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University researchers to tackle drug-resistant disease that jumps from pigs to humans
Dr Michael Jarvis's The Vaccine Group and Professor Mat Upton have received £700,000 funding from the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) to tackle a disease which can cause meningitis, blood poisoning, or septicaemia.
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Funding for first system to monitor the hidden dangers of ships’ ballast
Plymouth University news: Innovate UK has provided funding for the development of the first system to monitor ships' ballast water for dangers including antibiotic resistance
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University spin-out company to develop new antibiotics
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/university-spinout-company-to-develop-new-antibiotics
New University of Plymouth spinout company Amprologix has been established to help tackle the problem of antibiotic resistance – by developing new antibiotics and bringing them to market. It is led by Professor Mat Upton in collaboration with Frontier IP
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Rural dementia – we need to talk
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/rural-dementia-nil-we-need-to-talk
Plymouth University news; Plymouth University has carried out the first research into dementia in farming and the countryside, and this pilot study has highlighted areas of concern and suggested recommendations
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Grant for nerve tumour research
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/grant-for-nerve-tumour-research
Plymouth University news: Children's charity Action Medical Research has awarded a grant of over £65,000 for research investigating drug therapies for neurofibromatosis 2
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Plymouth’s first female doctor commemorated at Peninsula Medical School
Plymouth’s first female doctor, Rosa Bale, has been commemorated to mark International Women’s Day, with a lecture theatre named in her honour.
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Bacteria don’t respect borders – why we all need to fight the global problem of antibiotic resistance
This week is World Antibiotic Awareness Week - and Dr Mat Upton explains how the problem of antibiotic resistance is closer to home than you think
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New data network for Huntington's disease research
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/new-data-network-for-huntingtons-disease-research
Plymouth University news: The first data network for Huntington's disease research is now available thanks to an international project group including the University of Plymouth, with a blueprint which could be used for data networks in other conditions
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Could sleep affect weight gain in pregnancy?
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/could-sleep-affect-weight-gain-in-pregnancy
Plymouth University news: The Nutrition Society has supported a biomedical sciences student in her project which asks the question - could sleep affect weight gain in pregnancy?
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Nurse’s research to help older people live healthier lives
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/nurses-research-to-help-older-people-live-healthier-lives
Helen Lyndon, a nurse consultant whose work centres on caring for older people, has begun a four-year fellowship at the University of Plymouth to develop and test a nurse-led intervention to improve healthy living in older people with frailty.
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