Press office news tagged derriford-research-facility
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New research offers hope to neuro-tumour patients
Plymouth University news: Plymouth scientists have for the first time identified a key element in the development of Neurofibromatosis 2 tumours and their findings could be applied to other cancers, resulting in potential drug therapies
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Flies the key to studying the causes of dementia
Plymouth University news: Researchers have studied proteins in the brains of fruit flies (similar to those in humans) to gain a better understanding of the causes of dementia and other neurodegenerative diseases
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Grant success for student investigating antibiotic resistance
Plymouth University news: The Microbiology Society has awarded a grant of £2,000 to a University of Plymouth biomedical sciences student
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First Chinese student in Plymouth as part of dental research and teaching partnership
Plymouth University news: A research and teaching partnership between the University of Plymouth and the School of Stomatology, Capital Medical University, Beijing sees the first Chinese masters student come to Plymouth
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Innovate UK funds new kind of vaccine to target deadly pathogens emerging from animals
Plymouth University news: Innovate UK has funded a project looking to develop a new type of vaccine designed to tackle emerging infectious diseases in animals before they affect humans
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Funding for student oral cancer project
Plymouth University news: A first-year dental student from the University of Plymouth has received funding of £1,000 from the Peninsula Medical Foundation to develop a 3D model of tumour-like cells for use in mouth cancer research
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Teenage patient’s plea to help fund research for brain tumours
Plymouth University news: Treatment for a brain tumour has left teenager Charlotte Reid with life-changing symptoms, yet she is doing her bit to support research at the University of Plymouth for better more effective therapies
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Funders need to take more responsibility for the efficiency of the research they fund
Plymouth University news: Funders are not taking responsibility for the efficiency of the research they fund, and governments are not holding them to account, according to a letter published by an international team of researchers published in The Lancet
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Plymouth dementia scientist bound for Vienna conference
Plymouth University news: The 13th International Conference on Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases in Vienna will see Dr Oleg Anichtchik from the University of Plymouth present his work
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Minute’s silence marks the start of Brain Tumour Awareness Month
Plymouth University news: Scientists and staff from Europe's leading research centre into low grade brain tumours at the University of Plymouth mark a minute's silence for the start of Brain Tumour Awareness Month
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Funds raised for world-leading Huntington’s disease research
Plymouth University news: World-leading research into a cure for Huntington's disease at the University of Plymouth has received a significant boost thanks to local fundraising supported by matched funding
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Funding for study which could lead to new drug treatment for dementia diseases
Plymouth University news: New research at the University of Plymouth could lead to hope for those with dementia diseases such as Parkinson's and Huntington's, thanks to support from charity BRACE