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Body clock study unlocks prospect of treatment for osteoarthritis

Health - Dec 15, 2015

A University of Manchester biologist has for the first time established that the painful and debilitating symptoms endured by osteoarthritis sufferers are intrinsically linked to the human body clock. The study, led by Dr Qing-Jun Meng, who is a Senior Research Fellow for Arthritis Research UK, could in the years to come, pave the way for drug treatment of the joint condition that affects 8 million people in the UK.

Administration - Dec 8, 2015

First research on impact of ’bedroom tax’ on children and education

Study finds that benefit cuts and the effects of poverty are leaving children unable to concentrate at school and on homework.

Life Sciences - Nov 27, 2015

Discovered: A cluster of 60 proteins that help cells move and feel

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Social Sciences - Nov 24, 2015

How Cameron’s Big Society shrank during the recession

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Health - Nov 19, 2015

Team to help in the fight against superbugs

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Social Sciences - Nov 18, 2015

EXPERT COMMENT: Contaminated chickens in UK supermarkets

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Physics - Dec 7, 2015

Graphene partnership could deliver next generation of aircraft

Graphene composite-based planes could be a step closer to reality as a result of a partnership between The University of Manchester and a leading Chinese aviation company.

Social Sciences - Nov 26, 2015

World’s first doctoral college for international development

We welcome your feedback. Please help us improve The University of Manchester website by completing a short questionnaire at the end of your visit. Yes, I'll give feedback No, thanks The Rory and Elizabeth Brooks Doctoral College will sit within the new Global Development Institute.

Social Sciences - Nov 20, 2015