Press office news tagged biomedical-and-healthcare-sciences

Plymouth Science Park

Plymouth Science Park steps up to support students

Second year biomedical science students at the University of Plymouth were granted access to lab space, enabling them to achieve essential clinical microbiology proficiencies

Kati O'Brien, second left, with colleagues from the Robert Koch Institute in Berlin

Third year for Berlin bovine TB research visit for Plymouth biomedical sciences students

Plymouth University news: Kati O'Brien, a final-year Biomedical Sciences student from Plymouth University, has just returned from a six-week research visit to the Robert Koch Institute in Berlin.

Ebola

Could co-infection with other viruses detrimentally affect the survival of those with Ebola virus?

Plymouth University news: Why did some people display the symptoms of Ebola yet not have the virus, and does infection by other viruses affect survival from the disease?

Anthony Wynne in the lab

Creation of ‘micro muscles’ aids better understanding of muscle efficiency

Plymouth University news: Support that has enabled a biomedical scientist to return to research after a career break has allowed him to create muscle cells which he is using to test muscle efficiency

Spheroid

Non-destructive technique measures oxygen levels in 3D cells used for toxicity testing

Plymouth University news: A non-destructive technique which can measure the presence of oxygen in 3D models of biological cells has been developed by scientists at Plymouth University and pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca

A new study which represents a crucial step in the translation of herpesvirus-based Ebola virus vaccines into humans and other great apes

New study highlights effectiveness of a herpesvirus cytomegalovirus-based vaccine against Ebola virus

Plymouth University news: Plymouth University leads on a study which brings herpesvirus-based Ebola virus vaccines closer for use in great apes and humans