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Vast amounts of #data generated by screening patients for diseases like #cancer and #arthritis at The University of #Manchester will now be used to improve treatment and drug safety in partnership with the University of #Dundee.
A vision for medicine precision with new disease data link-up
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Vast amounts of data generated by screening patients for diseases like cancer and arthritis at The University of Manchester will now be used to improve treatment and drug safety in partnership with the University of Dundee. The two universities have joined forces to transform medical treatment through protein analysis technology which identif...
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Research in #Manchester has identified mutations in lung #cancer that is key to #tumour growth, offering a new way to differentiate and treat some patients with the disease. #researchbeacons
Researchers find a new genetic target for most common lung cancer
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Research in Manchester has identified mutations in lung cancer that is key to tumour growth, offering a new way to differentiate and treat some patients with the disease. Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) makes up around 8 in 10 cases of lung cancer but the outlook is bleak for many patients, who are often diagnosed at a late stage. For some...
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A consortium led by The University of #Manchester has been awarded a multi-million pound grant from the #Arts and #Humanities Research Council’s Open World Research Initiative.
Manchester-led consortium wins large grant to research languages and communities
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A consortium led by The University of Manchester has been awarded a multi-million pound grant from the Arts and Humanities Research Council’s Open World Research Initiative. Aimed at investigating the central role languages play in relation to key contemporary issues such as social cohesion, migration, business and diplomacy, the £3.9 million...
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A remarkable new technology developed by Manchester biochemists has found a way to restrict the spread of #flu.
‘Germ trap’ could save us from flu virus
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A remarkable new technology developed by Manchester biochemists has found a way to restrict the spread of flu. The scientists at biotech company Virustatic and The University of Manchester have developed a fabric coating which isolates viruses responsible for seasonal and pandemic influenza. According to the team, the ‘germ trap’ has a cap...
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Luke Georghiou, Vice-President for Research and Innovation at The University of Manchester, has been appointed to the European University Association’s Council for Doctoral Education (EUA-CDE).
University vice-president to help steer European doctoral education policy
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Greater #Manchester is among five areas set to take part in the first ever #Science and #Innovation Audits (SIAs) - confirmed in the #Budget.
Manchester among five pilot areas for UK’s first innovation audits
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Greater Manchester is among five areas set to take part in the first ever Science and Innovation Audits (SIAs) - confirmed in the Budget. Designed to map out local research, innovation and infrastructure strengths across the UK, the audits will help identify and build on the potential of every region across the country by making sure investme...
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A photograph of a mating pair of critically endangered Costa Rican Lemur Leaf #Frogs has bagged third place in the #Eureka category one of the country's top science #photo competitions.
Mating frog pic hops into third place in top comp
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A photograph of a mating pair of critically endangered Costa Rican Lemur Leaf Frogs has bagged third place in the Eureka category one of the country's top science photo competitions. The vivid image, taken by postgraduate student Chris Blount shows how the animals change colour every day - from its day time green skin to brown at night. He...
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A University of Manchester team is to develop a new #vaccine against the #Zika virus as part of a new initiative to counter the #disease which has spread rapidly across the #Americas in the last few months.
Zika virus vaccine to be developed in Manchester
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A University of Manchester team is to develop a new vaccine against the Zika virus as part of a new initiative to counter the disease which has spread rapidly across the Americas in the last few months. The team will create and test a vaccine based on a safe derivative of a pre-existing smallpox vaccine – the only disease to have been success...
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Despite the successful adoption of modern techniques, new research from the Universities of #Keele and #Manchester suggests more can be done to reduce fatalities following a non-surgical treatment for blocked #arteries.
Hundreds of lives lost due to variations in common heart procedure
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Despite the successful adoption of modern techniques, new research from the Universities of Keele and Manchester suggests more can be done to reduce fatalities following a non-surgical treatment for blocked arteries. Data collected from a national cardiovascular database has highlighted that changes in the practice of interventional cardiolog...
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Results of a new study into the relationship between nightmares and suicidal behaviours show that suicidal thoughts, plans or attempts were present in 62 percent of participants who experienced nightmares and only 20 percent of those without nightmares.
Study reports significant link between nightmares and suicidal behaviour
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Results of a new study into the relationship between nightmares and suicidal behaviours show that suicidal thoughts, plans or attempts were present in 62 percent of participants who experienced nightmares and only 20 percent of those without nightmares. Multiple analyses by The University of Manchester researchers, published in the Journal of...
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A researcher from The University of #Manchester has discovered 430,000 year-old spiral-shaped landforms beneath the seafloor of the North #Atlantic Ocean, which may help scientists to improve their predictions of future #climate change.
Discovery of ancient undersea spirals may improve understanding of climate change
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A researcher from The University of Manchester has discovered 430,000 year-old spiral-shaped landforms beneath the seafloor of the North Atlantic Ocean, which may help scientists to improve their predictions of future climate change. Over the last 2.8 million years, Northwest Europe has been subjected to the repeated growth and decay of large...
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