Articles tagged with 'research' | University of Manchester

A new collaboration between The University of Manchester and CICECO-Aveiro Institute of Materials will transform the field of biomedical implants.  

According to new research published today, galaxies from the early Universe are more like our own Milky Way than previously thought, flipping the entire narrative of how scientists think about structure formation in the Universe....

Accelerator Fund - Office for Open Research websiteThe Open Research Accelerator Fund is supporting the development of open research practice by funding projects across The University of Manchester. This year there were a record number of application...

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust and The University of Manchester have been awarded half a million pounds of funding from the Medical Research Council to produce a new immunotherapy for oesophageal cancer patients....

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.

Hard of hearing people with dementia are not receiving the care they desperately need, according to a new study by University of Manchester researchers.

In the UK, 5-20% of over 60s population experience mild cognitive impairment (MCI), a decline in one cognitive area, such as memory, language, spatial orientation, or forward planning, over time. MCI is confirmed by pen-and-paper testing....

A revolutionary ward-based genetic test which can prevent stroke related death has received a UKCA product mark, paving the way for its introduction to the NHS.

A devastating study involving 45 women who accused their partners of domestic abuse has highlighted serious health problems they have suffered as a result, they say, of biased family court proceedings....

Early surgery for isolated cleft palate repair is more likely to achieve a successful outcome, according to an international study of newborn babies from across Europe and South America.

A study, sponsored by Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH), and funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), has found that mental health wellbeing hubs were an important source of support for health a...

New research by The University of Manchester will enhance the power of bioprinting technology, opening doors to transform advances in medicine and addressing critical health challenges faced by astronauts during space missions....

Two groundbreaking Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust and University of Manchester schemes which provides psychological care to cardiac patients have been shortlisted for the Mental Health Innovation of the Year at the HSJ Awards....

The University of Manchester is to receive a significant share of an NIHR award of over £100 million for 20 new Policy Research Units (PRUs) across England, to tackle important long-standing and emerging health and social care issues....

Researchers have recorded the most precise measurement yet of the magnetic moment of the muon, entering a new realm in the search for new interactions that govern our Universe.

New research has shed light on how high blood pressure causes changes to arteries in the brain, a process that leads to vascular dementia. The research, led by University of Manchester scientists,  funded by the British Heart Foundation and published...

 Scientific research involving animals is a vital tool for understanding and treating diseases; scientists can recreate aspects of human diseases and investigate how the complicated array of body systems respond. Nevertheless, it is an ethical questi...

Patients prescribed medicines to replace illicit drugs are at higher risk of overdose resulting in hospital admission when taking other medicines which treat mental health conditions or pain, University of Manchester researchers have found....

Dr David Stewart and Dr David Cushing found that 27 is the lowest possible number of tickets needed to guarantee a win – although, importantly, with no guarantee of a profit.  

An innovative genetic test that can help prevent newborn babies from going deaf if treated with a common antibiotic,  based on the work of University of Manchester and   Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) researchers, is now being used ...

A league table ranking child health by football team area has further shown the dramatic health divide between the North and the South.

A new partnership dedicated to tackling the impact of textile waste in the football industry has been launched between The University of Manchester and RÆBURN Design – a leading sustainable fashion studio.  ...

Most care home residents have both dementia and hearing loss, which can leave them feeling lonely and depressed.Hearing loss and dementia both cause difficulties with listening, understanding and communicating. This can lead to breakdowns in relation...

A team of researchers from The University of Manchester have revisited in a study published in Nature one of the most ancient materials on Earth – graphite, and discovered new physics that has eluded the field for decades....

Today, 13 July 2023, Understanding Animal Research (UAR) has published a list of the ten organisations that carry out the highest number of animal procedures – those used in medical, veterinary, and scientific research – in Great Britain. These stati...

The University of Manchester’s expertise in offshore renewables, hydrogen integration, energy networks and energy demand will be used in the creation of four multi-million pound research centres to drive forward change in the energy sector and help t...

In this 10-week programme, you will apply entrepreneurial thinking to develop a commercialisation idea based on your own area of research.

Frequent and diverse use of antibiotics may be associated with developing more severe outcomes after a COVID-19 infection, including death, a study led by University of Manchester scientists has shown....

Manchester researchers have developed a way to improve the accuracy of breast cancer genetic testing for women from Ashkenazi Jewish backgrounds.

PharmaKure, a University of Manchester spinout company specialising in companion diagnostics for the treatment of neurological diseases, has launched a collaboration wth with  APIS Assay Technologies Ltd, a company with scientific expertise in biomar...