@MFT_Research

Sharing the latest cutting-edge healthcare research and innovation news and updates from @MFTnhs.

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This account is no longer active and is no longer being monitored. 📰 For the latest updates and news, please visit our website: research.cmft.nhs.uk/ You can also follow us on: 👉 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/mft-res… 👉 Facebook: facebook.com/MFTresearchandi…
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🏆 Our 8th NIHR Impact Prize 2026 winner is Team Womb, recognised in the research team category! Their research led to a change in @NICEcomms guidance, meaning all women with womb cancer should be offered testing for Lynch syndrome. This could help identify around 1,000 people each year who can access preventative cancer care. Congratulations! 👏 @OfficialUoM #NIHRImpactPrizes #NIHR20
An award announcement graphic with three distinct horizontal bands. The top band features a photo of eight smiling medical professionals standing in a line in front of Saint Mary’s Hospital. The photo is framed by a white curved arch overlay. The middle band is teal and features a white trophy icon on the left, next to the bold white text "Impact Prize winner 2026" with three yellow accent lines on the right. Below this, a cream-colored section reads "Team Womb", "University of Manchester", and "Screening womb cancer for Lynch syndrome" in black text. The bottom band is teal and features the white logo for "NIHR National Institute for Health and Care Research" on the left, and a white "20 Years" anniversary logo on the right.

ALT An award announcement graphic with three distinct horizontal bands. The top band features a photo of eight smiling medical professionals standing in a line in front of Saint Mary’s Hospital. The photo is framed by a white curved arch overlay. The middle band is teal and features a white trophy icon on the left, next to the bold white text "Impact Prize winner 2026" with three yellow accent lines on the right. Below this, a cream-colored section reads "Team Womb", "University of Manchester", and "Screening womb cancer for Lynch syndrome" in black text. The bottom band is teal and features the white logo for "NIHR National Institute for Health and Care Research" on the left, and a white "20 Years" anniversary logo on the right.

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🎉 A major milestone for the @GenomicsEngland Generation Study at MFT as we recruit our 5,000th baby! 👶🧬 Thank you to every family taking part and to Madeline Dann for helping raise awareness of this pioneering research. 💙 research.cmft.nhs.uk/news-ev…
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🧬Congratulations to researchers led by @GeneticBill, at @MFTnhs who continue to revolutionise the diagnosis of Perrault syndrome, with the latest discovery of a new genetic cause for the rare condition linked to hearing loss and infertility. ⬇️ research.cmft.nhs.uk/news-ev…
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🎖️A project to evaluate a portable, highly sensitive, rapid point-of-care testing device in Greater Manchester ambulances has been recognised nationally at the 2026 Advancing Healthcare Awards. The device was piloted in a collaboration involving @MFTnhs. research.cmft.nhs.uk/news-ev…
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We recruited the first European patient to a clinical study of a potentially breakthrough treatment for lupus within 124 days – highlighting the specialist experience and expertise of @NIHRresearch Clinical Research Facilities. Read more here 👇 manchestercrf.nihr.ac.uk/lat…
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Our Director Prof Ben Parker shares a special blog to mark the 20th anniversary of the @NIHRresearch 🎉. Find out more here 👇 manchestercrf.nihr.ac.uk/lat…
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A new drug offers hope for people with the world’s most common inherited heart disease 💊 Led by @MFTnhs and @OfficialUoM, the TEMPEST trial tested the drug trientine in a year-long study and found it led to a reduction in heart muscle thickening. 🔗 research.cmft.nhs.uk/news-ev…
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Researchers at @MFTnhs are working with @LancasterUni to help hospitals reduce “gas and air” waste. This follows a £1 million award to the university by the @NIHRresearch, to lead this research. 👇 research.cmft.nhs.uk/news-ev…
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🤝 Great to meet with @StJudeResearch to showcase our programme of work and explore opportunities for future collaboration when they visited the Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine, as part of an @NHSEngland Network of Excellence collaboration. 👇 research.cmft.nhs.uk/news-ev…
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We are delighted to announce that our Clinical Data Science Unit (CDSU) team has successfully renewed its ISO27001 accreditation, demonstrating to our patients and the wider research community that their data is being handled sensitively and securely
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MFT Research and Innovation retweeted
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@NICECommsJul 9
A groundbreaking approach to monitoring heart failure patients remotely has reduced unnecessary hospital admissions by 58%, improving patient experience and saving the NHS £4,158 per patient: indepth.nice.org.uk/getting-… Developing or adopting healthtech? nice.org.uk/what-nice-does/o…
Janet sits while clinician listens to her heart with stethoscope. Overlaid text reads: Janet, 80 who has heart failure says: “If the device triggers [any unusual data recordings] I get a phone call from a nurse, who asks me how I am.​ It is quite reassuring being monitored and if anything goes wrong, there’s someone at the other end of the device to put things right.”

ALT Janet sits while clinician listens to her heart with stethoscope. Overlaid text reads: Janet, 80 who has heart failure says: “If the device triggers [any unusual data recordings] I get a phone call from a nurse, who asks me how I am.​ It is quite reassuring being monitored and if anything goes wrong, there’s someone at the other end of the device to put things right.”

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📢We are proud to be leading a new multi-million pound programme that will transform how wearable and remote monitoring technologies are researched, developed and deployed ⌚️♥️ Find out more: research.cmft.nhs.uk/news-ev…
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👶 New research at @RMCHosp has found that some exclusively breastfed babies develop high calcium levels in their blood, but importantly, the condition is harmless and does not require stopping breastfeeding or switching to low calcium formula milk. 🔗 research.cmft.nhs.uk/news-ev…
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Today R&I colleagues across @MFTnhs are celebrating #Red4Research 2026! 🔬 Thank you to all our brilliant colleagues and participants for their important contributions to enable our cutting-edge research and innovation ❤️
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Urine test may boost adherence to blood pressure medications, largest ever UK trial shows 💊 The OUTREACH study was led by Prof Maciej Tomaszewki, Integrative Cardiovascular Medicine Co-Theme Lead at the NIHR BRC: Manchester. Read more 👇 manchesterbrc.nihr.ac.uk/new…
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👁️Advances in AI may enable future routine eye tests to detect early signs of heart and brain disease long before symptoms appear, a new study led researchers at @MFTnhs and @OfficialUoM has found. 👇 research.cmft.nhs.uk/news-ev…
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New resource for healthcare and life science SMEs👇 The SME Toolkit is now live, helping innovators navigate research and innovation support across Manchester and connect with the right organisations at the right time. Find out more: mft.nhs.uk/smetoolkit/
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🌟 Congratulations to Dr Beatrice Duran, @MFT_nhs – the first UK pharmacist to achieve Consultant Pharmacist Accreditation in Clinical Trials and ATMPs, from @rc_pharm. In her inspiring blog she shares its importance for research and patient benefit: research.cmft.nhs.uk/news-ev…
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📍 To mark #ICTD26, yesterday R&I colleagues set up research stands across our hospital sites to discuss our clinical trials at @MFTnhs and how you can get involved with research. Thank you to everybody who participated! ⭐️ #BePartofResearch
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