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Stepping up to offer lifesaving care – why is podiatry important?
Lecturer in Podiatry Emma Cowley explains why podiatry can be a hugely valuable career option
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Denis rides again – charity cycle for life-saving medical research
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/denis-rides-again-nil-charity-cycle-for-life-saving-medical-research
Denis Wilkins, Chair of Peninsula Medical Foundation, is cycling the length of the UK to support research in the University's Institute of Translational and Stratified Medicine
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Research to identify and target high blood pressure indicators
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/research-to-identify-and-target-high-blood-pressure-indicators
High blood pressure, or hypertension, is a leading cause of stroke and heart attacks worldwide – and one in four people have it. New research led by the University of Plymouth could identify how to target this condition and other blood vessel problems.
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Teenage patient’s plea to help fund research for brain tumours
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/teenage-patients-plea-to-help-fund-research-for-brain-tumours
Plymouth University news: Treatment for a brain tumour has left teenager Charlotte Reid with life-changing symptoms, yet she is doing her bit to support research at the University of Plymouth for better more effective therapies
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£600,000 for Cornwall businesses to help tackle health and social care challenges
Cornish businesses are invited to bid for part of a Challenge Fund to develop eHealth solutions for the county’s health and social care challenges. The initiative is part of the eHealth and Productivity in Cornwall and Isles of Scilly (EPIC) project.
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Encouraging signs for potential new antibiotic
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/encouraging-signs-for-potential-new-antibiotic
Plymouth University news: A study led by the University of Plymouth demonstrates for the first time that epidermicin could be a viable alternative to existing antimicrobial agents
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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?
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Flies the key to studying the causes of dementia
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/flies-the-key-to-studying-the-causes-of-dementia
Plymouth University news: Researchers have studied proteins in the brains of fruit flies (similar to those in humans) to gain a better understanding of the causes of dementia and other neurodegenerative diseases
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Dental therapy and hygiene students support children and parents
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/dental-therapy-and-hygiene-students-support-children-and-parents
Plymouth University news: Parents and children who use Action for Children services have benefited from oral health advice and awareness from dental therapy and hygiene students at the University of Plymouth
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Brain tumour fight inspires mum’s charity challenge
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/brain-tumour-fight-inspires-mums-charity-challenge
Plymouth University news: Jo Martin, whose four-year old daughter Leah has a brain tumour, is to fight her fear of heights by abseiling to raise funds for Brain Tumour Research and research at Plymouth University
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