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Long COVID: Can improved sleep cure breathlessness?
A joint study led by The University of Manchester and Leicester has linked disturbed sleep to breathlessness in long COVID patients and proposes possible treatment solutions.

Chris Hemsworth vs. the genetic predisposition to Alzheimer’s disease
Why are some brains more susceptible to neurodegeneration?

New blood test could revolutionise cancer treatment
Catching cancer in its early stages can transform patient outcomes – this new test claims to make it easier than ever

How healthcare fails women
Women have been neglected by the healthcare system for centuries. Surely, it’s time for a change.

UoM and the UK lead the way for COVID-19 pill production
UK becomes first country to approve new COVID-19 treatment pill, and the University of Manchester will be a key driver in its production

A new era of alarms
New developments in cardiovascular healthcare at Manchester could save millions of lives

The PPE gap: another risk for women in healthcare
Georgie Selwood takes a look at PPE and whether one size truly fits all.

Are ‘whitewashed’ medical textbooks putting black lives at risk?
Amelia Cummins discusses the potential medical risks black people could face due to underrepresentation in textbooks and literature

Study shows IVF birth weights are on the rise
University of Manchester research has discovered IVF birthweights are up by 10% on average compared to 25 years ago

Organs on the wrong side of her body
Despite having her appendix removed, the 99-year-old woman never discovered her medical abnormality

Science research has caused Spice to become such a big problem
The synthetic drug problem across Europe and North America has been created inadvertently by scientific journals’ research

Testing for cancer with nanoparticles
The research could help with early cancer detection

Drugs to PrEPare for HIV
PrEP can be reduce the risk of catching HIV by 99%

Council plans to end new transmissions of HIV within a generation
Leaders in Greater Manchester reaffirm ambitious commitment to end all new cases of HIV for the next 25 years

A live dissection experience: VIVIT
Using the world’s only bespoke semi-synthetic cadaver, VIVIT provide an eerily accurate experience of dissection

First Time: Nathaniel Hall breaks stigma surrounding HIV
Actor and writer Nathaniel Hall talks to Issy Bolitho about his upcoming one-man play that is set to start an honest conversation about being HIV-positive.

DNA sequencing: a bias against some
Modern techniques in DNA sequencing are becoming increasingly advanced. Wasim Askar looks at how DNA tests are used by states, companies, and people.
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