Research & Innovation

Pioneering research for rare bleeding disorders in children

Posted: Thursday Oct 8th 2015

Pioneering research led by Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital shows treatment for rare bleeding disorder is effective and demonstrated no new safety concerns in children

George’s story

Posted: Thursday Oct 8th 2015

Taking part in a clinical research trial has allowed eight year old Spiderman-fan, George, to make the most of his childhood.

Glaucoma – the silent thief of sight

Posted: Thursday Oct 8th 2015 Author: Mr Leon Au

Mr Leon Au is Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon at Manchester Royal Eye Hospital (MREH), and the first surgeon in the UK to incorporate minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) into routine practice.

Josie’s story

Posted: Thursday Oct 8th 2015

Josie was diagnosed with Glaucoma six years ago. Her eyes were starting to deteriorate when she was offered the opportunity to take part in a trial for a stent to reduce the pressure in her eye.

Anne Littley and Sharon Thind – Research nurse perspective: blood disorders

Posted: Tuesday Oct 6th 2015

Anne and Sharon share their experiences of research nursing.

Birth weight and poor growth linked to later hearing and vision problems

Posted: Tuesday Oct 6th 2015

A study of up to 433,390 UK adults, led by The University of Manchester and CMFT, has linked being under and overweight at birth with poorer hearing, vision and cognition in middle age.