Exeter Med School

News from the University of Exeter Medical School community:

[ARC South West @ARC_SouthWest]

A large-scale review identified a number of licensed drugs which might one day help reduce the risk of #dementia

Co-led by our Dementia Capacity Building Research Fellow, Dr Ilianna Lourida

> Learn more: https://t.co/BYlDqgoUfq

@NIHRARCs @Cambridge_Uni @ExeterMed @NIHRresearch

[Exeter Med School @ExeterMed]

Research making a difference in spotting #cancer earlier! @sSarahBailey's work on platelets in blood has led @RoyalDevonNHS to change the way they analyse routine blood tests. Find out more!
https://t.co/1XHrgJ9xnq

[APEx (also on Blue Sky) @UoEAPEx]

Check out our most recent publication in the EClinical Medicine journal by Professor Fiona Warren et al.: Association between glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists use and change in alcohol consumption https://t.co/1iMAfHiL4G @UoEAPEx, @uniofexeHLS, @ExeterMed, @eClinicalMed

[ARC South West @ARC_SouthWest]

⭐️Dr Abi Hall, former PenARC PhD & physiotherapist, won a prestigious @GeriSoc Rising Star Award!⭐️

These awards celebrate exceptional promise in research & likely future leaders in shaping healthcare for older people.

> Learn more: https://t.co/CRyYI9Khfl

@NIHRresearch

[Exeter Med School @ExeterMed]

Congratulations to Dr @abijhall, who was among the winners at the @GeriSoc Rising Star Awards!

Dr Hall won in the category of Research Award for Nurses and Allied Health Professionals.

Read more: https://t.co/FpL6o32JNh

@Peninsula_ARC

[Emma Dempster @ElkyD]

Congratulations to the first cohort to graduate from the University of Exeter MSc Neuroscience course @ExeterMed @ExeterNeuro

[Prof Karen Mattick @KarenMattick]

We’re hiring! Join us to work on an NIHR-funded Workforce Research Partnership project, based at the University of Exeter. Five year 0.5FTE Research Fellow post.

@ExeterMed @CathTaylor72 @care_under @Peninsula_ARC @NIHRresearch

[Royal Devon NHS @RoyalDevonNHS]

In case you missed it, here is yesterday's BBC Spotlight piece on the #HIPSTER study that aims to revolutionise total hip replacement for severe #HipArthritis

https://t.co/HhpJ7TjEeR

@ExeterCTU
@NightingaleExt
@RDEResearch
@ExeterMed
@ExeterHipUnit
@EngExeter
@alakas99

[Royal Devon NHS @RoyalDevonNHS]

Excellent coverage of the revolutionary #HIPSTER study on #BBCSpotlight

@ExeterCTU @NightingaleExt @RDEResearch @ExeterMed @ExeterHipUnit @EngExeter @alakas99

[Kashyap Patel @Kash_A_Patel]

Our research on incidentally identified RET mutations

key findings:

1) Moderate-risk mutations are predominant in this context

2) The risk of thyroid cancer is lower in this context with these variants

https://t.co/952nHdIc41

@carolinefwright @emma_baple @clare__turnbull

[Dr Laura Sinclair (née Bramwell) @DrLauraSinclair]

Well, I've had a busy couple of weeks - kicking off our Phyto Ageing Study, attending @steveracemp and @AFR_UK's parliamentary drop in session for MPs and meeting with the lovely @natalieben to show her round our Exeter facility! #ScienceInAction

[University of Exeter News @UniofExeterNews]

A Devon student who received "teen-friendly" mindfulness CBT therapy as part of @ChYMe_Exe project hopes it can help others.

Exeter is a key site for ATTEND's Mindfulness for Adolescents and Carers programme, which is recruiting 15-18 year-olds.

More: https://t.co/nqpLRjKNJg

[MRC Centre for Medical Mycology @MRCcmm]

Call for applications to our @MRCcmm 8-week SUMMER SCHOLARSHIP for medical students is now OPEN.
@ExeterMed @ExeterMedTruro A unique opportunity that will have a transformational effect on one’s career as a clinician scientist.

Apply by 28th Feb 2025: https://t.co/HAeTwf56c2

[BlueAdaptEU @BlueAdaptEu]

🦠Are superbugs lurking in Europe's coastal waters? For World AMR Awareness Week @WillHGaze and Dearbhaile Morris explain how coastal waters may serve as reservoirs for antibiotic-resistant bacteria, and how to avoid infections. Watch to learn more.

#WAAW @ExeterMed @uniofgalway

[University of Exeter News @UniofExeterNews]

During World AMR Awareness Week 2024 we want to congratulate @AnnaTurns for her 1st prize at the Global AMR Media Awards for reporting on our research for @BBC_Future.

This included the Poo-Sticks project led by @PenkovaElitsa #WAAW2024 #AMRWeek

https://t.co/p7Rv5VwYBj

[University of Exeter News @UniofExeterNews]

"Even if it's a very small amount, if you break down a little bit more than you're building up, then you'll lose muscle over a year."

Professor @BenjaminTWall from @ExeterMed spoke to @theipaper about why it's so important we eat protein.

https://t.co/tTfXb4HVX8

[Exeter Med School @ExeterMed]

Congratulations to Dr Kayshap Patel on winning the European Journal of Endocrinology Award for his contribution to #diabetes research

https://t.co/81KNMhw7nK

[Rachel Hayes @rahayesuk]

13% reduction in bullying compared with controls-this was such an important UK study that has replicated the effectiveness of KiVa seen in other countries. I am very proud to have led the Devon site and seen first hand the impact. @ProfLucyBowes @Stand_2gether @cebei_bangor

[Exeter Med School @ExeterMed]

On #WorldRadiographyDay, did you know we offer a pioneering Degree Apprenticeship, which allows you to work in #NHS settings while you learn? Our graduates told us it changed the course of their careers!

Find out more: https://t.co/qgxpBixIYv

[Exeter Med School @ExeterMed]

The largest trial of its kind has found a programme which teaches children that #bullying is everyone's problem can reduce victimisation in #schools

https://t.co/ckCUFRRNwj