Manchester researchers successfully awarded £1.8m grant to help identify effective steroid use for patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Posted: Tuesday, March 5, 2024 Researchers from Manchester BRC have been successfully awarded a Health Technology Assessment grant for £1.8 million to potentially identify the most effective and safest way of using steroids for patients with uncontrolled Rheumatoid Arthritis who are starting an anti-rheumatic medicine. Continue reading full article: Manchester researchers successfully awarded £1.8m grant to help identify effective steroid use for patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Environmental Sustainability in National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Manchester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) Laboratories Posted: Friday, February 9, 2024 Author: Nisha Nair To mark this year’s International Day of Women and Girls in Science, which is taking place on 11 February 2024 and focuses on Sustainable Development Goals, Dr Nisha Nair has written a blog about why sustainability is so important to her and how this relates to the laboratory environment. Continue reading full article: Environmental Sustainability in National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Manchester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) Laboratories
Manchester researchers develop first ever guideline for cancer screening in rare muscle disease Posted: Monday, January 22, 2024 Researchers from the NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre have been instrumental in developing the first guideline for cancer screening in an inflammatory muscle disease called “myositis”, which has an increased cancer risk. Continue reading full article: Manchester researchers develop first ever guideline for cancer screening in rare muscle disease
Spotlight On: Inflammation Cluster Posted: Wednesday, January 17, 2024 Researchers are addressing several of the most common causes of death and disability, in our region and nationally, through our Inflammation Cluster. Find out more about the range and impact of our cutting-edge research in the first film of our new Spotlight On series. Continue reading full article: Spotlight On: Inflammation Cluster
Looking beyond joint counts: Exploring what happens in psoriatic arthritis by looking at blood, synovial fluid, and synovial tissue – Dr Ryan Hum speaks to Arthritis Digest Posted: Wednesday, January 10, 2024 For Arthritis Digest magazine, Dr Ryan Hum explores what happens in psoriatic arthritis through looking at the blood, synovial fluid, and synovial tissue. Continue reading full article: Looking beyond joint counts: Exploring what happens in psoriatic arthritis by looking at blood, synovial fluid, and synovial tissue – Dr Ryan Hum speaks to Arthritis Digest
Patients can interrupt treatment of immune-supressing medicines for two-weeks in order to boost immunity provided by COVID-19 booster vaccine, finds major study Posted: Wednesday, December 13, 2023 A major clinical trial, supported by researchers at Manchester BRC, has shown that people with inflammatory conditions are able to improve the antibody response from a COVID-19 booster vaccination by interrupting their treatment for two weeks immediately after having the vaccine. Continue reading full article: Patients can interrupt treatment of immune-supressing medicines for two-weeks in order to boost immunity provided by COVID-19 booster vaccine, finds major study
Undifferentiated connective tissue disease – what is it and why is more research needed? Dr Sarah Dyball speaks to Arthritis Digest Posted: Friday, November 10, 2023 For Arthritis Digest magazine, Clinical Research Fellow Dr Sarah Dyball explains what undifferentiated connective tissue disease is and why more research into this condition is needed. Continue reading full article: Undifferentiated connective tissue disease – what is it and why is more research needed? Dr Sarah Dyball speaks to Arthritis Digest
Using digital technologies to forecast and manage chronic pain – Professor John McBeth and Dr Katie Druce speak to Arthritis Digest Posted: Tuesday, September 12, 2023 For Arthritis Digest magazine, Professor John McBeth and Dr Katie Druce highlight how digital technology can forecast and manage chronic pain, which can empower patients living with musculoskeletal disease. Continue reading full article: Using digital technologies to forecast and manage chronic pain – Professor John McBeth and Dr Katie Druce speak to Arthritis Digest