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2020
28
May
2020
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11:49
Europe/London
An estimated 60 million people worldwide have the chronic skin condition, psoriasis, according to the latest results of the Global Psoriasis Atlas (GPA).
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2018
24
May
2018
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15:18
Europe/London
Two initiatives developed by University of Manchester-based entrepreneurs have won £10,000 each from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) at a national awards ceremony.
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2017
17
October
2017
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14:00
Europe/London
New research carried out at The University of Manchester has identified a bacterium - normally present on the skin- which causes poor wound healing in certain conditions.
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2016
14
September
2016
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00:01
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Today history has been made as a single Manchester bid has been awarded £28.5m from the NIHR, bringing lifesaving tests and treatments a step nearer for millions of people.
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16
June
2016
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00:00
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The University of Manchester has opened the multi-million pound Stoller Biomarker Discovery Centre (14 June), which will identify the unique markers of diseases such as cancer or arthritis. These markers will be developed to ensure the right treatmen...
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26
May
2016
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09:00
Europe/London
Bereavement, bullying, exams and physical health conditions such as acne and asthma are some of the experiences linked to suicide in children and young people according to a new report by The University of Manchester’s National Confidential Inquiry i...
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29
April
2016
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10:10
Europe/London
Researchers interviewed 24 people with this type of arthritisParticipants sometimes thought of suicide or drank excessive amounts of alcohol as a result of their condition
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2015
14
December
2015
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09:46
Europe/London
Using olive or sunflower oil on new born babies’ skin damages the barrier which prevents water loss and blocks allergens and infections, new research led by The University of Manchester has found.
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29
October
2015
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15:18
Europe/London
Young people with severe acne, atopic eczema and psoriasis are working with scientists to find out how they can stop these conditions having a major impact on their lives.
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29
October
2015
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10:51
Europe/London
A moving poem written by a person with psoriasis has been turned into a film by Manchester’s Psoriasis Shout Out® initiative, to raise awareness of the inflammatory skin condition on World Psoriasis Day (29 October).
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14
May
2015
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10:46
Europe/London
Scientists at The University of Manchester have made an important discovery about how certain cells stick to each other to form tissue.
The team from the Faculty of Life Sciences studied how cells in the skin and heart are bound together through s...
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12
February
2015
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09:30
Europe/London
A new study from The University of Manchester has revealed that the incidence of dermatitis has increased 4.5 times in health care workers following increased hand hygiene as a drive to reduce infections such as MRSA has kicked in.
Researchers fro...
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10
February
2015
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10:53
Europe/London
The University of Manchester is asking for volunteers to have the quality of their skin analysed by a high specification camera – which will reveal exactly how many lines and wrinkles they may have!
Skin ageing is influenced by our environmen...
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05
February
2015
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10:00
Europe/London
Researchers led by the Arthritis Research UK Centre for Genetics and Genomics at The University of Manchester have identified genetic variants that are associated with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) but not with psoriasis, in the largest study of PsA ever...
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29
January
2015
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09:30
Europe/London
The University of Manchester is to lead a new £5.1 million consortium of universities and industry partners in a project aimed at eliminating the ‘trial and error’ approach to the treatment of lupus.
Systemic lupus erythematosus (also known a...
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2014
12
December
2014
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08:30
Europe/London
The University of Manchester has played a leading role in the creation of a new global declaration to tackle the serious problems caused by poor skin health.
The consensus statement was announced on Thursday 4 December by the International League ...
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23
October
2014
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01:00
Europe/London
The University of Manchester has been awarded £24 million to tackle dementia, improve clinical sample testing and improve our understanding of basic cell biology, Chancellor George Osborne announced today.
The funding for the University is part of...
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22
October
2014
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01:00
Europe/London
A new study by The University of Manchester, working with colleagues at King’s College London and the University of Dundee, has found a strong link between exposure to peanut protein in household dust during infancy and the development of peanut alle...
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25
July
2014
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01:00
Europe/London
Skin Cancer cells work together to spread further and faster, according to a new study published in Cell Reports. The discovery could lead to new drugs to tackle melanoma, the most deadly form of skin cancer.
Cancer Research UK scientists...
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19
June
2014
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01:00
Europe/London
As part of a strategy to explore the emerging science around the human microbiome and its impact across several areas of health and disease, Johnson & Johnson Consumer & Personal Products Worldwide and Johnson & Johnson Innovation have established a ...
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12
June
2014
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01:00
Europe/London
Scientists have shown that sunscreen cannot be relied upon alone to prevent malignant melanoma, the most deadly form of skin cancer, according to research published in Nature today (Wednesday).
The work supports the approach taken by public health...
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22
May
2014
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01:00
Europe/London
Rapid resistance to vemurafenib – a treatment for a type of advanced melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer – could be prevented by blocking a druggable family of proteins, according to research* published in Nature Communications today (Thursda...
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29
April
2014
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01:00
Europe/London
A University of Manchester study examines how skin-dwelling bacteria influence wound healing - findings could help address chronic wounds, a common ailment in the elderly.
We spend our lives covered head-to-toe in a thin veneer of bacteria. But de...
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23
April
2014
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01:00
Europe/London
Patients, researchers, doctors and nurses are teaming up to organise a fashion show, poetry evening and flash mob dance as part of a series of events around Greater Manchester to raise awareness of the skin condition psoriasis.
The Manchester Psor...
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2013
09
December
2013
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00:00
Europe/London
Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK Limited has announced the launch of the UK’s largest clinical trial to investigate a potential new biologic treatment for adults with moderate-severe psoriasis.
Dr Richard Warren, Senior Lecturer, University of Manche...
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06
November
2013
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00:00
Europe/London
A world-leading taskforce led by The University of Manchester has begun work to create a new test to help medics work out which treatment plan is most likely to improve the disabling skin condition psoriasis, based on a patient’s individual biologica...
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06
August
2013
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01:00
Europe/London
Staff from The University of Manchester and Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust’s dermatology research team will be ensuring Salford City Reds fans don’t let their skin match the club’s name at their game on Friday 9 August.
Their latest sun safety...
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22
July
2013
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01:00
Europe/London
More than eight out of 10 people diagnosed with malignant melanoma, the most dangerous form of skin cancer, will now survive the disease, compared to only around five in 10 in the early 70s, according to a new report* released today(Monday) by Cancer...
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12
June
2013
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01:00
Europe/London
Rates of the deadliest form of skin cancer are unusually high in young women in the North West of England, with sunbeds and cheap holidays to blame, according to research published today in the British Journal of Dermatology.
Historically, inciden...
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26
February
2013
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00:00
Europe/London
Taking omega-3 fish oils could help to protect against skin cancer, according to researchers at The University of Manchester.
The team has just carried out the first clinical trial to examine the impact of the fish oils on the skin immunity of vol...
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