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Manchester study demonstrates that telephone consultation can be a convenient, time and cost effective alternative to consultation for the routine out-patient follow up of children with IBD

The Government’s ambition to find a cure for dementia by 2025 has been boosted by a dramatic rise in people volunteering to take part in ground-breaking research studies.

The PATHWAY team at Manchester Mental Health & Social Care Trust (MMHSCT) celebrated success this week as all three study sites successfully enrolled their first participants.

The BRU has been awarded an MRC-NIHR National Phenome Centre pilot project, which will facilitate new and exciting research into identifying biomarkers that could predict RA patients' response to MTX.

The aim of the internal Peer Review is to enhance the competitiveness of RfPB applications from MAHSC members, improving quality by providing critical evaluations of applications in final draft stage.

Manchester Molecular Pathology Innovation Centre, to be led by Professor Tony Freemont, BRU Theme Lead , will employ and train scientists in the usof emerging molecular pathology research techniques.

The Greater Manchester Clinical Research Awards provide an opportunity for people working in the Greater Manchester research community to benchmark their skills against their peers.