By Rob Harkness The 28th of February is Rare Disease Day, where patients, clinicians, scientists and charities come together to raise awareness of the impact of rare disease conditions on individuals, families and health care services. A rare disease is defined as one which affects fewer than 1 in 2000 people. Many of the ~6000 … Continue reading Rare Disease Day
An ex-military psychologist’s battle against hearing loss
(Photography competition at the end!) By Nadine Mirza with Dr. Dalia Tsimpida Be it air, land, or sea, the military has the highest noise levels of any career out there. Between your rifles, grenades and various other weapons found on a military base, exposure to sound pressure levels of between 103-156 decibels is not unfound. … Continue reading An ex-military psychologist’s battle against hearing loss
Optimising Sleep and Managing Stress
By Jason Chu This February the MRC DTP Keynote Seminar team invited Dr Marc Milstein to the University of Manchester to talk about sleep and stress. After earning his PhD in Biological Chemistry from UCLA, he continued his research in a range of topics from genetics, cancer, neuroscience and infectious disease. Since then he’s used … Continue reading Optimising Sleep and Managing Stress
Postgraduate Study – If I Could Turn Back Time
Chloe Brady@cabradybio During my PhD, the most common question I’ve been asked when chatting with new students is: “If you could start again, what would you have done differently?” Hindsight is a wonderful thing, and as a final year student pressed for time, it can be tempting to look back and wonder what could have … Continue reading Postgraduate Study – If I Could Turn Back Time
Gal, Enby or Guy: Doesn’t Matter, I’m Bi
By Nathan Jariwala February is LGBT+ History Month, and as anyone within the community will tell you: life as a queer person is rough. I grew up avoiding all forms of romantic entanglement. I first realised I was Definitely Not Straight when I was a young man, walking through the underwear section of a men’s … Continue reading Gal, Enby or Guy: Doesn’t Matter, I’m Bi
Love thyself
By Olivia Wong “Why do I feel so tired and anxious?” I often ask myself. I’ve not been working 12-hour shifts, risking my life on a coronavirus ward. I’ve not had to contend with abusive passengers or customers refusing to wear masks. Nor have I had to deal with the stress of redundancy or of … Continue reading Love thyself
Hive Vibes (February 2021)
Who wrote the book of… Good vibes! We’re sure that's how The Montones song goes. We’re back with our February edition of Hive Vibes, and as the vaccine roll-out continues apace, we at the Research Hive have been keeping busy wrapping up on our daily walks and keeping warm at home with some hearty soup. … Continue reading Hive Vibes (February 2021)
The Four Humours of Wellbeing
By Jack Sharpen New Year's Tricks It’s been less than a month and I’ve already broken the sacred oath. Two casual sips into an IPA and dry January, one of my few new year’s resolutions, was over without realising. These promises we swear to ourselves every solar cycle are often inspiring, motivating and (on my … Continue reading The Four Humours of Wellbeing
Winter Warmer Winner
It's been delayed. But we are happy to announce the winner of our Winter Warmer competition! Charlotte Mellor, a Cancer Research UK PhD student has delightfully thrown together her edition of Winter Warmer #7 - After Eight Peppermint Hot Chocolate. This has won her a £10 gift voucher to Costa. P.S. We are loving her … Continue reading Winter Warmer Winner
Manchester and the Immuno-Matrix
By Megan Priestley What weighs a third of your body weight and is inhabited by Keanu Reeves? That’s right, the matrix! Okay maybe there’s a bit of a difference between the simulated reality from the 1999 blockbuster and the matrix which I’ll be talking about, but I’d argue my kind of matrix is just as … Continue reading Manchester and the Immuno-Matrix
Research Hive 