Childhood sedentariness causes significant heart damage, raising the risk of heart attack and stroke
Increased sedentary time from childhood causes and worsens excessive heart enlargement, but light physical activity could reduce the risk of...
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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...
Physical activity in nature helps prevent several diseases, including depression and type 2 diabetes
Physical activity in natural environments prevent almost 13,000 cases of non-communicable diseases a year in England and save treatment costs...
Social media can be used to increase fruit and vegetable intake in young people
New research has found that people following healthy eating accounts on social media for as little as two weeks ate...
Exciting research and student opportunities as part of new partnership with Smiths Detection
The University of Exeter has today (April 19) announced a new collaborative agreement with Smiths Detection focused on the improvement...
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...
Have your say on ambitious long term vision to redevelop St Luke’s Campus
A proposed vision to redevelop the University of Exeter’s St Luke’s Campus over the next 50 years will soon be...
Light physical activity as a child is key to reducing risk of type 2 diabetes
Increased sedentary time from childhood is associated with a significant increase in blood insulin concentration and therefore the risk of...
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...