NIHR Senior Investigator appointments for MFT researchers
Congratulations to two researchers from MFT who have been appointed to the NIHR’s College of Senior Investigators for 2018.
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NIHR Manchester Clinical Research Facility
Drug lowers deadly Huntington’s disease protein
The first drug targeting the cause of Huntington’s disease was safe and well-tolerated in its first human. It successfully lowered the level of the harmful huntingtin protein the nervous system.
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Young Person’s Advisory Group
Aged 11 - 24 yrs old? Join the Young Person's Advisory Group to contribute your ideas and opinions about clinical research
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Why the NHS has a vital role to play in pioneering treatments for fatal childhood diseases
As a clinician you get first-hand experience of the benefits, but also limitations, of existing treatments, and naturally identify questions that can often be answered through research.
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Nurses and Midwives achievements recognised for Going the Extra Mile (GEM Awards 2017)
We are delighted to announce that Thabitha Charles, Senior Clinical Research Nurse at The Manchester Heart Centre, is the overall winner of the Nursing & Midwifery GEM Award in the category of PRIDE
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Advancing gene therapy: a cure for haemophilia?
In this blog, Professor Charles Hay describes the need for a new approach and his thoughts on gene therapy as a potential cure for haemophilia.
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Manchester Royal Eye Hospital administers its first gene therapy treatment
MREH is trialling gene therapy, in collaboration with Saint Mary’s Hospital, for patients with a rare genetic eye condition, x-linked retinitis pigmentosa (XLRP).
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More patients accessing new treatments in Greater Manchester
More than 40,700 participants were given access to new and better treatments through participation in clinical research in Greater Manchester in the past year, according to figures published today.
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