Yoga benefits in the ageing population
Older people with a range of age-related conditions including arthritis and dementia showed physical and health related improvements after doing Yoga classes, research shows.
Topics: Health, Health Care, Pharmaceuticals
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Northumbria academic receives prestigious international award for alcohol research
A Northumbria University academic, whose research has had a major impact on public health policies around the world, has received a prestigious award for his contribution to alcohol studies.
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Medical guidelines for astronauts to be launched by Northumbria University in the US
Scientists at Northumbria University, Newcastle, are helping to write the medical rulebook that will keep astronauts fit and healthy during long trips through the solar system.
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Northumbria welcomes Finnish partners on pioneering patient safety project
A leading Finnish expert in the field of applied sciences has spent a week working closely with Northumbria University academics on an EU-funded project to improve patient safety.
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EXPERT COMMENT: 10 things every child with autism wishes you knew
Helen Driver, PhD Researcher in Autism, Family and Communication and Joanna Reynolds, Research Psychologist and Senior Lecturer in Child and Family Wellbeing at Northumbria write about autism for The Conversation.
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Northumbria academic to address United Nations conference
A biostatistics expert from Northumbria University, Newcastle has been invited to talk at a prestigious United Nations conference about eliminating the practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).
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Research into veterans’ substance misuse
Reasons why veterans with substance misuse have difficulty in seeking and engaging with help have been identified in new research by Northumbria University, Newcastle.
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First students in the UK due to graduate from a new pre-nursing course
Eleven nursing students from the north east are to become some of the first students in the UK to graduate after completing a new pre-nurse training programme delivered by Northumbria University, Newcastle and the NHS.
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Northumbria showcases world-class medical expertise to Chinese delegates
Northumbria University, Newcastle, hosted a delegation of leading medical doctors from China as part of a programme to learn more about medical education in the UK.
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Northumbria academics among line up for BBC Radio 3 Free Thinking Festival
Leading academics from Northumbria University will speak alongside former Formula 1 racing driver Damon Hill OBE, Harriet Harman MP and former health minister Edwina Currie among others at BBC 3’s Free Thinking Festival 2017.
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Inquiry into why children are going hungry
Experts on children’s holiday hunger from the Healthy Living Research Lab at Northumbria University, Newcastle have been asked to present to a group of MPs who are leading an inquiry into the issue.
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North East showcases pioneering course at national nursing conference
A unique approach to nurse training is being showcased at a major conference this week.
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What makes an expert
A leading psychologist at Northumbria University, Newcastle believes that the human brain is adaptable enough to enable anyone to become an expert if they practice correctly.
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Sick and tired – not just a figure of speech
Large-scale study looks at tiredness and its associations with environment, genes, and mental and physical health.
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Global medical students celebrate tenth anniversary of studying in the UK
A partnership where medical students from across the world study the first year of their medical degree in the UK is celebrating its 10th anniversary.
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New research trial tests benefit of exercise before and after cancer surgery
A national research trial has been launched to see if patients can benefit from a structured exercise programme before and after major abdominal surgery for colorectal cancer, also known as bowel cancer.
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Northumbria graduate wins internship in Parliament
A History graduate is using his internship in the House of Commons to help raise awareness of Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis.
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Experts’ pioneering research examines exercise referral schemes
People who have been referred to exercise referral schemes who smoke, are younger* and have more serious and complex health conditions are more likely to drop out before completing the scheme according to pioneering research carried out by Northumbria University, Newcastle.
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Northumbria leads European project to improve patient safety
A Northumbria University-led project to improve patient safety education has been awarded €431,996 in European funding.
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Twins on a mission to raise staggering £100,000 for the British Heart Foundation
Northumbria University alumnus Jonathan Stretton-Downes and his twin brother David are aiming to raise £100,000 with the ‘SIX TIMES OPEN’ campaign, inspired by Jonathan’s sixth heart surgery in Newcastle’s Freeman Hospital in early 2017.
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