Press office news tagged faculty-of-medicine-and-dentistry
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Research hopes to make dental visits less stressful for children with autism
Inspired by her own experience as a mum to a five-year-old son with autism, dental hygienist Nicole Thomas has published new research hoping to make dental examinations less stressful for autistic children.
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Autism research team invited on to national network
The Welcome Research Hub – comprised of academics from the School of Psychology, Plymouth Institute of Education and Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry (PUPSMD) – will be joining charity Autistica’s ‘Discover’ Research Network.
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Research reveals a new survival strategy in key bacteria
New research from the School of Biomedical and Healthcare Sciences shows that cyanobacteria will not immediately shut down when deprived of nitrogen – instead ‘waiting’ until absolutely necessary to stop functioning.
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Physiotherapy professor awarded prestigious fellowship
Professor Jonathan Marsden from the School of Health Professions has been made a Fellow of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy in recognition of his contribution to research and education.
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New study underpins the future of Person Centred Care
As health delivery moves away from disease-based models to person centred delivery, a study led by Dr Helen Lloyd addresses the development of a new practical tool to support organisations and practitioners in delivering this new approach
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Bacteria don’t respect borders – why we all need to fight the global problem of antibiotic resistance
This week is World Antibiotic Awareness Week - and Dr Mat Upton explains how the problem of antibiotic resistance is closer to home than you think
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£600,000 for Cornwall businesses to help tackle health and social care challenges
Cornish businesses are invited to bid for part of a Challenge Fund to develop eHealth solutions for the county’s health and social care challenges. The initiative is part of the eHealth and Productivity in Cornwall and Isles of Scilly (EPIC) project.
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“It helped us share every precious moment” – research project helps family in mother’s final days
A family whose mother could not speak or hear has praised a PhD student's research project for helping them communicate with her in her final days.
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Student research journal celebrates success
A research journal created by and for students is going from strength to strength, say its editors – including a senior editor from the Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry
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Sacrificing one life to save others – research shows psychopaths’ greater force for ‘greater good’
New research from the School of Psychology shows that people would sacrifice one person to save a larger group of people – and in addition, the force with which they carry out these actions could be predicted by psychopathic traits.
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Research to explore the development of deadly brain tumours
A team led by Dr Claudia Barros from the Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry has secured £163,066 funding from Brain Research UK to explore the formation and development of cancer stem cells in glioblastoma
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‘Nutrient extraction’ can lower the glycaemic index of fruit juice
A team of scientists from the University of Plymouth has carried out the first independent research into the effect on post-meal blood glucose of juice prepared using increasingly popular nutrient extractors.