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Favela communities made more resilient against COVID-19 with citizen data
A team of international development researchers, working with some of the poorest neighbourhoods in Brazil and Colombia to mitigate the effects of natural hazards, have adapted their project to help strengthen those communities’ resilience to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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 Warwick.
‘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 Warwick who have demonstrated that these symptoms can occur at any time of the day – not just the morning.
University of Warwick joins major programme to help develop Covid-19 antibody tests to track level of infection in the community
Medical students from the University of Warwick 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.
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 Warwick team behind Care Companion, an online tool that has been supporting over 300 carers in Coventry and Warwickshire.
GP practices keen to improve patient and staff health by linking with local parkrun events, survey by University of Warwick 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 Warwick.