Jane Owen of Plymouth believes she wouldn’t have survived Diabetes if it wasn’t for treatment advances informed by clinical research.
Having taken part in five research studies Jane says she can manage her health condition better and feels she is giving something back to the NHS which has looked after her so well. Jane was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes when she was 11 years old. She...
A study which aims to evaluate the use of the drug ketamine as a treatment for people with severe alcohol disorder, or alcoholism, is currently recruiting volunteers in the South West.
‘KARE’ (Ketamine for reduction of Alcoholic Relapse) was awarded funding through the Biomedical Catalyst, a joint initiative between the Medical Research Council (MRC) and Innovate UK to support...
A research study at Plymouth University Peninsula School of Dentistry which aims to develop a simple saliva test for gum disease (periodontitis), has received a grant award from the Oral and Dental Research Trust.
Periodontitis is a common inflammatory oral disease that affects the supporting structures of the teeth (gums and bone). It is also linked to other diseases such as diabetes...
A non-destructive technique which can measure the concentration and consumption of oxygen in 3D models of biological cells has been developed by Plymouth University in partnership with pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca.
Using Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) oximetry, scientists assessed the gradient of oxygen concentration within spheroids, 3D cell cultures typically used for...
Public Health England (PHE) has commissioned a health service research team from Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry (PUPSMD) to model the size of the lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) population in England.
PHE is committed to providing data on health outcomes by all protected characteristics in order to understand the health and wellbeing needs of different...
A group of second-year dental therapy and hygiene students from Plymouth University are working with the Stroke Association in Plymouth and Chatterbox, to develop a communication aid to help stroke survivors when they visit the dentist.
People who have suffered a stroke can be prone to oral health problems. Loss of dexterity and feeling may mean that they cannot clean their own teeth...
Paramedic students have put their skills to an explosive test by attending to casualties in a simulated train crash.
Twenty-nine Students from Plymouth University took part in the crisis exercise at Churston railway station, which was organised by Dartmouth Steam Railway and Riverboat Company in conjunction with Torbay Hospital, Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service and Devon and...
Jon Bennett, Associate Director of Undergraduate Dental Studies at Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, has been made a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Educators.
This prestigious accolade is awarded to individuals who can demonstrate that they have been working in medical education long enough and hard enough to have achievements in their field, not just...
Campaigners seek the right for those with dementia in England to use the GPS tracking technology which allows their Scottish counterparts unprecedented safe freedom to roam
The debilitating effect of dementia on lifestyle is well-documented, not least relating to the ability and confidence of those with the condition to make their way around.
Researchers from Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry and Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust, in collaboration with the Oxford Computational Neurosciences Lab and the world-renowned Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), are looking for volunteers in the South West of England to assess a new technology for detecting Parkinson’s disease at an early stage.
