News tagged with: faculty-of-health
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Free talks to share how nutrition can aid COVID-19 recovery
The talks are open to everyone, and particularly for people who have or are living with the effects of COVID-19, and their carers.
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New research explores people’s experience of anxiety in Parkinson’s
Anxiety amplifies the physical signs of Parkinson’s disease, according to people who experience both conditions.
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University supports Plymouth’s Dementia Action Week
Organisations across Plymouth are holding local events to encourage more people in the city to become dementia friends
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Using green social prescribing to prevent and tackle mental ill health
Researchers are investigating whether prescribing nature can help prevent and tackle mental ill health.
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University leads training to help NHS respond to stress and burnout
The Professional Nurse Advocates (PNA) programme equips professionals to listen and understand challenges and demands of fellow colleagues
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“I was close to death” – Mum shares pregnancy sickness experience to highlight importance of new study
A mum who was severely malnourished due to a pregnancy sickness condition has told of her ordeal; hoping it will encourage expectant mums to inform a new study at the University of Plymouth.
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Cell adaptation in critically ill could be difference between life and death, new study shows
The new study led by Dr Helen McKenna shows early signs that cells in some critically ill patients actually adapt to their conditions by producing energy more efficiently.
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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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New funding to link health students with global counterparts
Academics from the University of Plymouth’s Global Health team have secured funding for a new digital global classroom that will link up medical and dental students with their counterparts in Rwanda.
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Professor appointed to newly created role with NIHR
The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) has appointed Professor Ruth Endacott to the newly created role of NIHR Director for Nursing and Midwifery
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Peninsula Medical School expands to Plymouth Science Park
The newly-acquired space at the Plymouth Science Park will provide a multi-purpose learning environment for training future healthcare professionals, as well as enabling new models of healthcare delivery through ground-breaking technological innovations.
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From bomb-disposal to a pioneering healthcare role – meet James Potter
James Potter from Practice Plus Group Hospital Plymouth (formerly Peninsula NHS Treatment Centre) has recently qualified as a physician associate