Nearly £6 million investment bringing health technology innovations to the South West
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Exeter are set to open a new centre...
University of Exeter Medical School
£2.9m for new HealthTech Research Centre to aid diagnosis and treatment of dementia and decline in brain health
£2.9 million will fund a new National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) HealthTech Research Centre, designed to accelerate...
Ambulance service trials new device for patients with fast heartbeat
The South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) is trialing a new device for patients with an abnormally fast...
Public engagement on plans to create a world-leading centre of health and wellbeing excellence at St Luke’s
The University of Exeter is seeking a wide range of views to help shape an ambitious vision to redevelop its...
Brain health in over 50s deteriorated more rapidly during the pandemic
Brain health in over 50s deteriorated more rapidly during the pandemic, even if they didn’t have COVID-19, according to major...
Head impacts in sport not leading to concussion could still alter brain blood flow regulation
There is a concern that people playing contact sports leading to head impacts could be at an increased risk of...
Innovative UK-based study will test anti-viral drug as a potential treatment for long COVID
A team of researchers has received funding to carry out a study investigating whether an anti-viral medication commonly used to...
The further we are from green spaces the higher the chance of anxiety and depression
One of the largest ever studies into how green and blue spaces affect mental health has found every 360m further...
Peninsula’s first Biomedical Research Centre celebrates year’s progress at official launch
The South West peninsula’s first National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) is celebrating a...