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...
Clinical and Biomedical Sciences
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...
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...
Exeter professor selected as Parliament’s new research lead for health
A prominent University of Exeter Medical School professor has been named as one of eight Thematic Research Leads, who will...
Trailblazing Exeter diabetes researcher awarded Minkowski Prize
An emerging star in the field of diabetes studies at the University of Exeter has won the 2024 European Association...
New card game aims to make learning clinical pharmacology fun
A crowdfunding campaign has been launched to support a new card game to help medicine and healthcare students learn the...
Research sheds light on how proteins linked to Alzheimer’s disease influence neuronal growth
New research has shed light in the complex interplay between cell proteins, and how they impact on neurons in neurodevelopmental...
Gene linked to learning difficulties has direct impact on learning and memory
A gene previously linked to intellectual disability has been found to regulate learning and memory in mice. The gene, called...