New antibiotic mechanism triggers hope for new treatments in fight against resistance
Scientists have discovered two new mechanisms for how a well-established antibiotic works, paving the way for potential development of new...
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Family medicine the focus of new agreement with Singapore
Collaborative research and knowledge exchange in family medicine and primary care is the focus of a new international agreement signed...
Parents’ socioeconomic status is more important than prenatal behaviours to a future child’s health
Family socioeconomic position may be a more important determiner of children’s health than parental behaviours such as smoking, drinking or...
Ukrainian student develops new way to observe cells, now used in disease research
A student who left Ukraine after war broke out has used her medical sciences training at the University of Exeter...
Calls for regulation of toxic period product chemicals at largest ever menstrual health conference
Academics are calling on the government to introduce regulation to ban toxic chemicals from period projects as they launch the...
Exeter joins new initiative to support clinical research careers in the UK
The University is part of a major £9.7m investment from the Medical Research Council (MRC) to strengthen clinical research careers...
Growing use of psychedelics outside medical system prompts £2.5m study
Growing numbers of people are turning to psychedelic drugs to treat serious health conditions outside the medical system, prompting a...
A “Copper Economy” helps fungi and bacteria build better biofilms
Scientists have discovered that two common human pathogens can work together by managing copper in their shared environment - a...
Exeter biomedical researcher awarded Lister Prize funding of £300k
A University of Exeter expert has been recognised as an ‘outstanding early career biomedical researcher’ after he was selected as...