Researchers tell an international conference that a new gene therapy for Sanfilippo disease – also known as childhood dementia – has shown promising early results in a proof-of-concept study.
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A 20-month-old baby girl has become the first child in the UK to receive a life-saving gene therapy treatment for the fatal disorder, metachromatic leukodystrophy disease (MLD).
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A world-first genetic test to establish if a newborn baby is vulnerable to deafness if treated with a commonly used antibiotic, has been conditionally recommended by NICE.
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A baby boy born at Saint Mary’s Wythenshawe, is the first to be part of research in Manchester that could help the recovery of pre-term babies with serious breathing difficulties.
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A national fertility study investigating whether removing small growths from the womb improves women’s fertility has launched at Saint Mary’s Hospital.
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In this latest Spotlight On blog, Kate Stanbury, Research Midwife across Saint Mary's Managed Clinical Service, gives an insight into her role and passion for research.
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A leading MFT cancer professor MFT features in a documentary following TV presenter Julia Bradbury’s personal breast cancer journey.
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