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2024
07
February
2024
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12:01
Europe/London
A new report has revealed a crisis in children’s autism assessment, warning that thousands of autistic children and young people are waiting months - or even years - for health and education support.
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2023
06
December
2023
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12:00
Europe/London
17,000 year 10 students across Greater Manchester have completed the #BeeWell survey this autumn, in addition to 73,000 completed surveys since 2021. In this time, over 180 schools have taken part in #BeeWell across GM.
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30
October
2023
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13:36
Europe/London
The UK regulatory authorities have approved the first ever trial of a revolutionary gene therapy for young children diagnosed with Hunter syndrome, a devastating rare lysosomal storage disorder.
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20
September
2023
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17:08
Europe/London
Fathers can give their children an educational advantage at primary school by reading, drawing and playing with them, according to a new report published today.
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20
September
2023
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14:18
Europe/London
The #BeeWell survey - designed as a gold standard survey for the measurement of adolescent wellbeing across England - has returned to Greater Manchester for a third year, as well as launching in Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Portsmouth, and …
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2022
14
December
2022
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10:45
Europe/London
A team who led the research for a world-first genetic test that could save the hearing of hundreds of babies each year, has won the New Statesman Positive Impact in Healthcare Award 2022.
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20
September
2022
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03:39
Europe/London
A biologic therapy for very young children with a moderate to severe form of a common skin condition has been shown to be safe and effective in an international trial which involved University of Manchester clinical scientists working within the …
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08
June
2022
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16:19
Europe/London
The Great Science Share for Schools (GSSfS) is a national campaign to elevate the prominence of science in the classroom.
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11
April
2022
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16:43
Europe/London
A proof-of-concept study of an intervention which sends support and information to parents at bedtime by text message has been shown to improve the quality of their children’s sleep.
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02
April
2022
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01:24
Europe/London
A world-first genetic test, partly developed by University of Manchester scientists that could save the hearing of hundreds of babies each year, has been developed and successfully piloted in the NHS.
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30
March
2022
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15:31
Europe/London
Children and young people with underlying rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) are uncommonly hospitalised with COVID-19, a study of over 600 under-nineteens has found.
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18
January
2022
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14:59
Europe/London
The relationships between young mental health patients and the nurses looking after them is an overlooked treatment in its own right, according to new research.
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2021
03
December
2021
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01:46
Europe/London
The essential role of long-term foster carers in helping to transform the lives of vulnerable children in care is highlighted in a new study published today.Government data shows that 40% of children in foster care are in long-term foster care - …
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29
October
2021
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16:26
Europe/London
New research led by Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust and The University of Manchester could revolutionise the diagnosis and treatment for people with Perrault syndrome, a rare genetic condition resulting in hearing loss in men and women, …
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26
October
2021
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15:32
Europe/London
Children with adrenal insufficiency have a higher risk of dying than those with other lifelong conditions, according to research by The University of Manchester and Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust scientists.
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17
June
2021
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14:28
Europe/London
Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity (GOSH Charity) has announced a £2.5 million investment into 11 pioneering child health research projects - including one at The University of Manchester. The funding is the UK’s …
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24
February
2021
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19:10
Europe/London
A study by a University of Manchester psychologist has scientifically defined for the first time what constitutes a good bedtime routine for children between the ages of 2 and 8.
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2020
13
May
2020
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20:45
Europe/London
Early results for a potentially revolutionary brain disease therapy given under compassionate use to a 2 year-old has shown promise, a University of Manchester scientist will tell an international conference on Wednesday (13 May).
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2019
09
December
2019
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10:35
Europe/London
A new study reveals Italian-speaking children pick up some language rules faster than English-speakers.
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26
November
2019
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14:25
Europe/London
Children of women who reported domestic violence in pregnancy or during the first six years of the child’s life are almost 50% more likely to have a low IQ at age 8, research finds.
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04
April
2019
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14:49
Europe/London
The devastating effects of a rare condition affecting new-born babies will be far worse if diagnosis and treatment are delayed.
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26
March
2019
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06:53
Europe/London
Children monitored regularly for height and weight from an early age are less likely to be overweight according to research by University of Manchester and Oxford experts.
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2018
06
July
2018
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09:00
Europe/London
A team at The University of Manchester have developed a novel stem cell gene therapy approach to treat children with a devastating genetic disease. The approach is currently being developed for clinical trial in patients with the disease.
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28
June
2018
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11:00
Europe/London
University of Manchester scientists have developed a new gene therapy they hope will treat children with a rare but devastating brain disease, and plan to take it to clinical trial in the near future.
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23
April
2018
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09:00
Europe/London
A University of Manchester historian is to highlight the untold experiences of children who were admitted to hospital in the early years of the NHS.
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09
April
2018
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14:00
Europe/London
A new test developed by University of Manchester, University of Lyon and NHS scientists could revolutionise the way children with growth hormone deficiency are diagnosed.
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