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Researchers from the Manchester BRC are part of a UK-wide effort to drive the development of new, targeted treatments for children and young people with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and its associated eye-inflammation condition, uveitis.
Continue reading full article: UK-wide consortium aims to transform treatment for children and young people with arthritis and uveitis
A new treatment currently being trialled could transform the life of a grandmother whose adult life has been plagued by a painful, hacking cough
Continue reading full article: Cough research into new treatment receives £3.04 million Wellcome Investigator award
At the start of the year a panel of international experts from academia and industry visited Manchester for the first annual strategy workshop.
Continue reading full article: International research leaders meet with NIHR Manchester BRC to discuss research strategy
The Public Programmes team at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust - who lead the involvement and engagement work for the NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre and Clinical Research Facility - has been selected as one of ten organisations in the UK to become a test-bed for this work.
Continue reading full article: Manchester BRC and CRF part of national test bed for newly launched national standards to improve public involvement in research
New research from The University of Manchester in collaboration with researchers at the University of East Anglia shows improved long-term outcomes for patients diagnosed with early inflammatory arthritis, when comparing to the previous 10 year period.
Continue reading full article: Evidence suggests patients with early inflammatory arthritis now have better outcomes compared with previous decades
Over 150 delegates gathered in Manchester last week to hear about the work of the four northern NIHR Biomedical Research Centres (BRCs).
Continue reading full article: NIHR North Biomedical Research Centre showcase is a resounding success
The Greater Manchester Connected Health City (GM CHC) & Manchester Ecosystem invite you to an event to showcase the progress of the GM CHC, to share best practice & to explore new ways of using data to revolutionise health & social care.
Continue reading full article: GM Connected Health City: sharing progress & best practice
The Health eResearch Centre (HeRC) has been awarded certification of ISO 27001, information security’s best accolade, from the Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance (LGRA). This is the highest data security certification and demonstrates HeRC is following information security best practice.
Continue reading full article: Highest data security certification awarded to the Health eResearch Centre, The University of Manchester