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...
Tom Seymour
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...
Physical activity in nature helps prevent several diseases, including depression and type 2 diabetes
Physical activity in natural environments prevent almost 13,000 cases of non-communicable diseases a year in England and save treatment costs...
Social media can be used to increase fruit and vegetable intake in young people
New research has found that people following healthy eating accounts on social media for as little as two weeks ate...
Exciting research and student opportunities as part of new partnership with Smiths Detection
The University of Exeter has today (April 19) announced a new collaborative agreement with Smiths Detection focused on the improvement...