Research and innovation news

A study by The University of Manchester has found that it may be possible to predict early which rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients will fail to respond to the biologic drugs given to treat them.

The research team is testing a new approach to treating childhood ALL in India by identifying patients who do not require intensive therapy, thereby decreasing both the cost and burden of treatment.

Through the network, CMFT aims to attract additional paediatric studies and provide participation in research as a treatment option for more children with rare diseases.

Sixth Form students at Cheadle Hulme School are contributing to vital research in experimental medicine as part of a new public and patient involvement and engagement group at the CMFT

A scientific collaboration has pinpointed the genetic cause of a rare form of blindness, which can present itself as a key-hole shaped defect in the eye in newborn babies.

Researchers have recruited the first participant onto a research study comparing the effectiveness of pain relief medicine tapentadol to morphine in children and young people.

First child in the world to participate in a new trial which could alter the lives of those with Niemann-Pick Disease type B (NPD), a rare inherited metabolic disorder.