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Digital training programme improves quality of life for care residents with dementia – even during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Collaborative research across the NIHR leads to improved quality of life for people with dementia living in residential and nursing home care.
Inspiring the next generation of Women in STEM - a personal reflection
Newly-appointed Translational Fellow Dr Olga Nev shares her reflections on the importance of encouraging young women to follow their STEM dreams.
Black Internship Programme helps kickstart Health Data Science careers
We are delighted to be supporting the Health Data Science Black Internship Programme 2024, a brilliant way to gain hands-on experience, carrying out practical projects in the real world.
Zinc shows promise as surprising emerging treatment for thrush
New Exeter BRC-supported research could one day pave the way for the treatment of vaginal yeast infections (thrush), by shedding new light on how microbes in the body absorb zinc.
The researchers helping to shape the future at the BRC
We catch up with one of our first Translational Fellows to hear what the training opportunity means to him, his research and career.
£2.9m for new HealthTech Research Centre to aid diagnosis and treatment of dementia and decline in brain health
£2.9 million will fund a new National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) HealthTech Research Centre, designed to accelerate the advancement of cutting-edge technology to better understand brain health and ageing and help people live healthier lives for longer.
Wearable device aims to transform mobility in Parkinson's
A pioneering partnership involving our Rehabilitation theme lead is developing the use of wearable devices to transform mobility for people with Parkinson’s – unlocking the potential for greater independence and preventing potential injury.
Pancreas gene finding gives new insights into human development and aids search for type 1 diabetes cure
Understanding how the human pancreas develops is crucial to allow scientists to make insulin producing–beta cells in the quest to cure Type 1 diabetes. Now, scientists have made a unique and surprising discovery - a gene that is essential for making the pancreas in humans is not present in almost all other animals.
Nearly £6 million investment bringing health technology innovations to the South West
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Exeter are set to open a new centre for healthcare technology in the South West, thanks to national funding.
Brain health in over 50s deteriorated more rapidly during the pandemic
'Brain health in over 50s deteriorated more rapidly during the pandemic, even if they didn’t have COVID-19, according to major new research linking the pandemic to sustained cognitive decline.'
Peninsula’s first Biomedical Research Centre celebrates potential for the region at official launch
A year after our NIHR funding was announced we've been celebrating the positive impact of our new centre on the region, patients and people, at an offficial launch.
New research sheds light on genetics of placenta growth and link to preeclampsia in mother
New research has shed light on how genetics influences the growth of the placenta, revealing a link to risk of disease in the mother.