Research and innovation news

A new online and telephone service has launched to help people take part in dementia research studies.

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is the most common inflammatory and musculoskeletal disorder in children, affecting about 1 in every 1000 children in the UK.

CMFT led by the Public Programmes team, has launched a strategy and guide for staff, which will help researchers involve patients in the design of research.

Researchers at the Manchester Centre for Sexual Health, led the regional arm of a national study that found pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is highly protective against HIV for gay men.

A Senior Clinical Research Nurse from Manchester Royal Infirmary has been appointed to a senior role to lead on renal research nationally.

Derek Ridings, BRU Research Nurse at the Kellgren Centre for Rheumatology has recruited the highest number nationally to the BRAGGSS study.

Researchers have identified genetic variants that are associated with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) but not with psoriasis, in the largest study of PsA ever published.

The University of Manchester is working with CMFT to lead a project aimed at eliminating the 'trial and error' approach to the treatment of lupus.