
Research and innovation news
Keep up-to-date with the latest news, publications and events from the Research and Innovation team at MFT.


Professor Webb Puts His Best Foot Forward at Great North Run
Professor Nick Webb is taking part in the Great North Run to raise money for the NIHR/Wellcome Trust Manchester Clinical Research Facility.
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Children with inflammatory bowel disease can benefit from telephone consultations
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
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Manchester researchers exceed PM’s national dementia target
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.
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Metacognitive therapy (MCT) trial on the cardiac PATHWAY to success!
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.
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BRU researchers lead pilot MRC-NIHR National Phenome Centre study to profile methotrexate response in Rheumatoid Arthritis
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.
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MAHSC Internal Peer Review
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.
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BRU Theme Lead Professor Anthony Freemont to led new Manchester Molecular Pathology Innovation Centre
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.
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