Oldham medic’s new scientific test could improve the health of rheumatoid arthritis sufferers

Oldham based doctor, James Bluett, has developed a new blood test which could help local rheumatoid arthritis patients to better manage their illness by...

BBC reinvents news for smart speakers with UK’s first interactive voice news service

With more people using smart speakers than ever before, the BBC is reinventing the way it delivers news on voice devices. Today the BBC is...

Yes it’s true-Seagulls prefer our food to hunting for their own

It’s what we have suspected but it has now been confirmed that Seagulls would rather steal food from humans than find it themselves, scientists...

App made in Manchester will reduce high risk of falls in older people...

A free app has been developed at The University of Manchester to help reduce the high risk of falls and physical decline in older...

Vaccine is doing everything we expected say scientists

AstraZeneca's Oxford Covid-19 vaccine has successfully provoked a strong immune response in human cells, according to a detailed analysis carried out by independent UK scientists. The...

Manchester Toad breeding success is world first

One of the world’s rarest toads has been successfully bred in captivity for the first time outside its country of origin by scientists at...

Manchester study makes breakthrough into leading cause of blindness

A University of Manchester led team of scientists has discovered that the most common form of adult blindness is probably caused by a failure...

Exquisitely preserved embryo found inside fossilised dinosaur egg

A 72- to 66-million-year-old embryo found inside a fossilised dinosaur egg sheds new light on the link between the behaviour of modern birds and...

Manchester Study reveals deep inequalities of care for atrial fibrillation patients

Many ethnic minority patients in England with the most common form of atrial fibrillation (AF) are not being prescribed the blood thinners they need...

Manchester research is improving treatments for Parkinson’s disease

A major research project to help improve treatments for Parkinson’s disease is to be carried out at Manchester Metropolitan University. The team will collect brain...