Research and innovation news

A surgical team at Saint Mary’s Hospital recently received a prestigious national award for their role in surgical trials for cancer research.

A child with a life-limiting condition, who was the first person in the world to receive a pioneering gene therapy, is ‘doing well’ almost 10 months on from treatment.

Geraldine Thompson, our Head of Clinical Photography and Medical Illustration, was awarded the Institute of Medical Illustrators (IMI) Special Recognition Award 2019 earlier this month.

Manchester researchers have contributed towards the discovery of a genetic brain disease which can cause paraplegia and epilepsy in sufferers.

A Manchester woman with a rare syndrome has spoken about the impact it has had on her life, and how the care she has received at the MRI has vastly improved how she manages her condition.

Research led by the Universities of Manchester and Birmingham has linked the way baby wallabies produce male hormones and how some human girls are born with genitalia that resemble those of a boy.