New bloodtest could predict dementia 15 years before diagnosis
In the largest study of its kind, scientists have shown how protein “biomarkers” predict dementia 15 years before diagnosis.
The research, published today in Nature...
Study highlights increased risk of second cancers among breast cancer survivors
Survivors of breast cancer are at significantly higher risk of developing second cancers, including endometrial and ovarian cancer for women and prostate cancer for...
Manchester hospital trust merger is approved
The proposed multi billion pound merger between Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CMFT) and University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust...
Rayner pledges to change lives in the way that hers was changed
The next Labour Government will create a National Education Service, a cradle-to-grave system supporting everyone throughout their lives.
That was the pledge made at the...
Call for women to get life-saving smear test after uptake drops
Public Health England is urging women to have cervical screening after latest figures show a drop in attendance.
Newfigures published today show a fall in the...
Communities tackling the harms caused by alcohol
Radcliffe residents are among the first in Greater Manchester to take part in the Communities in Charge of Alcohol (CICA) programme.
This new regional initiative...
New report highlights the poor state of private rental housing in Salford
Dan and Casey, 31 and 26 respectively moved into an rented flat in Salford two years ago with a child of eleven months and...
Lifestyle changes could prevent 4 in 10 cancer cases in the UK
More than 135,500 cases of cancer a year in the UK could be prevented through lifestyle changes, according to new figures from a Cancer...
Wake up call as figures show thousands of children leaving school severely obese
The number of 10 and 11-year-old children classed as severely obese, the most overweight scale,in the final year of primary school is nearly double...
Rise in number of Christie research trials announced over the past 12 months
The number of clinical trials that are recruiting patients at The Christie has jumped by 11 per cent in the last year.
Figures published by...