New research has found prescribing nature can improve happiness and reduce anxiety
A £5.77m cross-governmental funded project has shown that expanding access to Green Social Prescribing can promote wellbeing and improve mental...
Tom Seymour
Sports concussions in non-athletes not linked to long-term cognitive effects: study
The impact of concussion while playing sport is different in those who don’t play professionally, according to new research. The...
Exeter students and alumni star at Paris 2024 Olympics
Congratulations to the current University of Exeter students and alumni competing at the 2024 Olympics in Paris. FdSc Coaching and...
Largest ever trial of ketamine-assisted therapy for alcohol disorder now recruiting
The largest ever trial to investigate whether ketamine-assisted therapy could help people with alcohol problems stop drinking is now recruiting...
Novel sequencing approaches highlight role of brain gene activity in Alzheimer’s disease
Innovative new research has revealed that the activity of different versions of genes expressed in the brain is associated with...
Study helps untangle the link between childhood maltreatment and adolescent substance use in South Africa
When adolescents who have experienced maltreatment use alcohol and drugs to cope with their negative feelings, their risk of developing...
Minister visits Medical School as extra places are offered from 2025
Health and Social Care Secretary Victoria Atkins visited the Medical School after the government allocated the school 10 more places...
Exeter part of £42m HealthTech Research Centre Network
Exeter has been chosen as part of a new government-funded HealthTech Research Centre Network targeted at the development and advancement...
Childhood sedentariness causes significant heart damage, raising the risk of heart attack and stroke
Increased sedentary time from childhood causes and worsens excessive heart enlargement, but light physical activity could reduce the risk of...