Articles tagged with 'Health' | University of Manchester

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2024
18
March
2024
| 09:01 Europe/London
Dr Raymond Schofield was awarded the 22nd annual Wiley Prize in Biomedical Sciences with Judith Kimble and Allan Spradling for their discovery of the stem cell niche, a localised environment that controls stem cell identity.
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15
March
2024
| 09:00 Europe/London
People living in the North of England and in coastal areas are more likely to die from ‘death of despair’, according to new University of Manchester-led research.
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14
March
2024
| 15:37 Europe/London
The University of Manchester has won Partnership and Collaboration Award at the prestigious annual Bionow Awards 2023
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14
March
2024
| 08:41 Europe/London
Most children and adolescents in England presenting to their GPs with psychiatric symptoms have low or declining rates of ongoing contact, according to a study led by University of Manchester researchers.
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11
March
2024
| 07:42 Europe/London
Campaign group Ardwick Climate Action, with the support of University of Manchester researchers, are to launch  a green route on 12 March where local people can avoid the excessive pollution caused by motor vehicles.
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11
March
2024
| 06:00 Europe/London
A ground-breaking research study has used AI to understand the genetic underpinning of the heart’s left ventricle, using three-dimensional images of the organ. It was led by scientists at The University of Manchester, with collaborators from the
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05
March
2024
| 16:09 Europe/London
The University of Manchester has been recognised as one of the Top 25 institutions in the world with the highest citation impact on Digital Health. The University secured 4th place worldwide according to an analysis from Clarivate – a leading global
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04
March
2024
| 17:09 Europe/London
Following the success of R2I, we are pleased to announce the programme will be running again from April 2024.
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01
March
2024
| 10:08 Europe/London
Artificial Intelligence has helped scientists reveal a new form of aggressive prostate cancer which could revolutionise how the disease is diagnosed and treated in the future.
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27
February
2024
| 10:20 Europe/London
Northern Gritstone, the investment business focused on science and technology-enabled businesses in the North of England, along with Parkwalk Advisors, have announced a combined £3.5 million seed round investment into adsilico Limited (‘adsilico’),
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21
February
2024
| 15:35 Europe/London
A review has shed light on the groundbreaking advancements in the simulation of blood flow within the intricate vascular system that could transform medical treatment and device innovation for vascular diseases.
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21
February
2024
| 10:18 Europe/London
Twenty early career researchers recently completed the Researcher to Innovator (R2I) programme, an exciting entrepreneurship training programme for researchers with ambitions to develop commercial ventures and create impact from their academic
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19
February
2024
| 16:00 Europe/London
An international study of more than 2.5 million people has identified parts of the genome associated with the risk of developing type 2 diabetes in diverse population groups from across the globe.
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09
February
2024
| 09:00 Europe/London
In an exciting moment for the future of UK Biobank, this week (Wednesday 7 February) the organisation welcomed the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, Michelle Donelan, to Bruntwood SciTech’s Manchester Science Park to
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08
February
2024
| 09:37 Europe/London
A team of scientists and experts have been awarded funding to evaluate the new National Health Service Pharmacy First service.
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06
February
2024
| 13:20 Europe/London
The University of Manchester is to be part of  a research hub, led by the University of Edinburgh,  that will focus on developing AI tools to help revolutionise the field of healthcare.
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02
February
2024
| 11:21 Europe/London
A class of molecules playing a crucial role in the regulation of gene expression and other cellular processes can restore normal skin structure rather than producing a scar, a University of Manchester led study in mice and humans suggests.
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02
February
2024
| 02:57 Europe/London
Depression and loneliness can be prevented using structured telephone-based psychological care, delivered over eight weeks, according to new research.
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29
January
2024
| 12:37 Europe/London
Liver Talks: Let’s Talk About Liver Disease Risk, a new training resource for healthcare professionals has been launched to improve the essential conversations they have with people at risk of liver disease. Highlighting the significance of the
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22
January
2024
| 15:07 Europe/London
Researchers from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Manchester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC)  and University of Manchester have been instrumental in developing the first guideline for cancer screening in an
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22
January
2024
| 11:11 Europe/London
An international collaborative led by The University of Manchester and the University of Leicester has published a new paper which outlines how to reduce COVID-19 health inequity among ethnic minority groups.
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16
January
2024
| 15:41 Europe/London
Doctors might one day be able to target children and young people with arthritis most likely to be helped by its first-line treatment, thanks to the application of machine learning by University of Manchester scientists.
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15
January
2024
| 09:53 Europe/London
Existing drinking water fluoridation programmes in England still provide marginal savings for the NHS, but there is no guarantee new schemes would continue to do so, a new study led by University of Manchester researchers finds.
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14
January
2024
| 18:27 Europe/London
Eleven years ago, my colleagues and I estimated that about 2 million people around the world were dying from fungal infections annually. My latest estimate puts the figure today at nearly double that: around 3.8 million deaths.To put this in
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13
January
2024
| 00:07 Europe/London
The annual total of deaths from fungal disease worldwide has risen to 3.75 million, double the previous estimate, according to a new study.
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10
January
2024
| 16:35 Europe/London
The University of Manchester has launched a study in partnership with Greater Manchester’s 10 local authorities to better understand the use of log burners and solid fuel fires and their impact on air pollution in the region.
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09
January
2024
| 09:51 Europe/London
An agricultural fungicide approved in the US and currently under consideration by authorities worldwide could have a devastating effect on a new drug for one of world’s deadliest infectious diseases, show University of Manchester scientists.
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02
January
2024
| 16:01 Europe/London
A biomedical Egyptologist from The University of Manchester has fulfilled the mission of an illustrious Manchester anatomist from 1910, having by chance found his unique anatomical record of how ancient Nubians lived – and died - in Southern
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2023
20
December
2023
| 10:33 Europe/London
Cleopatra would have been in safe hands if she really had been bitten by a snake, or a affected by any number of illnesses - say University of Manchester Egyptologists in a new book.
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20
December
2023
| 09:39 Europe/London
The video from a  groundbreaking debate on animal research held at The University of Manchester's  Whitworth hall has been published.
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