Nearly £400,000 from Type 1 Diabetes Grand challenge to improve type 1 diabetes treatment
A new grant awarded to University of Exeter researchers from Type 1 Diabetes Grand Challenge will help understand a distinctive...
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By aged two girls are already playing outside less than boys
The first national survey of play in preschool-aged children in Britain has found that from the age of two-years-old, girls...
Largescale study of children with genetic disorders finds huge benefits of diagnosis
For Lisa Hawker, getting a diagnosis of her daughter Jaydi’s rare genetic condition was life-saving. Jaydi has a rare form...
New drug approach could underpin future weight loss therapies, study indicates
Therapies that deliver hydrogen sulfide to cells could one day become the basis of new treatments for obesity and related...
Mental health app could help prevent depression in young people at high risk
A cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) app has been found to significantly prevent increases in depression in young people who are...
Emphasising children’s bodily integrity key to protecting them against genital cutting and modification practices, study says
Emphasising children’s rights over their own bodies should play a key role in protecting them against genital cutting and modification,...
Help improve breast cancer care for autistic people by taking part in new research
Experts working to improve breast cancer care for autistic people are recruiting participants to share their experiences of breast cancer...
Exeter launches medical mycology unit in Latin America to fight global fungal disease crisis
To combat the global threat posed by fungal diseases, the University of Exeter is expanding its world-leading research expertise by...
Genes with strong impact on menopause timing also link to cancer risk
New research has found four genes with some of the largest known effects on the timing of menopause discovered to...