News tagged with: faculty-of-health
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Results of long-term study could help identify children at risk of future type 2 diabetes
Researchers at the University of Plymouth and Nestlé have revealed new insights into the factors that predispose children to developing type 2 diabetes in adult life.
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Spinout raises £680,000 to speed development of novel vaccines
The Vaccine Group, a University of Plymouth spinout company, has raised £680,000 in equity funding to enhance its research into novel vaccine technologies.
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Project providing free dentistry to those in need wins national award
Pioneering work to provide dental care to vulnerable adults has been recognised with a national industry award.
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Fundraising family and friends take total over £35,000 for University Huntington’s disease research
A local fundraising group that has worked tirelessly to support the University’s world-leading research into Huntington’s disease has raised even more with a sold out charity performance.
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Leading figure in dementia care and research wins national award
Ian Sherriff BEM, Academic Partnership Lead for Dementia at the University of Plymouth has won a National Dementia Friendly Award in the category ‘Outstanding Contribution Award’.
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Testbed for cutting-edge health technology welcomes world’s most advanced social robot
University of Plymouth news: A robot named Stevie, cover star of Time magazine this month, is making his first visit to the UK to be tested by experts in health technology in the South West.
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Global challenges intertwined: how climate change is linked to antimicrobial resistance
For World Antibiotic Awareness Week (WAAW) 2019, Lecturer in Molecular Microbiology Dr Tina Joshi examines the interaction between arguably the two greatest current threats to humankind: climate change and the rise of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
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Project on mental health treatment in deprived areas shortlisted for Mind Media Award
A series of items about antidepressant use on Radio 4's PM programme featuring a collaborative project between the universities of Exeter and Plymouth has been shortlisted in the Mind Media Awards.
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Study finds new method to reduce levels of Huntington’s disease-causing protein in cells
University of Plymouth news: Research published in the journal Nature has for the first time revealed a new treatment strategy that could slow the progress of Huntington’s disease (HD).
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Could gum disease be linked to oral cancer? New research to investigate
Researchers at the University of Plymouth are exploring possible links between the bacteria that cause gum disease and the progression of oral cancer.
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Chief Dental Officer helps celebrate increased training capacity at University of Plymouth
An extension to cutting-edge facilities for training the next generation of dentists and dental therapists has been officially opened by the most senior member of the profession in England.
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Social prescribing – who does it work for and why?
In a time when people are living longer, but with more complex healthcare needs, GPs are increasingly using social prescribing to help manage conditions.
