International
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In-person graduations return to the University of Bristol
8 April 2022
The University of Bristol鈥檚 Wills Memorial Building will be a sea of gowns and mortar boards on today for the first in-person graduations since February 2020.
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Insomnia could increase people鈥檚 risk of type 2 diabetes, study finds
7 April 2022
People who have difficulty getting to sleep or staying asleep had higher blood sugar levels than people who rarely had sleep issues, new research has found. The University of Bristol-led findings suggest insomnia could increase people鈥檚 risk of type 2 diabetes, and that lifestyle or pharmacological treatments that improve insomnia could help to prevent or treat the condition.
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New research shows virus plays ultimate game of 鈥榟ide and seek鈥� with immune system
1 March 2022
SARS-CoV-2-infected individuals could have different variants hidden in different parts of the body.
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Bristol to collaborate with Evotec to help treatment of kidney diseases
1 March 2022
A new collaboration to help patients with nephrotic syndrome, a type of kidney disease, has been announced today [2 March] by the University of Bristol and Evotec SE.
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Touchy subject: 3D printed fingertip 鈥榝eels鈥� like human skin
6 April 2022
A highly sensitive, 3D-printed fingertip could help robots become more dexterous and improve the performance of prosthetic hands by giving them an in-built sense of touch.
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Diabetes breakthrough: gel-like sieve in blood vessels a new target for repairing damaged hearts
25 February 2022
Drugs that repair damage to a gel-like layer in the tiny blood vessels of the heart could present a much-needed treatment for heart failure in people with diabetes, according to University of Bristol-led research funded by the British Heart Foundation and published today in Diabetologia.
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New research demonstrates the ability of ADDomer鈩� to tackle viral infections
29 November 2023
New research has demonstrated the potential for the ADDomer 鈩� platform to produce thermostable vaccines and reagents to tackle viral infections The study led by the University of Bristol and Imophoron, a biopharmaceutical company developing thermostable nanoparticle vaccines using its ADDomer platform, is published in Antibody Therapeutics today [29 November].
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World-first study to screen 20,000 UK adults for type 1 diabetes
14 November 2023
A world-first research programme led by the University of Bristol that will identify adults at high risk of developing type 1 diabetes opens for recruitment today. Launching on World Diabetes Day [Tuesday 14 November], the Type 1 Diabetes Risk in Adults (T1DRA) study aims to recruit 20,000 adults, aged between 18 and 70, from the general population to assess their risk.
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New research reveals extreme fluctuations between drought and flooding are devastating millions of lives
14 November 2023
New research reveals millions of people around the world living in poverty have been experiencing a 鈥榗limate hazard flip鈥� since the turn of the century.
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Pioneering study shows schools are providing 鈥榝ourth emergency service鈥� feeding families in desperate need
29 November 2023
New research has exposed how food charity in schools is becoming mainstreamed across England amidst the cost-of-living crisis, welfare cutbacks, and entrenched poverty.
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