Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
The Faculty of Health and Life Sciences brings together academics and students across the spectrum of health, wellbeing and life sciences, including the social and environmental context, to create a holistic community with exciting synergies, dedicated to creating positive impact. Covering Biosciences, Psychology, Health and Care Professions (Nursing, Medical Imaging and Pharmacy), Public Health and Sports Sciences, Health and Community Sciences, and Clinical and Biomedical Sciences, the Faculty is based over multiple campuses in Exeter and Cornwall, and on partner NHS sites. For more information please visit http://www.exeter.ac.uk/departments/hls/
Recent Submissions
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Widening the phenotypic spectrum caused by pathogenic PDX1 variants in individuals with neonatal diabetes
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2024)Introduction: Biallelic PDX1 variants are a rare cause of isolated pancreatic agenesis and neonatal diabetes without exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, with 17 cases reported in the literature. Research Design and ... -
New evidence for the sensorimotor mismatch theory of weight perception and the size-weight illusion
(Springer, 23 May 2024)The size-weight illusion is a phenomenon where a smaller object is perceived heavier than an equally weighted larger object. The sensorimotor mismatch theory proposed that this illusion occurs because of a mismatch between ... -
Thesis protocol: caregiving burden in minority ethnic family caregivers of dementia
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Understanding the Genetic Landscape of Gestational Diabetes: Insights into the Causes and Consequences of Elevated Glucose Levels in Pregnancy
(MDPI, 20 September 2024)Background/Objectives: During pregnancy, physiological changes in maternal circulating glucose levels and its metabolism are essential to meet maternal and fetal energy demands. Major changes in glucose metabolism occur ... -
From methylation to myelination: epigenomic and transcriptomic profiling of chronic inactive demyelinated multiple sclerosis lesions
(Springer, 7 June 2023)In the progressive phase of multiple sclerosis (MS), the hampered differentiation capacity of oligodendrocyte precursor cells (OPCs) eventually results in remyelination failure. We have previously shown that DNA methylation ...