University of Exeter study finds that Quorn products lower cholesterol A University of Exeter study suggests that mycoprotein, the protein source only found in Quorn products, lowers the absorptive levels of low-density lipoproteins, otherwise referred to as “bad” cholesterol. The study found that mycoprotein lowers levels of cholesterol more than protein sources such as meat […]
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Exeter academics design a COVID risk calculator to keep BAME health workers safer
Exeter academics design a COVID risk calculator to keep BAME health workers safer A team of experts, lead by Dr David Strain, Senior Lecturer at the University of Exeter Medical School and co-chair at BMA Medical Academic Staff Committee, have designed a tool to identify those at the highest risk to COVID-19. Nearly 94 per […]
Exeter Professor is developing a test to determine if patients are still infectious with COVID-19
Exeter Professor is developing a test to determine if patients are still infectious with COVID-19 A University of Exeter Professor has been awarded £52,000 to develop a test that could determine whether an individual is still infectious with coronavirus. Professor Lorna Harries is using funding from Animal Free Research UK to design a test showing […]
Brown hares and chickens introduced to Britain as ‘gods’ not food
Brown hares and chickens introduced to Britain as ‘gods’ not food Research led by the Universities of Exeter, Leicester and Oxford has discovered that upon their introduction to Britain, brown hares and chickens were viewed as ‘gods’ rather than food. New radiocarbon dating on bones found in Hampshire and Hertfordshire shows the animals were brought […]