Press office news tagged 'pupsmd-women'

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
9 November 2015
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
26 October 2015
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
15 October 2015
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
7 October 2015
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
17 September 2015
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
4 September 2015
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
1 September 2015
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
26 August 2015
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
8 July 2015
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?
1 June 2015
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
13 October 2014
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
3 October 2014