Study finds brain stimulation affects brain activity in teenagers with a neurological genetic disorder Posted: Monday, July 14, 2025 Researchers from the NIHR Mental Health Translational Research Collaboration (MH-TRC) Mission’s Children and Young People’s (CYP) Mental Health workstream have recently published a paper on brain stimulation in teenagers with Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1). Continue reading full article: Study finds brain stimulation affects brain activity in teenagers with a neurological genetic disorder
New resource helps researchers access information on children and young people Posted: Monday, July 14, 2025 The NIHR Mental Health Translational Research Collaboration Mental Health Mission is rolling out a new resource which helps researchers access information on children and young people to inform studies. Continue reading full article: New resource helps researchers access information on children and young people
Artificial intelligence, juvenile arthritis, and the rise of stratified medicine Posted: Friday, June 27, 2025 How could artificial intelligence be used to help tailor treatments for juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), a condition which affects 1 in 1,600 children and young people across the UK? Read insights from Dr Stephanie Shoop-Worrall and 13-year-old Trinity's story. Continue reading full article: Artificial intelligence, juvenile arthritis, and the rise of stratified medicine
Manchester discovery of two new genetic disorders improves diagnoses for patients with neurodevelopmental conditions Posted: Monday, June 9, 2025 Two previously unknown highly frequent genetic disorders have been discovered by a study delivered through the NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, paving the way for improved diagnosis of neurodevelopmental conditions and opening new doors for future treatments. Continue reading full article: Manchester discovery of two new genetic disorders improves diagnoses for patients with neurodevelopmental conditions
Embed, Build, Accelerate – Manchester BRC Director’s blog – April 2025 Posted: Wednesday, April 9, 2025 Author: Professor Anne Barton In her latest blog Professor Anne Barton, Director of Manchester BRC, shares what we are doing to advance discoveries that improve the health and wellbeing of children and young people. Continue reading full article: Embed, Build, Accelerate – Manchester BRC Director’s blog – April 2025
PhDs in Focus: Ethnicity and paediatric hearing health inequality in England Posted: Tuesday, February 18, 2025 Author: Sathveeka Kasthurisamy Soundararajan For our PhDs in Focus blog series, Sathveeka Kasthurisamy Soundararajan outlines how their project is focused on reducing paediatric hearing inequalities within different ethnicities, with a particular focus on South Asian communities, as part of the Hearing Health theme. Continue reading full article: PhDs in Focus: Ethnicity and paediatric hearing health inequality in England
Brain scans to give crucial insight into childhood genetic disease Posted: Wednesday, January 8, 2025 An international team of scientists are to set to use thousands of MRI brain scans from research teams around the world in a bid to study Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1), a lifelong neurological condition. Continue reading full article: Brain scans to give crucial insight into childhood genetic disease
Manchester-led research contributes to development of new UK-wide guideline for asthma Posted: Wednesday, December 4, 2024 Research delivered through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Manchester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) has contributed to improved diagnostic guidelines for identifying and managing asthma, announced by NICE last week. Continue reading full article: Manchester-led research contributes to development of new UK-wide guideline for asthma