A 6-year-old girl is one of more than 80 people worldwide who has finally received a diagnosis of a new condition following a landmark breakthrough by scientists and doctors in Manchester.
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Five Manchester professors from the NIHR Manchester BRC and the NIHR HRC in Emergency and Acute Care have been appointed NIHR Senior Investigators.
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Following her appointment as Director of R&I, Prof Anne Barton has spoken about how her career in research has developed and the role the NIHR has played along the way.
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Stopping long-acting inhalers for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease can lead to a sharp rise in flare-ups for around 3 months, a new study supported by the NIHR Manchester BRC has revealed.
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A 28-year-old patient with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, has become the first patient in the UK to be treated on the NHS with an innovative personalised therapy at Manchester Royal Infirmary.
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Two new Cochrane reviews show strong and consistent evidence that Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines are effective in preventing cervical cancer and pre-cancerous changes
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A new study has shown that an existing drug used by the NHS could be repurposed to prevent breast cancer in pre-menopausal women.
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Two previously unknown highly frequent genetic disorders have been discovered by researchers in Manchester, paving the way for improved diagnosis of neurodevelopmental conditions.
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