£1.9 million NIHR funding announced for innovative brain health app
£1.9 million from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) will fund development of a new app to...
Health and Community Sciences
Long Covid can impact fatigue and quality of life worse than some cancers
Fatigue is the symptom that most significantly impacts the daily lives of long Covid patients, and can affect quality of...
Prestigious £2.5 million award to fund new evidence synthesis facility at Exeter
The University of Exeter has received £2.5 million to establish one of nine centres in the UK to provide sound...
Exploring the impact of involving children and young people in research
The impacts of involving children in research are explored in a new review by NIHR ARC South West Peninsula (PenARC)...
Research maps pathways to support for parent carer mental health
A South West study is investigating mental health support for parent carers of children with special educational needs or disability...
£2 million NIHR funding announced for fracture rehabilitation research
£2 million from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) will fund two studies that aim to improve...
Researcher wins prestigious award for work spotting early cancer signs
The University of Exeter’s Dr Sarah Bailey has won the Outstanding Early Career Researcher Award 2023 for her work in...
New study explores surgical treatment options for women with pelvic organ prolapse
Researchers from the University of Exeter are involved in a new study exploring surgical treatment options for women with pelvic...
BCG vaccine does not protect against COVID-19 in healthcare workers
A world-leading international trial into the immune boosting benefits of a tuberculosis vaccine has found it does not protect healthcare...