David Shearer, Professor in Elite Performance Psychology at the University of South Wales, is providing sport psychology support to the Mind Over Matter team, who are currently training for the 2019 Race Across America (RAAM). He is also advising on a research programme led by Leadership Challenges, which organises RAAM, which is looking into the … Continue reading Study looking at the long-term effects of physical challenges on veterans

Researchers at Cardiff and Bristol Universities are running the largest ever trial of a peer led drug prevention programme in schools across South Wales and the west of England. Cardiff University says FRANK Friends will run over three years, across forty eight schools, and involve around five thousand six hundred and fifty five students. It … Continue reading New drug prevention programme to be trialled in schools

Cardiff University is joining forces with PharmaGroup to produce a new brand of natural cosmetics, Celtic Wellbeing. Cardiff University says honey and medicinal Welsh plants identified by its @Pharmabees project will help Conwy based PharmaGroup make a range of products, including a honey based lip balm. The partnership is the latest in a series of … Continue reading Pharmabees to make honey cosmetics

A healthy diet in pregnancy significantly reduces the risk of giving birth to a small baby, according to a study in South Wales. Professor Ros John, from Cardiff University’s School of Biosciences, who led the study, said “Our findings suggest that by focusing support on encouraging healthier eating habits in identified areas of Wales, we … Continue reading A healthy diet in pregnancy lowers the risk of a small baby

People in Wales are the least aware in the UK that having a poor diet increases the risk of cancer, according to a survey by the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF). The charity said, after not smoking, eating a healthy diet and being physically active are the most important ways to reduce the risk of … Continue reading People in Wales least aware poor diets can cause cancer

Groundbreaking research is helping develop a better understanding of the growing threat posed by anti-fungal drug resistance. Invasive aspergillosis is a devastating disease caused by breathing in small airborne spores of the fungus Aspergillus fumigatus and it is a condition where drug resistance has been encountered. In a healthy person these spores are destroyed by … Continue reading Breakthrough in tackling anti-fungal resistance

Refugees and asylum seekers are struggling to access health and wellbeing services in Wales, according to new research. A report by Public Health Wales and Swansea University has revealed people seeking sanctuary felt their needs were not recognised and that they had experienced language difficulties and a lack of appropriate interpretation when accessing services. Swansea … Continue reading Call to make healthcare more accessible for refugees

A team of Swansea University students, who have invented an app to tackle loneliness, have made it through to the grand final of a worldwide design competition taking place in Texas this month. The competition, called “Invent for the Planet”, is run by Texas A&M University and is open to students from thirty one universities … Continue reading App tackling loneliness reaches competition final in Texas

Young people’s views about smoking have continued to become more negative since the introduction of e-cigarettes, according to a study led by Cardiff University researchers. Cardiff University says the analysis, which was conducted in collaboration with colleagues from Edinburgh, Stirling, Glasgow and Bristol Universities, focused on three national surveys containing the views of 248,324 people … Continue reading E-cigarettes don’t normalise smoking for young people

Researchers at Cardiff University are developing new technology which will be able to “smell” when fruit or vegetables are going off, potentially saving tonnes of waste. According to the UK waste advisory body WRAP, 1.2 million tonnes of fresh fruit and vegetables are needlessly wasted each year. Cardiff University reports a UK based research team … Continue reading Using space science to help prevent food waste