News tagged with: faculty-of-health
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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.
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From staff wellbeing to children’s physio – new projects to help patients in Torbay
Two health professionals from Torbay have been named the first recipients of a new grant supporting clinicians in Torbay and South Devon to make a difference to patient care through research.
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University spinout to play key role in research to protect US military from deadly viruses
The Vaccine Group, a University of Plymouth spinout company, is to play a central role in a multi-million-dollar project to protect US military forces from Ebola, Lassa fever and other deadly zoonotic viruses
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University spinout receives £1.2million government funding to tackle antimicrobial resistance
Amprologix Limited, a University of Plymouth spinout company, has won a £1.2 million government contract to accelerate development and scale up its lead antibiotic candidate to tackle antimicrobial resistant MRSA and related superbugs
