Study will test whether blocking brain inflammation can help treat Parkinson’s disease
A new study programme funded by F. Hoffmann‐La Roche Ltd aims to understand the role of inflammation in the brain...
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Light exercise could be the key to reversing childhood obesity linked to sedentariness
Increased sedentary time as a child through adolescence is directly linked to childhood obesity, but new research has found light...
Digital training programme improves quality of life for care residents with dementia – even during the Covid-19 pandemic
Quality of life for people with dementia living in residential and nursing home care substantially improved after staff took part...
New research reveals the Tudors were avid recyclers
Rich fabrics and fine embroidery seized from hundreds of churches closed by Henry VIII during the English Reformation were saved...
International recognition played a crucial role in giving Libyan political actors sovereignty, study shows
The way the international community has recognised – or not – Libya’s various governments in the past decade has played...
University of Exeter expert appointed to Office for Environmental Protection’s “College of Experts”
University of Exeter researcher Dr Catherine Caine been appointed to the Office for Environmental Protection’s newly formed College of Experts....
Algae as a surprising meat alternative and source of environmentally friendly protein
With more of us looking for alternatives to eating animals, new research has found a surprising environmentally friendly source of...
Positive tipping points must be triggered to solve climate crisis
Positive tipping points must be triggered if we are to avoid the severe consequences of damaging Earth system tipping points,...
University of Exeter expert calls for all 900-plus Post Office Horizon convictions to be overturned
All of the more than 900 postmasters prosecuted as part of the Horizon IT scandal should have their convictions overturned,...