Applications open for Kevin Elyot Award 202320 March 2023We are delighted to announce that we are now welcoming applications for the Kevin Elyot Award 2023, created in memory of the acclaimed actor and writer.
Genetic causes of three previously unexplained rare diseases identified16 March 2023Using a new computational approach developed to analyse large genetic datasets from rare disease cohorts, researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and colleagues including the University of Bristol, have discovered previously unknown genetic causes of three rare conditions: primary lymphedema (characterised by tissue swelling), thoracic aortic aneurysm disease, and congenital deafness.
Pioneering survey into censorship of the climate crisis in global storytelling16 March 2023For the first time ever authors, journalists, film makers and scientists from across the world are being asked to share their experiences of pressure to remove or soften the exploration of the climate crisis in their work.
High blood caffeine level might curb amount of body fat and type 2 diabetes risk15 March 2023A high blood caffeine level might curb the amount of body fat a person carries and their risk of type 2 diabetes, suggests research by the Karolinska Institute, University of Bristol and Imperial College, London, and published in the open access journal BMJ Medicine.
Memories could be lost if two key brain regions fail to sync together, study finds 15 March 2023Learning, remembering something, and recalling memories is supported by multiple separate groups of neurons connected inside and across key regions in the brain. If these neural assemblies fail to sync together at the right time, the memories are lost, a new study led by the universities of Bristol and Heidelberg has found.
Predicting overheating in Thoroughbred racehorses14 March 2023Hotter, more humid weather conditions and a history of overheating may be factors in predicting whether a Thoroughbred racehorse will suffer an incident of exertional heat illness (EHI), according to new research led by the University of Bristol and published today [14 March] in Scientific Reports. The findings, based on data from British racecourses, could be used to reduce the risk of racehorses experiencing EHI, particularly given the warming climate and more frequent hot race days.
Promoting safer sleeping for babies in England: new report13 March 2023Change is needed to the way safer sleep information is communicated, if risks to babies from unsafe sleeping practices are to be reduced, according to a new report from the universities of Oxford, UCL, Bristol and Newcastle. This was prompted by the government, in the wake of sudden death in infancy data, in an attempt to identify what type of support was needed to reduce the incidence in all families.
Delaying treatment for localised prostate cancer does not increase mortality risk, trial shows12 March 2023Active monitoring of prostate cancer has the same high survival rates after 15 years as radiotherapy or surgery, reports the largest study of its kind today. The latest findings from the ProtecT trial, led by the Universities of Bristol and Oxford, are presented today [12 March] at the European Association of Urology (EAU) Congress in Milan and published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Genetic variation that protected against Black Death still helps protect against infection but increases autoimmune disease7 March 2023The same genetics that helped some of our ancestors fight the plague is still likely to be at work in our bodies today, potentially providing some of the population with extra protection against respiratory diseases such as COVID-19, according to research led by scientists at University of Bristol. However, there is a trade-off, where this same variation is also linked to increased autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease.
Bristol awarded ESRC Impact Acceleration funding of £1.25 million7 March 2023The University of Bristol is of one of 32 research organisations across the UK to have been awarded a share of the Economic and Social Research Council’s (ESRC’s) Impact Acceleration Accounts (IAAs) funding totalling £40 million.
New guidance on hip fracture services will improve recovery for thousands of patients6 March 2023A new 'toolkit' for senior doctors and hospital managers, that will help make changes to their organisational arrangements and improve the quality of hip fracture care across the UK has been launched by The Royal Osteoporosis Society (ROS) in collaboration with researchers from the University of Bristol.
New tool to value health of urban developments3 March 2023A new tool to value the health effects of urban development proposals has been revealed by researchers at the Universities of Bristol and Bath and published in Frontiers in Public Health.
University of Bristol appoints Chief Financial Officer2 March 2023The University of Bristol has appointed a Chief Financial Officer, in a newly-created role reporting directly to the Vice-Chancellor and President. This significant senior appointment comes at a key moment for the institution, with its ambitious strategy for 2030 entering a key delivery phase.
Depression linked to immune response in some people1 March 2023A link between depression and changes in counts of several types of immune cells in the blood has been revealed by researchers at the University of Bristol's MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit. These findings, published in Molecular Psychiatry, suggest that changes to different components of our immune system — both the innate and adaptive immune response — could play a role in causing depression.