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A new study has shed light on the factors likely to lead to the development of a rare condition affecting the inner ear.
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Online Easter egg hunt helps scientists unlock secrets of camouflage
An online Easter egg hunt in which players act as ‘predators’ to find hidden bird eggs will help scientists better understand camouflage and its evolution.
“Miracle treatment” families gather at Exeter centre of excellence
At five years old, Jack Neighbour’s neonatal diabetes health complications meant he had never spoken a word, and he communicated with his family through picture cards. Yet just six weeks after a genetic test by the team at the University of Exeter meant he could switch from insulin injections to tablets, he delighted his family by uttering his first words: the simple phrase “hello, mummy”.
“Now is the time to act and establish a national service for diabetes prevention,” say academics
A major collaborative study into the prevention of diabetes by a team of academics from the University of Leicester and the University of Exeter has found that ‘half-hearted’ attempts to implement diabetes prevention guidance are much less effective than professionally developed, high-quality programmes.
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