ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ

University of Manchester scientists have successfully pioneered a way to create functioning human spinal discs, aiming to revolutionise our understanding of back pain and disc degeneration in a leap for medical science.

ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓers from The University of Manchester have forecast there will be an increased risk of infection from fungi over the coming years, including a significant spread of some fungal pathogens across Europe, the extent of which will depend on …

A new clotbusting drug tested on mice has been shown by University of Manchester scientists to be significantly better at treating ischemic stroke than existing therapies.

English GPs in areas of socioeconomic deprivation endure increased job pressures related to managing complex patients, insufficient resources, and difficulty in finding locum cover, an analysis by University of Manchester researchers has shown.

 Feeling hungry doesn’t just make you reach for a snack – it may also change your immune system.In a recent study in mice, we found that simply perceiving hunger can change the number of immune cells in the blood, even when the animals hadn’t …

Doctors are prescribing antibiotics for tens of thousands of patients with infections, with little or no consideration of prognosis and the risk of the infection worsening, according to a new study led by University of Manchester epidemiologists.

In a UK first, researchers in Manchester are successfully identifying patients in the early, curable stages of a common liver cancer using a new, innovative test

Advanced Diagnostics Accelerator (ADA) is delivering lasting impact in Greater Manchester part of the UK government’s Innovation Accelerator programme. It has developed innovative pathways for early disease detection and more targeted care than …

The University of Manchester academics are celebrating  their appearance at the final of  the Health Service Journal Partnership award category  for the ‘Most Impactful Use of Technology on Clinical Practice’.

GPs who conduct their surgeries in the flesh are more likely to have satisfied patients according to a new study by University of Manchester researchers.

In an open letter  to Health Secretary Wes Streeting, dentists have warned that a failure to fully meet demand for urgent dental care can only increase the pressures on our health service, as antibiotics become a substitute for treatment.

Latest research led from Manchester could revolutionise the diagnosis of Perrault syndrome, a rare genetic condition that results in hearing loss. In women it also leads to early menopause or infertility. Perrault syndrome can be accompanied by …

Our perceptions of body image are shaped by what we see from as early as seven years old, according to new research by Durham University, The University of Manchester and Northumbria University.

The University of Manchester’s Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health is to get an injection of business acumen with the appointment of its first Entrepreneur in Residence.

A BURY-BORN mum diagnosed with skin cancer after a chance encounter is helping researchers to trial a pioneering blood test that can spot signs of melanoma returning.

A team of international clinical experts led by Professor Dr Oliver A. Cornely and Dr Rosanne Sprute from University Hospital Cologne, including University of Manchester researchers,  have published the new global guideline for the diagnosis …

Some Governments are lacking effective policies to tackle the global fungal crisis responsible for the deaths of around 3.5 million people per year, according to an international team of experts.

The Christabel Pankhurst Institute in collaboration with Unit M both at The University of Manchester, are bringing together some of the UK’s brightest minds from across academia, industry and regulatory affairs to make medical product testing and …

The death of a young man to bacterial meningitis has resulted in the launch and eventual rollout of a teaching resource in a bid to prevent others from enduring the same fate.

Manchester is putting communities at the heart of policy to improve health outcomes in the city following a successful bid to establish a Health Determinants ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ Collaboration (HDRC).

Friendly germs armed with their own biological syringes and poisons could hold the key to overcoming the antimicrobial resistance crisis, according to a new study by biologists at the Universities of Manchester and Basel.

An international team of scientists are to set to use thousands of MRI brain scans from research teams around the world in a bid to study Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1), a lifelong neurological condition.

ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓers from Oxford’s Institute of Population Ageing and the University of Manchester, and Tufts University have found that head injuries, such as those induced in sports and the military, may re-awaken dormant viruses in the brain, triggering …

A newly formed academy is to train eleven refugee and asylum seeker in Belfast, so they can work in the NHS.

Welcome to the 2024 annual review from the biology, medicine and health beat. Yet again, our world leading researchers are making an impact right around the world, so here’s a taste of  some of our most popular and interesting stories. Enjoy!

Scientists have identified strains of one of the world’s most dangerous fungal pathogens, already resistant to our most effective antifungal drugs,  which are also 5-times more likely to acquire resistance to desperately needed new treatments …

A major UK patient trial of a new biomarker testing protocol for sepsis, led by University of Manchester researchers, has shown it is possible to safely stop antibiotic treatment earlier than current care.

A study that uncovered a potential new approach to treating the vascular causes of dementia has been named ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ Story of the Year at the British Heart Foundation’s annual Heart Hero Awards. The award, which is voted for by the public, went to a …

Delegates from The University of Manchester visited Egypt this December to celebrate the graduation of the latest cohort from the Mansoura Manchester Medical Program.

A groundbreaking debate on animal research at The University of Manchester has received a prestigious openness award.