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NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre

The Kellgren Centre for Rheumatology at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) has won a national award for its work with patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

MFT has recruited more than 400 patients to research trials in an attempt to better understand and treat COVID-19.

In an unprecedented move, scientists and clinicians across Greater Manchester have formed a Rapid Response Research Group to find ways to beat COVID-19 and save lives.

Manchester researchers have discovered an association between the number of prescriptions for antibiotics and a higher risk of hospital admissions.

Two trials of a new drug have shown that, at low doses, it can ease the often-distressing symptoms of chronic cough with minimal side effects.

Manchester BRC researchers have launched the world’s first emergency genetic test, to predict whether newborn babies receiving antibiotics in intensive care are at risk of irreversible hearing loss.