Honorary CBE for Exeter’s environment and human health research pioneer
The co-founder of a pioneering research centre which explores the complex links between human health and the environment has been...
University of Exeter Medical School
Supporting childbearing women to maintain healthy weight could reduce risk of pregnancy complications
Supporting women of childbearing age to have a healthy weight could reduce the risk of several pregnancy complications, new research...
Nature vital to improving visitor attractions for people with dementia
Using nature to make visitor attractions more dementia-inclusive will be the focus of an event at the Tower of London...
Long term high blood sugar can cause upper limb problems including frozen shoulder
Having consistently high blood sugar can cause upper limb problems including frozen shoulder and carpal tunnel syndrome. Until now it...
Increased body and abdominal fat in teenagers can lead to ‘vicious cycle’ ending in type 2 diabetes
High fat mass in adolescence causes insulin resistance, which can lead to a “vicious cycle” of worsening insulin resistance and...
Earlier cholesterol checks could prevent up to 20-percent of premature heart disease
High cholesterol levels in adolescence can cause structural and functional cardiac damage leading to premature heart damage and death, but...
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...
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...
High cholesterol caused by childhood sedentariness could be reversed with light physical activity
Increased sedentary time in childhood can raise cholesterol levels by two thirds as an adult, leading to heart problems and...