Press office news
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World first blood test reduces risk and increases accuracy in prenatal testing
Plymouth University news: Together with Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust, Plymouth University researchers have identified a simple and safe DNA foetal blood test to identify blood group, sex and genetic conditions
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Senior Fellowship for Plymouth dental educator
Plymouth University news: In recognition of her proven track record in higher education Cathy Coelho, a Clinical Lecturer in dentistry, has been made a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
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Plymouth academic to support Bosnian-Herzegovinian scientists on setting priorities for medical research
Plymouth University news: Dr Mona Nasser has been instrumental in helping to introduce medical research prioritisation to Bosnia-Herzegovina, to help improve value and competitiveness and reduce waste
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Review addresses value and waste in biomedical research
Plymouth University news: Some studies suggest that as much as 85 per cent of investment in biomedical research is wasted - a review published in The Lancet with input from Plymouth University addresses the issues
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Open wide – patients and their role in training dentists
Plymouth University news: Research presented at the British Society for Oral and Dental Research Annual Meeting in Cardiff shows that patients have an important role to play in dental education
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Supervised tooth brushing and fluoride varnish schemes are beneficial to children and to the health economy
Plymouth University news: Supervised tooth brushing and fluoride varnish schemes are beneficial to children and to the health economy
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An app twice a day keeps the dentist away
Plymouth University news: Research published in the British Dental Journal shows that use of Brush DJ, a tooth brushing app, not only results in better oral health routines for children but also has a role to educate and inform
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Funding for toddlers’ oral health pilot study
Plymouth University news: The Medical Research Council has provided funding for a pilot study which aims to address the ongoing problems in children's oral health, especially in communities of social deprivation
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Plymouth University celebrates launch of new Faculty of Physician Associates
Plymouth University news: The Royal College of Physicians has announced the creation of the Faculty of Physician Associates, news welcomed by staff and students from the physician associate training programme at Plymouth University
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International lecture links 10th-century medical philosophy to computer simulation in medical research
Plymouth University news: What have the writings of a 10th century physician and philosopher to do with the development of modern-day computer simulation as an alternative to using animals in medical research?
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Funding for better understanding of neural stem cells
Plymouth University news: Study to investigate how neural stem cells differ from each other may contribute to the future development of better treatments for conditions such as dementia, psychiatric disorders and brain tumours
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Funding to examine the role of public and patients in medical revalidation
Plymouth University news: Independent body the Health Foundation commissions Plymouth to look at the role of patients and the public in doctor revalidation, the third in a three-part series of research looking at medical revalidation