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40% of dementia cases could be prevented or delayed by targeting 12 risk factors throughout life
Modifying 12 risk factors over the lifecourse could delay or prevent 40% of dementia cases, according to an update to The Lancet Commission on dementia prevention, intervention, and care.
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Dementia screening app wins national award
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/dementia-screening-app-wins-national-award
ACEmobile, a dementia screening app developed by Dr Craig Newman from the University of Plymouth and Dr Rupert Noad and University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, has won the Using Technology to Improve Efficiency category at the HSJ Awards.
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HRH The Duke of Gloucester opens University’s state-of-the-art engineering and design building
University of Plymouth news: The Babbage Building has been the subject of a £63 million regeneration, which has transformed it into a state-of-the-art space housing first-class teaching and research facilities
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Scientists set sail on round-the-world plastics initiative
The eXXpedition Round the World voyage set sail from the University of Plymouth Marine Station on October 8 and the crew will undertake a range of research projects developed by the University's International Marine Litter Research Unit
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‘First of its kind’ resource guides health practitioners through remote assessment for people with physical conditions
The Telerehab toolkit has been launched, helping to empower practitioners as well as people with physical disability and impairment.
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Prestigious fellowship for renowned renewables expert
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/prestigious-fellowship-for-renowned-renewables-expert
University of Plymouth news: University of Plymouth Professor of Ocean Engineering Deborah Greaves has been awarded Fellowship of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE).
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Professor co-authors paper on landmark bladder cancer trial
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/professor-co-authors-paper-on-landmark-bladder-cancer-trial
Professor Syed Hussain, Chair in Oncology, has co-authored a paper detailing the largest randomised control trial of the effectiveness of drug Atezolizumab in metastatic bladder cancer in a second-line setting.
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Peninsula Arts Contemporary Music Festival explores reinvention of the human voice
Plymouth University news: The 12th edition of the Peninsula Arts Contemporary Music Festival – taking place at Plymouth University from 24-26 February 2017 – will explore the reinvention of the human voice
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Many second hand plastic toys could pose a risk to children’s health, study suggests
Scientists at the University of Plymouth discover hazardous elements including antimony, barium, bromine, cadmium, chromium and lead in second hand plastic toys, with migratable cadmium exceeding limits set by the European Council’s Toy Safety Directive
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New book explores the causes and consequences of our biodiversity crisis
Professor of Marine Zoology John Spicer, from the University of Plymouth, has published a new book highlighting the grave challenges facing global biodiversity and the actions which need to be taken to preserve it
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