Epigenetics blood markers can help understand dementia risk
New research suggests that epigenetic markers in the blood could be useful for understanding dementia risk. Two linked papers from...
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GW4 awarded £2.6million to accelerate innovative health research
Researchers from the GW4 Alliance (Universities of Bath, Bristol, Cardiff and Exeter) have secured £2.6million to facilitate novel technologies into...
Immune cell regulator discovery could lead to treatments for arthritis and severe COVID
The discovery of a new regulator affecting immune cells could lead to new treatments to reduce inflammation in diseases including...
Multi-million-pound programme to inspire students into research
The University of Exeter is involved in a new multi-million-pound programme to encourage more students and health and social care...
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...
Flamingos don’t preen more than other waterbirds
Despite their famously fancy feathers, flamingos don’t spent more time preening than other waterbirds, new research shows. Scientists watched five...
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...
Exeter expert leads new national £28.5million Human Functional Genomics Initiative
A world-leading genomics expert at the University of Exeter Medical School has been appointed as director of a new UK-wide...
£3.2 million boost from Medical Research Council to preserve antifungal drugs
A major £3.2million grant will fund the development of new treatments for fungal diseases in the battle against global antifungal...