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28 May 2021
2 minutes to readBreaking Boundaries: Improving quality of life for babies with diabetes
Research by the University of Exeter has identified the causes of more than 20 genetic subtypes of diabetes, leading to improved treatment and better quality of life.
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6 April 2021
3 minutes to readBreaking Boundaries: Improving diabetes diagnosis and care
Researchers at the University of Exeter have developed tools which can help clinicians classify what type of diabetes a patient has to ensure they get the best treatment possible and reduce any complications. Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young (MODY), is a form of diabetes caused by single gene mutations that is…
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31 March 2021
2 minutes to readBreaking Boundaries: Addressing boardroom equality
Professor Ruth Sealy has led reviews into the diversity of leadership groups of large public and private organisations across the UK.
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23 March 2021
3 minutes to readBreaking Boundaries: Transforming health policy across Europe
A unique World Health Organization Collaborating Centre on Culture and Health (WHO Centre) at the University of Exeter has transformed health policy and practice in Europe.
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11 January 2021
2 minutes to readDiscovery of a new trigger for antifungal defence
Scientists at the MRC Centre for Medical Mycology made a discovery that could help in the fight against a fungus that kills around 200,000 people every year and causes lung and allergic diseases in millions of others.
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17 December 2020
2 minutes to readBreaking Boundaries: Support and rehabilitation from traumatic brain injuries
The University of Exeter has identified a direct link between traumatic brain injury (TBI) and impulsivity and problems in social reasoning, which are risk factors for young people committing violent and repeated crime.
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15 December 2020
2 minutes to readEnabling treatment for a neglected disease
Researchers at the MRC Centre for Medical Mycology discover that faulty signalling in the immune system of healthy individuals leads to Chromoblastomycosis.
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9 November 2020
2 minutes to readEvolution of antibiotic resistance in the environment
Research conducted by the University of Exeter Medical School, the University of Hong Kong, and pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca revealed that low concentrations of antibiotics in the environment could be contributing to the evolution of antibiotic resistance.
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5 November 2020
2 minutes to readBreaking Boundaries: Warning against major diseases in Brazil
Dr Theo Economou and a research team at the University of Exeter have developed a statistical data modelling framework for prediction of disease burden, and thus warn different regions of Brazil against the threat of major diseases.
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26 October 2020
3 minutes to readConsider the Microbiome
Behind the paper “Bacterial biodiversity drives the evolution of CRISPR-based phage resistance” – or, evolution is complicated.
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20 October 2020
4 minutes to readKindness and Coronavirus: Building Relationships using HAIRE
Might more kind and compassionate communities be part of the legacy of Covid-19?
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9 October 2020
4 minutes to readCOVID-19 and implications for antimicrobial resistance
Dr Aimee Murray, Research Fellow at the University of Exeter and GW4 Crucible 2020 Alumni explores how the COVID-19 crisis could impact AMR in clinical and community settings, and explains why GW4 is well placed to research and help combat these significant global challenges. (Repost from gw4.ac.uk)
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20 April 2020
5 minutes to readFive ways collective intelligence can help beat coronavirus in developing countries
As developing countries gear up to tackle COVID-19, here are five ideas for simple collective intelligence projects that might help them. (Republished from The Conversation).
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