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- Over 1 in 5 adults worldwide has a genital herpes infection 16 December 2024 Around 846 million people aged between 15 and 49 are living with genital herpes infections – more than 1 in 5 of this age-group globally - according to new estimates. At least 1 person each second – 42 million people annually - is estimated to acquire a new genital herpes infection.
- Child asthma deaths linked to air pollution, new report finds 12 December 2024 Of the 54 children who died of asthma between 2019 and 2023, more than 90 per cent were exposed to air pollution levels above World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines, according to a new report published today [12 December] by the University of Bristol’s National Child Mortality Database (NCMD) team. The report uses the NCMD’s unique data on all child deaths in England to examine deaths due to asthma or anaphylaxis between April 2019 and March 2023.
- Reduce Blood Borne Virus (BBV) stigma: keep your organisation’s health and safety routines up to date 11 December 2024 People living with Blood Borne Viruses (BBVs) such as HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C frequently experience stigma at work and in the community (Aghaizu et al. 2023). Most people remain unaware that there have been extraordinary advances in treatments that make it possible to cure Hepatitis C completely, and make it impossible for people on HIV treatment to pass it on (Britain Thinks, 2021). This is reflected in continued fears of BBV exposure, despite very low to zero risk of transmission in most day-to-day interactions.
- New targets for diabetic kidney disease could prevent end stage kidney failure 10 December 2024 New potential therapeutic targets have been identified for diabetic kidney disease (DKD) - the leading cause of kidney failure in the world - that could see patients treated with new gene and drug therapies preventing the disease’s progression into end stage kidney failure. The study is published in Nature Communications.
- 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.
- Bristol’s 2024 Doctoral Prize winners 3 December 2024 Each year, more than 500 University of Bristol students are awarded doctorates for their ground-breaking and fascinating research. And each year, a panel of senior University academics have the difficult task of picking six of the best theses to receive Doctoral Prizes.
- 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).
- No ‘one size fits all’ treatment for Type 1 Diabetes, study finds 27 November 2024 Factors beyond carbohydrates have a substantial influence on blood glucose levels meaning current automated insulin delivery systems miss vital information required for glucose regulation, a new study has found.
- Global research partnerships to address global health challenges 26 November 2024 There is a major need to understand the changing global health landscape due to the social and economic effects of globalisation. Many factors, including increases in migration, urbanisation, climate change and world-wide instability, call for an interdisciplinary approach to research and a need to develop international partnerships to tackle the many issues of human health that can only be addressed in a global context.
- Community pharmacies could expand PrEP access to help prevent HIV 20 November 2024 A new study has found that community pharmacies could play a significant role in expanding access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), a highly effective pill for preventing HIV infection. The researchers found that pharmacies could provide a more convenient and discreet option for those who are underserved by the current model of PrEP delivery through sexual health clinics in England.
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