Press office news tagged faculty-of-medicine-and-dentistry, research
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Consortium receives funding to discover, develop and manufacture new antibiotics
Plymouth University news: A consortium including the University of Plymouth will use Innovate UK funding to develop a new family of antibiotics
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Research to develop new autism intervention
A research team at the University of Plymouth is working with families of children with autism to design a new intervention to support them in everyday life.
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Additional funding for prisoner mental health collaboration
Plymouth University news: A project which aims to create a cross-agency, joined up approach to addressing the needs of prisoners with mental health needs on and after release, has received additional funding
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Neural stem cell placement for student
Plymouth University news: An internationally-respected University of Plymouth research team which is investigating neural stem cells has provided a research opportunity for a biochemistry graduate from the University of Bristol
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Visiting virtual beach improves patient experiences during dental procedures
Plymouth University news: New research shows that dental patients have a better experience and memories of treatment, if they take a virtual tour of a beach while in the dentist's chair
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Could sleep affect weight gain in pregnancy?
Plymouth University news: The Nutrition Society has supported a biomedical sciences student in her project which asks the question - could sleep affect weight gain in pregnancy?
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Older adults under-referred for mental health therapies
Plymouth University news: A study published in the British Journal of General Practice has revealed that older people are referred less frequently for 'talking therapies' than young people – even though they would benefit most from those therapies
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New research shows what makes people ‘cruel to be kind’
A team from the School of Psychology has found key conditions that might make someone ‘cruel to be kind’, after conducting research using video games
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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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Film supporting young children of parents with Parkinson’s disease features on The One Show
Plymouth University news: A film designed to support the growing number of primary school-aged children whose lives are affected by a parent with Parkinson's disease, has been featured on The One Show on BBC1
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Medical guidelines for astronauts
Plymouth University news: A new systematic review group of aerospace medicine will benefit aerospace clinicians and their astronaut patients - and may also contribute to human health on Earth