Tag: disease
Toast to A Shorter Life…
If you asked the ‘archetypical’ university student what is their favourite type of alcohol, the response would be A LOT (and for a reasonable...
Athletes Beware
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a progressive degenerative disease found in the brains of athletes with a history of repetitive brain trauma, has been known...
A latte for your heart?
Earlier this month, Nature Medicine published a study on inflammasome gene modules which found tenuous but suggestive evidence that coffee could be good for...
Exeter University leading project to combat aquaculture diseases
A new project led by the University of Exeter will combat aquaculture diseases across India, Bangladesh and Malawi.
The BBSRC-Newton Fund Project, led by the...
Gene discovered which turns deadly female mosquitos into friendly males
Kathryn Egerton reports the discovery of the gene, Nix, responsible for male development of embryos in the mosquito Aedes aeqypti.
Aedes awqypti is a nasty little bug, and the...
Athlete’s foot treatment reveals new direction for multiple sclerosis research
Recent research has suggested that the antifugal drug miconazole, commonly found in athlete’s foot medication, has the potential to repair damaged nerve tissue in...
Exeter trains next generation of dementia researchers
It has been announced that a new dementia-focused Doctoral Training Centre (DTC) will be launched at the University of Exeter. The training centre comes...
Exeter at the forefront of DNA sequencing research with new high-tech...
£1.6 million has been awarded to the University of Exeter Medical School to fund a high-tech facility that will unlock some of the mysteries...
Exeter University awarded £1m from Wellcome Trust
The University of Exeter has been granted £1 million by the Wellcome Trust to establish an initiative aimed at advancing our understanding of living...
Top 5 Games And Tech News Stories Of The Week
It's been yet another action-packed week of news in the games and tech world. Alex Roberts brings you the pick of the bunch:
1. Ex-Panamanian...
