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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Children with cancer in Greater Manchester and Lancashire could be given new hope after a funding boost for research into experimental cancer treatments.
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In his blog, Professor Brian Keevil Clinical lead for biochemistry at Wythenshawe Hospital, discusses the development of a pioneering at-home test that could save lives.
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Parents across Greater Manchester, East Lancashire and East Cheshire are being urged to support a new respiratory virus study looking into the UK’s leading cause of infant hospitalisation.
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Research participants in Manchester have been providing excellent feedback after the NIHR’s state-of-the-art Greater Manchester Research Van visited the home of Manchester United Football Club.
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Wythenshawe Hospital’s Acute Intensive Care Unit team has won the 2023 Association of Anaesthetists Innovation Prize for a unique PPE COVID-19 solution to keep healthcare workers safe.
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