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- Co-creating ethical horizons: Public attitudes and regulatory considerations for future cancer nanomedicines in clinical trials 11 December 2024 The advancement of future cancer nanomedicines, like collective nanosystems, offers a chance to promote responsible governance by anticipating technological developments and addressing ethical issues. Collective nanosystems are large numbers of tiny nano-sized carriers that work together to find and remove cancer cells, drawing inspiration from teams of cooperative robots. Computer models and artificial intelligence can be used to enhance collective nanosystem design, aiming to accelerate targeted treatments and streamline drug development by reducing experimental time.
- Groundbreaking study shows that dogs can smell cancer in other dogs 6 December 2024 The results of a study into whether cancer detection dogs can smell bladder cancer in other dogs’ urine suggests that this could be an effective new way to diagnose the disease in dogs. The research, involving University of Bristol researchers, is published in Veterinary and Comparative Oncology.
- Bristol researchers contribute to House of Lords report on obesity and diet 4 December 2024 "The Government needs a plan to fix our broken food system and turn the tide on the obesity public health emergency, says Lords committee.". This is the key conclusion reached by the House of Lords Food, Diet and Obesity Committee in a report published today. The report, ‘Recipe for health: a plan to fix our broken food system’, finds that obesity and diet-related disease are a public health emergency that costs society billions each year in healthcare costs and lost productivity.
- Three University of Bristol projects awarded European Research Council Consolidator Grants 3 December 2024 A total of more than £5 million of funding has been awarded to three University of Bristol projects through the European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Grants announced today (Tuesday 3 December 2024).
- A new way forward for patients with a brain tumour 12 September 2024 A new landmark report, led by the University of Bristol researchers, highlights that access to genomic testing for patients with a brain tumour, is inequitable: it is estimated that fewer than 5 per cent of eligible adult patients with a brain tumour are accessing certain tests.
- Pioneering report exposes worsening health threats of climate change in UK 5 September 2024 A new report has revealed for the first time the wide-ranging and increasing health dangers posed by long-term weather extremes in the UK, as the effects of climate change deepen.
- ProtecT trial receives award for pioneering research demonstrating the safety of active surveillance 13 August 2024 A study to find out the best ways of treating prostate cancer has been named the 2024 recipient of the Active Surveillance Patients International (ASPI) Special Award. The ProtecT trial, led by the Universities of Bristol and Oxford, received the award for game-changing research in the development of the active surveillance approach to managing low-risk prostate cancer. Their research has proved active monitoring in patients with lower-risk prostate cancer was as safe as aggressive treatments.
- AI ‘hallucinations’ tackled by University of Bristol researchers 31 July 2024 Significant strides in addressing the issue of AI 'hallucinations' and improving the reliability of anomaly detection algorithms in Critical National Infrastructures (CNI) have been made by scientists based in the University's of Bristol’s School of Computer Science.
- New films set to boost effective adoption of Health Impact Assessments 18 July 2024 Expert voices from planning, health, government and consultants have shared their insights of using Health Impact Assessments as a force for good to create healthier new communities.
- From the canine world to exploring human immunology 1 July 2024 New research could give hope to patients with blood disorders such as leukaemia, thanks to a £1.7 million grant from Cancer Research UK.
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