Press office news tagged faculty-of-health, research
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University research paves the way for more personalised and effective brain tumour treatments
University of Plymouth news: Researchers in our Brain Tumour Research Centre of Excellence are leading studies into the development and treatment of meningioma
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Project awarded funding to explore impact of integrated community service delivery models in coastal areas
University of Plymouth news: The University is co-leading an initiative exploring the experiences, lives and health consequences of young people in coastal communities
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Reducing oxygen for critically ill patients does not harm chances of survival
University of Plymouth news: The University led the UK-ROX trial, which sought to establish whether a strategy of conservative oxygen therapy would reduce mortality rates among ICU patients
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Plymouth to establish a Health Research, Education, Enterprise and Innovation Zone
University of Plymouth news: A new Memorandum of Understanding has been signed, marking the commitment to create a Health, Research, Education, Enterprise and Innovation Zone in the north of Plymouth.
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Being in nature can help people with chronic back pain manage their condition
University of Plymouth: Researchers from the University led a study that asked patients, some of whom had experienced lower back pain for up to 40 years, if being in nature helped them cope better with their lower back pain.
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Board game enables autistic people to create stories about their condition
University of Plymouth news: Researchers from the University found the illustrated cards used in Dixit helped evoke emotions in a way that could bridge the gaps between people with and without autism
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Project aims to transform dentist experience for people with learning disabilities
University of Plymouth news: The Caring Beyond Words project will unite a team of artists, writers, and community support staff with some of the UK’s leading researchers in both dentistry and learning disabilities
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Academic contributes to report warning hidden toll of brain injury costs the economy £43 billion a year
University of Plymouth news: Dr Alyson Norman, Associate Professor in Psychology, worked on a new Right to Rehab report with the All Party Parliamentary Group on Acquired Brain Injury and the UK Acquired Brain Injury Forum.
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New research to explore weight loss injections pre-pregnancy
University of Plymouth news: New research to explore weight loss injections pre-pregnancy. The University of Plymouth and Royal Cornwall Hospital NHS Trust are working with local women and clinicians to understand current perceptions of the jabs.
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Study shows people with more nature in their neighbourhood smoke and drink less
University of Plymouth news: A study showing how people who live in greener neighbourhoods smoke and drink less on average is the latest involving the University to explore links between nature and addictive behaviours.
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UK and South Korea collaborate to advance personalised corneal treatments
University of Plymouth news: The University is part of a £1.4million international project looking to significantly improve surgical precision and outcomes for patients undergoing corneal treatments
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Studies shows new class of antibiotic is effective in tackling MRSA
University of Plymouth news: The latest results of ongoing research by the University, and spinout company Amprologix, will be presented to leading experts in infectious diseases and clinical microbiology at ESCMID Global 2025
