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Healthy Ageing
7 February 2023
2 minutes to readForward Thinking to Reverse Cell Ageing
A team of world leaders in molecular and cellular biology have pioneered new anti-ageing technology through the University of Exeter spin-out company, SENISCA.
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12 April 2022
3 minutes to readResearchers and shoemaker Cosyfeet have joined forces to create a new shoe to help older women stay active
University of Exeter researchers have teamed up with shoemaker Cosyfeet on an EPSRC IAA funded project to develop shoes that support healthy ageing.
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10 January 2022
4 minutes to readThe World Turned Upside Down: a Newton’s cradle of memories
Exeter College student Tess Walsh talks more about The World Turned Upside Down – a play inspired by research by the IDEAL project which aims to improve ways of living well with dementia.
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5 January 2022
4 minutes to readThe World Turned Upside Down: A play, an experience, an insight.
Exeter College student Tess Walsh discusses The Turned Upside Down – a play which has evolved from research by the IDEAL project.
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4 November 2021
4 minutes to readExeter-led Team Receives National Funding to Roll-out Innovative Rehab Programme
Healthcare professionals will be trained to deliver an award-winning programme, led by the University of Exeter, which supports people with heart failure to undergo cardiac rehabilitation in their own homes, thanks to funding from NHS England.
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21 September 2021
5 minutes to readENLIVEN project to foster healthy ageing through nature and community
The new initiative aims to help older people living with dementia become more active, independent and experience a better quality of life, by improving their access to the natural environment. One of seven research projects funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) that form the Healthy Ageing Social, Behavioural and Design Research…
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20 September 2021
4 minutes to readNew technology shows potential to accelerate recovery and patient outcomes
A recent study from Activity Informatics – the partnership centre from University of Exeter and Activinsights – has shown the potential for improving patient outcomes with digital wearables called accelerometers. The project took advantage of Activinsights’ technology to use accelerometers – wrist-worn digital devices that monitor a range of biometric functions –…
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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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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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23 September 2020
3 minutes to readA look back at my first year as a PhD student
As medical student Thomas Hewat enters the second year of his PhD he reflects on the challenges of his first year – including a global pandemic, the support he has received from the PhD students in the Medical School in addition to offering his advice for any new PhD students and those considering embarking upon a PhD.
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21 August 2020
2 minutes to readPhenomenology of ageing
PhD researcher Jessie Stanier shares her work investigating how existential relations between people, time, the lived body, and the world influence how we make sense of our own ageing from the first-person perspective.
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14 July 2020
3 minutes to readPioneering a New Self-Propulsion Technique for Small Bowel Endoscopy
The Applied Dynamics and Control Laboratory in Exeter (ADCE) from the University of Exeter has collaborated with the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and the Shangxian Minimally Invasive Inc. to pioneer a novel self-propulsion technique for small-bowel capsule endoscopy.
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24 June 2020
3 minutes to readThe impaired control of blood glucose in diabetes
Dr Cruz recently defended her PhD at Exeter which focused on understanding the whole body regulation of energy metabolism and glucose homeostasis, with specific focus on how these change in diabetes.
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15 June 2020
2 minutes to readSmartline project to combat isolation during lockdown
Led by the University of Exeter, the Smartline project researches the relationship between technology and the way people live in their homes and communities in Cornwall.
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22 April 2020
3 minutes to readHow fatigue affects our dexterity
What effect does fatigue have on your dexterity? PhD candidate Ellie Hassan’s research is looking at whether fatigue makes us clumsier and makes daily tasks more difficult.
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13 March 2020
3 minutes to readBlood pressure effects in frail older adults
Jane Masoli is an NIHR clinical doctoral fellow and Specialist Registrar in Geriatric Medicine at the College of Medicine and Health. She is currently working towards her PhD on blood pressure, co-morbidities and outcomes in older populations and, in this blog, she talks about her research into the link between low blood…
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24 January 2020
2 minutes to readImproving treatments and services at local NHS trusts
For over a decade, the University of Exeter Medical School has worked collaboratively with the NHS, delivering a large number of research projects to improve services, treatments and patient quality of life.
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6 January 2020
2 minutes to readSocial Innovation with Age UK Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
The University of Exeter’s Social Innovation Group (SIG) has been working in partnership with Age UK Cornwall and Isles of Scilly since 2009 conducting research into how volunteers and the older people can be best supported in Cornwall’s rural communities.
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22 March 2018
2 minutes to readOptimising changes in the NHS
NIHR PenCLAHRC at the University of Exeter Medical School have teamed up with NHS Trusts to roll out of training that uses computer modelling to help make difficult decisions.
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15 November 2016
< 1 minute to readThe Interconnection between the environment and human health
Researchers at the European Centre for Environment and Human Health (ECEHH) are interested in the complex connections between the environment and human health Professor Lora Fleming is Director of the European Centre for Environment and Human Health, which is part of the University of Exeter Medical School. Based at the University of Exeter’s Truro campus in…
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19 October 2016
5 minutes to readResearcher in focus: Professor Clive Ballard
World-leading dementia expert, Professor Clive Ballard, is joining University of Exeter. He will be starting his role of Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Executive Dean of University of Exeter Medical School in November 2016. Ahead of his arrival, we spoke to Professor Ballard about his aims for the Medical School, the misunderstood areas of dementia, and what…
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24 November 2015
2 minutes to readWatching Nature DVDs may help to reduce anxiety in dementia patients
Dr Craig Knight is using video to reduce anxiety levels in dementia patients.
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17 December 2014
3 minutes to readPersonalising treatments for patients with Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young
Exeter research has shown insulin injections are not always necessary for diabetes patients.
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20 September 2014
< 1 minute to readUsing beetroot juice to enhance sport performance
Andy Jones loves beetroot
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6 May 2014
3 minutes to readResearcher in focus: Professor Charles Abraham
Prof Charles Abraham was recently named one of the top 100 practicing scientists in the UK by the Science Council. He was especially noted for his contribution to training and supervision in health psychology. Prof Abraham is a Professor of Psychology Applied to Health at the University of Exeter Medical School, and…
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