News incl. lifesciences, animal, wildlife & nature articles
from or mentioning Manchester, England
The articles listed below include news from, about or mentioning the city of Manchester in the north of England. This is page 2 of 4.
Do patients think GPs should be paid for performance? (UK)
SpiNNaker Project: ARM processor chips to mimic human brain functions
Scientists are working towards producing a high-performance computer which they intend to create working models of human brain functions. Microprocessor chips will be linked together to simulate th...
Leaving school without qualifications associated with poorer health in later life
Students who leave school without qualifications suffer from poorer health and greater risk of heart disease over their lifetimes than those with some qualifications, according to recent research c...
Drug-resistant strains of Aspergillus fungi
Some strains of Aspergillus fungi, a deadly fungal infection that can affect humans, seem to be developing resistance to current drug treatments at an alarming rate according to scientists involved...
Stress and Psoriasis
Psoriasis sufferers could benefit from a new study that aims to reduce the symptoms of this chronic skin condition through the psychological concept of mindfulness. This research is based on the no...
Mood swings of bipolar patients can be predicted
People who suffer from bipolar disorder are prone to extreme mood swings that take them from great emotional highs to the pits of depression. The cause of these mood swings is often attributed to t...
New hope for growing human muscle tissue
Support for Deaf Children with Complex Disabilities (UK)
Recent research at Manchester University (England) in collaboration with National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS) has highlighted many urgent issues of concern to the parents and carers of deaf chil...
North-South *Health Divide* in England
The ancient origins of prosthetic medicine
Cancer increases risk of developing listeria by 5x
Listeriosis is a rare but serious food-borne illness caused by the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes. Some groups of people can be more seriously affected by this type of food poisoning than others....
Eating purple fruits such as blueberries is good for your health
Eating purple fruits such as blueberries and drinking green tea can help ward off diseases including Alzheimer’s, Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinson’s, according to a University of Manchester report.
New guide to predict survival from cancer
University of Manchester scientists have helped develop a new way of predicting how long terminally ill cancer patients have to live. The research is based on blood tests, white cell blood count, ...
