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On World COPD Day, Professor Jørgen Vestbo, Respiratory Theme Lead and COPD Programme Co-Lead for Manchester BRC, reflects on the status and management of COPD and reminds us that we shouldn’t overlook this devastating disease.
Continue reading full article: Recognising the importance of COPD awareness and research
During World Antibiotic Awareness Week, Dr Alexander Mathioudakis, BRC Clinical Fellow discusses how the TRACE-COPD trial is using blood tests to guide and target the administration of antibiotics and oral steroids.
Continue reading full article: Using precision medicine to reduce unnecessary use of antibiotics for COPD flare-up
Dr Iain Jackson and colleagues from our Manchester BRC Hearing Health theme discuss how new technologies and fresh approaches might offer valuable insight into young infants’ behavioural responses to sound.
Continue reading full article: Facing up to the challenge of behavioural observation in infant hearing assessment
A new clinical study, designed to assess whether breast density can be accurately determined in young women using low dose mammograms, is launched by Cancer Prevention and Early Detection theme researchers.
Continue reading full article: New study addresses early breast cancer detection in high risk young women
New city-wide imaging strategy to aid advanced radiotherapy research
Continue reading full article: New city-wide imaging strategy to aid advanced radiotherapy research
First Manchester trial of combined imaging techniques underway with cervical cancer patients.
Continue reading full article: First Manchester trial of combined imaging techniques underway with cervical cancer patients
A systematic review of research has revealed that the toxic effects on the lung of drugs commonly taken to treat a range of common conditions is much more widespread than thought.
Continue reading full article: Drugs’ side effects in lungs ‘more widespread than thought’
A study of women who had gastric sleeve or bypass surgery for obesity has found that precancerous tissue in their womb reverted to normal tissue when they lost weight.
Continue reading full article: Weight loss surgery for obese women prevents womb cancer