Health & Beauty

For most of our lives, we are reminded of the importance of getting a good night's sleep. It usually starts when we enter school with our parents dictating we go to bed early during the school week so we will be alert during classes. From there, it usually carries over as we contemplate getting rest before heading off to work every day. What many people never quite fully understand is the science behind sleep and productivity. In the sections below, the discussion is going to focus on the role a good night's sleep plays in helping us be productive and stay healthy.

How sleep is...

A vaccination clinic was held in Exeter Mosque this week as the NHS and public health partners in Devon continue working with local communities to increase take-up of the Covid vaccine.

The event was part of collaborative work by NHS Devon Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), Devon County Council and other partners to address vaccine hesitancy, including among local ethnic minority communities.

On Wednesday, 5 May, a vaccination team from Exeter City Primary Care Network, a group of six local GP practices, held a small-scale ‘pop-up’ vaccination session at the Mosque....

The University of Exeter’s world-leading diabetes research team has appealed for donations to continue a worldwide genetic testing programme which can dramatically improve lives for babies born with diabetes.

In the university’s first medical research crowd funder , the team is seeking to raise £100,000 to run the genetic testing programme for 500 children with neonatal diabetes, where diabetes is diagnosed in the first six months of life. To help reach the target, funding raised will be matched by a donor, on a pound for pound basis up to the value of £50,000 .

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More than two in five runners in the South West (42%) say running has been good for their mental health during the pandemic – with 10% saying they wouldn't have been able to get through the last year without it.

However, research by running specialists, Runners Need, shows that 16% of South West runners said they have found it harder to stay motivated during lockdown without organised races to look forward to.

With almost a fifth of people (18%) in the South West enjoying running challenges and enjoying recording their run using an app (24%) – combined with all the...