News in 2023
- Gene therapy hope for children with kidney disease 10 August 2023 Researchers at the University of Bristol have made a remarkable step forward in finding a potential cure for a type of childhood kidney disease.
- Pioneering study signals new era of environment-friendly programmable bioelectronics 25 July 2023 Researchers have created a unique microscopic toolkit of ‘green’ tuneable electrical components, paving the way for a new generation of bioelectronic devices and sensors.
- Butterfly species’ big brains adapted giving them a survival edge, study finds 13 July 2023 Heliconius butterflies’ brains grew as they adopted a novel foraging behaviour, scientists at the University of Bristol have found.
- Artificial intelligence provides new insight into preventing human disease 11 May 2023 A molecular machine, which plays an essential ‘cargo’ role in controlling the delivery of proteins to the surface of human cells, and is implicated in several diseases, has been identified in a landmark study using artificial intelligence (AI). The research, led by an international team of scientists, is published today [11 May] in Cell.
- New way to reduce progression of diabetic kidney disease discovered 7 February 2023 A new way to reduce progression of diabetic kidney disease, affecting 40% of people with diabetes, has been discovered by scientists. The University of Bristol-led study published today [7 February] in JCI Insight, could help the 4.8 million people in the UK with diabetes who are four times more likely to need either dialysis or a kidney transplant.
- Anti-aging gene shown to rewind heart age by 10 years 23 January 2023 An anti-aging gene discovered in a population of centenarians has been shown to rewind the heart's biological age by 10 years. The breakthrough, published in Cardiovascular Research and led by scientists at the University of Bristol and the MultiMedica Group in Italy, offers a potential target for patients with heart failure.
