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Researchers awarded £600,000 to develop an AI tool for faster multiple sclerosis diagnosis and monitoring (AIMS-NHS)
More than 130,000 people in the UK live with multiple sclerosis (MS). Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is central to their diagnosis and care, yet almost all NHS centres face long delays because there are too few specialist neuroradiologists to report scans quickly...
Scientists uncover ‘window of opportunity’ after brain tumour surgery
Scientists from The University of Manchester have identified a brief window after brain tumour surgery during which a treatment for glioblastoma, an incurable brain cancer, can cross the brain’s protective barrier and reach the cancer cells most likely to trigger...
Dreaming: Beneath the Surface
Dr Yolanda Ohene, Wellcome Accelerator Award Research Fellow, talks about a recent event she organised to discuss health inequalities and underrepresentation in research for Black communities.On Friday 12 June, I invited 13 black researchers, artists and community...
Giving back through lived experience: Manchester student helps educate future clinical psychologists
A University of Manchester student who underwent epilepsy surgery at Salford Royal is helping shape the next generation of healthcare professionals by sharing her experience with trainee clinical psychologists.Leilah Applegarth, who is studying for a Postgraduate...
Manchester alumnus returns to build clinical partnerships for pioneering neurotechnology
When Daniel Ko arrived at The University of Manchester as an undergraduate neuroscience student in 2004, he could not have known that his degree would take him around the world and eventually bring him back to Manchester with an innovative neurotechnology company and...
Funding awarded to kick-start collaborative rare conditions research
The Manchester Rare Conditions Centre which aims to improve the lives of people living with rare conditions and the Geoffrey Jefferson Brain Research Centre recently held a joint workshop to facilitate closer collaboration between our research communities. Following...
New centre of excellence for Parkinson’s research
NCA is to be part of a new NIHR Translational Research Collaboration (TRC) in Parkinson’s disease (PD), bringing together national expertise and infrastructure.
GJBRC annual report for 2025/2026 now available
We are delighted to share our annual report for 2025/26. The report highlights our progress over the past year, including key research achievements, strategic developments, and ongoing collaborations across our clinical and academic community. Download the report 2026...
Assessing changes in an inflammation signal in vestibular schwannoma
Researchers from our brain tumour theme are set to begin a new MRC-funded study into inflammation that drives tumour growth in vestibular schwannoma…
Study shows safety of world’s first human graphene-based brain computer interface operation
Eight patients have been treated at Northern Care Alliance in the world’s first-in-human study of graphene-brain interfaces to map and monitor brain activity and so improve precision during brain tumour surgery.
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