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National prenatal screening contract renewed with University
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/national-prenatal-screening-contract-renewed-with-university
Public Health England (PHE) has renewed its contract with the University of Plymouth to provide the Down’s syndrome screening Quality Assurance Support Service (DQASS) for its Down’s, Edwards’ and Patau’s syndromes antenatal screening programme in England
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Physical activity and tailored support fails to deliver lasting benefits for smokers not ready to quit
University of Plymouth news: A major study shows that promoting physical activity and other behavioural support delivers no noticeable benefits – compared with offering no additional support – in the rates of people stopping smoking
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Study uncovers potential new source of genetic mutations that cause neurodegenerative disease
University of Plymouth news: An international team of researchers co-led by the University has discovered an additional cause of the genetic mutations that result in rare conditions such as Huntington’s disease
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Healthcare apprenticeships
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/schools/peninsula-medical-school/healthcare-apprenticeships
Peninsula Medical School
At the Peninsula Medical School, we are proud to be pioneering national initiatives to increase and diversify the healthcare workforce by offering apprenticeship routes into a range of careers.
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Detailed study reveals how pulse oximeters significantly overestimate oxygen readings in people with darker skin tones
University of Plymouth news: The University has led a systematic review, published in the British Journal of Anaesthesia, that assesses how a person’s skin tone can influence readings provided by common monitoring devices used in global healthcare
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Young man with inoperable brain tumour visits University research centre
University of Plymouth news: Young man with inoperable brain tumour visits University research centre. Jack Carter came to meet scientists focused on finding a cure.
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More doctors of the future to train at the University of Plymouth
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/more-doctors-of-the-future-to-train-at-the-university-of-plymouth
University of Plymouth news: The University's Peninsula Medical School has been allocated additional places from 2025.
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Statisticians predict how long the new pope can expect to serve
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/statisticians-predict-how-long-the-new-pope-can-expect-to-serve
University of Plymouth news: Based on an analysis of every pope’s age and length of service dating back more than six centuries, statisticians have suggested Pope Leo XIV could serve for around the next 14 years
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Research shows links between loot boxes and problem gaming
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/research-shows-links-between-loot-boxes-and-problem-gaming
New research has shown that ‘loot boxes’ in video games are structurally and psychologically akin to gambling
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Triangular Pixels and ATI2 success stories
Award-winning games studio based in Bude.
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