University of Plymouth

Children raised with corporal punishment at greater risk of developing cancer and heart disease

(Medical Xpress)—Parents who smack or shout at their children could be placing them at greater risk of developing cancer, heart disease and asthma.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Partnership launched to prioritize research for 'neurodisabled' children

A ground breaking new project has been launched to find out what research is important to children and young people with neurodisability, their families, and the healthcare professionals who work with them. This is a unique ...

Medical research created Dec 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Flaw in Alzheimer's drug trial test

New research led by Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry suggests that the cognitive test used in Alzheimer's drug trials is flawed.

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Dec 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Food Cultures: Growing, Cooking, Eating project reveals new appetite for behavioural change

At a time when 25% of the adult population is considered to be obese and the annual cost of the national obesity epidemic is estimated at £5 billon, a Plymouth-based research project that introduced young men and older people ...

Health created Jan 31, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Anaesthetists' research network to create buzz at national conference

A research network established by a network of training anaesthetists in the South West of England, and which in just nine months has become one of the most successful of its kind in the UK, is set to create a buzz at the ...

Other created Apr 03, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0