World’s largest menstrual fluid biobank will transform understanding of menstrual health
A new UK study will seek to help women get faster, better treatment for heavy menstrual bleeding, through creating one...
Psychology
Family ties shape social lives of bull sharks
Bull sharks have a slight preference for spending time with their relatives, new research shows. Scientists used genetic data and...
Parents’ socioeconomic status is more important than prenatal behaviours to a future child’s health
Family socioeconomic position may be a more important determiner of children’s health than parental behaviours such as smoking, drinking or...
Royal Veterinary College awarded prestigious grant to transform understanding of animal and human relationships
The Royal Veterinary College (RVC), in partnership with the University of Exeter, has been awarded a prestigious multi-million-pound Leverhulme Centenary...
Calls for regulation of toxic period product chemicals at largest ever menstrual health conference
Academics are calling on the government to introduce regulation to ban toxic chemicals from period projects as they launch the...
Growing use of psychedelics outside medical system prompts £2.5m study
Growing numbers of people are turning to psychedelic drugs to treat serious health conditions outside the medical system, prompting a...
Exeter leads in pilot scheme for education access for young refugees
Three international refugees are now studying for their undergraduate degrees at the University of Exeter, after taking part in a pilot scheme. Exeter...
Psychology wins University’s first Athena SWAN Gold award for advancing gender equality
The University of Exeter’s Psychology department is the first in the university to receive an Athena SWAN Gold award –...
Exclusive breastfeeding linked to long-term changes in marks on DNA, found in blood
Babies who are exclusively breastfed for at least three months carry markers in their blood that differ from babies who...