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Researchers from the University of Exeter are involved in a major European £13.3 million funding initiative which aims to unpick the biological reasons underlying social withdrawal.

Withdrawing from family and friends is a common symptom of Schizophrenia, Alzheimer’s disease and Major Depressive Disease, and discovering the cause could pave the way for new drug treatments.

Professor Jonathan Mill, Professor of Epigenetics and his team at the University of Exeter Medical School, are part of the PRISM project (Psychiatric Ratings using Intermediate Stratified Markers), a...

Celebrations will be in full swing on Ladies’ Night at Exeter Racecourse this year which beautifully coincides with Her Majesty The Queen’s 90th birthday on Thursday, April 21. Finest outfits are the order of the day as judges walk around the racecourse to select the finalists for the coveted Best Dressed Lady and Best Dressed Gentleman competitions. There will be special footage of Her Majesty The Queen shown on the big screen, a bottle of champagne will be given to the 90th person through the gate and to the person who buys the 90th racecard and owners of horses running in the Many Happy...

One person will develop dementia every three minutes in the UK during 2016. There are already 850,000 people with dementia in the UK and it is estimated that this figure will rise to over 1 million by 2025.

In light of these statistics planning for the future is vitally important yet nearly 60% of adults don’t have a Will. A Will ensures that your property, savings and other assets will go the people you want benefit rather than letting the government decide. Although that decision may appear simple, it is necessary to take legal advice to ensure your wishes are accurately recorded...

Devon County Council’s Cabinet today (Wednesday 13 April) agreed its highway maintenance budgets for this financial year.

The Council has received £38.785 million of funding from the Department for Transport for capital maintenance of its highway network, the longest of any authority in the country at 8,000 miles. Cabinet decided how the money will be used for structural repairs that extend the life of everything that makes up the highway, including repairs to road surfaces, retaining walls, bridges, and street lighting.

In addition, Councillors also approved the spending...