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Plymouth researcher co-authors landmark study on malaria – new findings could contribute to vaccine
Dr Edwin Lasonder contributed to the early stages of a study led by Radboud University Medical Centre and London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, and findings could contribute to a new malaria vaccine.
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New bus to raise awareness of world-leading research
Plymouth Citybus has launched a special vehicle in partnership with national charity Brain Tumour Research and the University of Plymouth.
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30-day project to fund pulmonary rehab centre in Uganda
The University of Plymouth aims to raise £10,000 this April to fund a pulmonary rehabilitation centre in Kampala, Uganda. The centre will provide treatment space and training for an evidence-based intervention not involving drugs.
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HRH The Princess Royal to open life-changing health and medical research facility
Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal is to officially open the University of Plymouth’s multimillion pound Derriford Research Facility
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New research sheds light on underlying cause of stroke
University of Plymouth News: New research led by Professor Robert Fern shows how the novel drug QNZ-46 can help to lessen the effects of excess release of glutamate in the brain – the main cause of brain injury in stroke.
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Professor co-authors paper on landmark bladder cancer trial
Professor Syed Hussain, Chair in Oncology, has co-authored a paper detailing the largest randomised control trial of the effectiveness of drug Atezolizumab in metastatic bladder cancer in a second-line setting.
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Researcher secures funding to further investigate treatment for neuro-tumours
Dr Sylwia Ammoun has secured £112,071 from Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity and Sparks to research into hereditary condition Neurofibromatosis 2 (NF2). Her work could offer hope to the thousands of, mainly young, people affected by NF2.