Health
Drinking glasses can contain potentially harmful levels of lead and cadmium
Enamelled drinking glasses and popular merchandise can contain potentially toxic levels of lead and cadmium, a study has shown.
Nov 6, 2017
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Health
Nutrient extraction can lower the glycaemic index of fruit juice
A new study suggests that consumption of juice obtained via a commercially available nutrient extractor results in blood glucose levels the same or lower than seen with whole fruit. This unexpected finding offers a possible ...
Oct 10, 2017
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Immunology
New research shows asthma drug's effectiveness over usual care alone
A new study co-authored by the University of Plymouth and published in The Lancet shows how an asthma drug was more effective at improving a patient's asthma control compared with their usual care.
Sep 13, 2017
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Dentistry
Social deprivation sits at the heart of children's oral decay
A study of 347 children in Plymouth aged between four and six years has shown that social deprivation is an indicator of increased risk of dental decay in children. However, obesity was not associated with decay in this group ...
Sep 8, 2017
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Neuroscience
Consistent backswing crucial in helping sportspeople produce optimum results
Golfers wanting to shoot below par or tennis players looking to smash their way past opponents should focus on their backswing in order to perfect new techniques quickly, research suggests.
Aug 10, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
University spin out company addresses new vaccines
The University of Plymouth has launched a new spin out company which will address new vaccines for diseases which spread from animals to humans and for use in infection control.
Aug 8, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Expert discusses effects of alcohol misuse, obesity and viral hepatits on liver disease
Liver disease has become one of the most common causes of premature death in the UK, with a cost not just in lives but also to health services and society.
Aug 4, 2017
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Health
The need to understand what works in social prescribing
Social prescribing has the potential to address many of the factors that perpetuate illness, decrease quality of life and add to health care costs - such as social isolation, inactivity and smoking. It has expanded the options ...
Jul 18, 2017
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Neuroscience
New data network for Huntington's disease research
Huntington's disease is an hereditary disorder of the nervous system caused by a faulty gene on chromosome four. The faulty gene leads to cell death in neurons in the brain resulting in gradual physical, mental and emotional ...
Jul 13, 2017
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Health
Guidance for metrics to improve patient care
People with long term conditions, multiple long term conditions and those at the end of life could see their care better tailored to their needs, as the first openly-available comprehensive resource of measures relating to ...
Jul 11, 2017
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