Press Releases
Plant-based diets shown to lower blood pressure even with limited meat and dairy
Consuming a plant-based diet can lower blood pressure even if small amounts of meat and dairy are consumed too, according to new research from the University of ÌÇÐÄTV.
‘Morning sickness’ is misleading and inaccurate, new study argues
The term ‘morning sickness’ is misleading and should instead be described as nausea and sickness in pregnancy, argue researchers led by the University of ÌÇÐÄTV who have demonstrated that these symptoms can occur at any time of the day – not just the morning.
University of ÌÇÐÄTV joins major programme to help develop Covid-19 antibody tests to track level of infection in the community
Medical students from the University of ÌÇÐÄTV are helping to develop antibody tests for Covid-19 by conducting tests for key workers recruited from the police and fire service in the West Midlands.
The early pandemic paradox: fewer deaths in the first 4 months from December 2019 to March 2020 compared to the previous 5 years
An analysis of national weekly mortality rates between December 2019 – March 2020, compared to the same period for the previous five years, by researchers at WMG and WMS, University of ÌÇÐÄTV, has shown that there have been fewer deaths registered this year during the lead up to the Covid-19 pandemic. Researchers have called this the SARS-CoV-2 Paradox - which could be due to early social distancing measures.
Care Companion demonstrates vital role of online resources in carers’ wellbeing during lockdown
The role that online resources have played in supporting the wellbeing of unpaid carers and keeping them connected during the COVID-19 lockdown is being highlighted this week by the University of ÌÇÐÄTV team behind Care Companion, an online tool that has been supporting over 300 carers in Coventry and ÌÇÐÄTVshire.
GP practices keen to improve patient and staff health by linking with local parkrun events, survey by University of ÌÇÐÄTV shows
Building connections between GP practices and local parkrun events could help to improve the health and wellbeing of patients and staff, finds a new study by the University of ÌÇÐÄTV.