talking therapy for students who struggle with suicidal thoughts and feelings....

A two-page leaflet developed from the experience of displaced Syrian parents in the country’s civil war has been translated into Ukrainian in the hope it will make a difference to struggling families....

Dr. Na Yu (Cherry) Chia launched her medtech start up ErleaDx, after her studies at The University of Manchester....

Some of the world’s leading experts on autism have published a redesigned care pathway for autistic children and their families based on early detection and family involvement....

Groundbreaking initiatives promoting excellence in Healthcare Education and Training as well as developing a Comprehensive Cancer Care Services network are to be launched by the Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta this week (14 March)....

‘We suppressed our scientific imagination’: four experts examine the big successes and failures of the COVID response so farThe World Health Organization declared COVID a pandemic on March 11 2020. In the two years since, countries have diverged on t...

A new network of scientists from across the UK, including The University of Manchester, has been launched to study how ageing is influenced by skin bacteria....

The wide inequalities in Covid-19 vaccine uptake between people from ethnic minority groups and White British people are far greater than for the pre-pandemic flu jab, a study by University of Manchester health researchers has found....