Author: Erin Pallott This post contains mention and discussion of sexual trauma and intimate medical examinations, which some readers may find distressing. I have linked several resources at the very end. 23rd – 29th of January marked Cervical Cancer Prevention Week. Cervical cancer is the 4th most common cancer in women, and over 95% of … Continue reading Cervical Screening – We Need to be Honest About Uptake Barriers
By Erin Pallott "For in that sleep of death what dreams may comeWhen we have shuffled off this mortal coil,Must give us pause: there's the respectThat makes calamity of so long life." - Shakespeare's Hamlet In Shakespeare’s most famous soliloquy, Hamlet philosophises on the anguish of life and a fear of death. “This mortal coil” … Continue reading This Mortal Coil: A History of Death + Book Review
By Dr Chris Hoyle The human brain is the most complicated computer on the planet. Its hardware consists of an intricate concoction of cells that convert countless electrical and chemical signals every second into each thought, decision or action that we make. Our brains are the reason we have sent rockets to the moon and … Continue reading Finding new ways to investigate inflammation in the brain
Technology plays an integral role in almost every aspect of our lives and its capabilities are constantly developing. Technological advances in medicine in particular have had a huge impact. There is no doubt that the precision, accuracy, and efficiency of medical tasks has been vastly improved by implementing these technologies, but are there any risks to … Continue reading Researcher Spotlight: Ethan Du-Crow
With one in three people affected at some point in their lives cancer is a condition we’re all acquainted with. However, one cancer that may not be familiar is oesophageal aka cancer of the food pipe (the tube used to carry food from our mouths to our stomachs). Over the last quarter of a century … Continue reading Researcher Spotlight: Connor Rogerson
Author: Jo Sharpe Parkinson’s disease is a devastating illness that is progressive, incurable, and notoriously difficult to diagnose. It is caused by the death of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra - an area of the midbrain. Defective dopamine signalling results in severe motor defects in patients, which manifest as tremors, muscle cramps and lethargy, in … Continue reading Parkinson’s Disease: Manchester paves the way for new treatments and diagnostics
A considerable challenge for researchers that investigate human disease is to be able to accurately recreate the disease outside of the human body. Disease investigation in vitro, (or ‘in a dish’) is described as ‘disease modelling’ and generally involves isolating or generating diseased cells before subjecting them to various conditions. Disease models are an invaluable … Continue reading Research spotlight at Manchester: 3D Bioprinting
Author: Stephanie Macdonald We’re always hearing about the amazing work research groups do here in Manchester. But what about the work our PhD students do? In the midst of failed experiments, months of optimisation and inconsistent replicates, it's good to celebrate when a story does come together, especially when it results in a paper. This … Continue reading Researcher Spotlight: Aris Sfakianos
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