Research and innovation news

Participation in research studies is about to become easier than ever for residents across Greater Manchester thanks to the arrival of our state-of-the-art Research Van.

A Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital patient is the first young person in the world to participate in a study researching a new drug to treat itching caused by kidney failure.

A new app developed with staff at Saint Mary’s Hospital is helping clinicians to monitor pregnant women for high blood pressure and glucose levels at home.

A national COVID-19 vaccine study is urging pregnant women across Greater Manchester to help researchers discover the most effective use of vaccines during pregnancy.

Levels of a fungus hazardous to patients with respiratory disease are more abundant in rooms with outside facing windows during the summer months, MFT researchers have found.

People taking part in a vaccine study at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) have shared their motivations for taking part – in the hope others might be inspired to do the same.

Dr Alexander Mathioudakis, and John Linnell, patient participant, discuss an international study that will revolutionise the way COPD exacerbation research outcomes are evaluated.

MFT has signed a collaboration and data sharing agreement with Manchester-based health technology start-up Rinicare.