Exeter announces new £3.4 million global funding for solutions to antifungal drug resistance
Researchers working on solutions for antifungal resistance are being encouraged to apply to a new £3.4 million fund led by...
Clinical and Biomedical Sciences
Siblings with unique genetic change help scientists progress drug search for type 1 diabetes
Two siblings who have the only known mutations in a key gene anywhere in the world have helped scientists gain...
Single genomic test could speed up diagnoses for rare genetic diseases
A new approach to analysing exome sequencing data reliably detects large-scale genetic changes and could reduce the number of genetic...
Genetic condition haemochromatosis linked to higher levels of disease in older people
A largescale new study has found that some people whose genetics are linked to the common iron overload condition haemochromatosis...
More than £7m funding boost for Exeter experts researching women’s reproductive health
More than £7 million in new funding will boost research into women’s reproductive health, after a series of grants were...
New UK-developed test can help predict who will develop type 1 diabetes and unlock treatment
New drugs are emerging for type 1 diabetes (T1D), but they can only be given before a person has a...
Prostate cancer test may lead to harmful overdiagnosis in black men
A new study from experts at the University of Exeter has found that a widely used test for prostate cancer...
Lifetime achievement award in double win for Exeter diabetes professor
A scientific career which has generated significant progress in understanding type 1 diabetes has won a University of Exeter professor...
Understanding genetic risk could save sight and predict multiple sclerosis earlier in young people
Young people could be spared from going blind by a new genetic risk tool that could also help diagnose multiple...