Category: Research

Pioneering brain tumour trial treats patients before surgery

Pioneering brain tumour trial treats patients before surgery

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester is leading a groundbreaking clinical trial that could transform the treatment of glioblastoma, the most aggressive and deadly form of brain cancer. Known as PORTRAIT, the trial is recruiting newly diagnosed patients to explore whether treatment can begin immediately after diagnosis—before surgery and radiotherapy—using an innovative, non-invasive technology.

The Brain Fix – Episode 3 – The Jeff

The Brain Fix – Episode 3 – The Jeff

The third episode of The Brain Fix podcast series is talking all things Jeff!
In this episode, Professors David Brough and Omar Pathmanaban discuss the Geoffrey Jefferson Brain Research Centre, also known as The Jeff. David and Omar are joined by The Jeff co-directors Professors Stuart Allan and Andrew King who discuss the development, goals and future of our translational neuroscience centre. 

Alzheimer’s Society Fellowship success

Alzheimer’s Society Fellowship success

Dr Sasha Philbert has been awarded a prestigious 4-year Alzheimer’s Society Fellowship. Dr Philbert’s research aims to improve the diagnostic accuracy of vascular dementia by distinguishing it from early-stage Alzheimer’s disease.

Greater Manchester researchers find cognitive impairment worsens outcomes in chronic kidney disease

Greater Manchester researchers find cognitive impairment worsens outcomes in chronic kidney disease

Researchers at Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust and the Northern Care Alliance, working with colleagues in the Geoffrey Jefferson Brain Research Centre and international collaborators in Spain and Italy have found that people with both cognitive impairment and chronic kidney disease (CKD) had worse health outcomes than people with CKD alone.