International
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Novel pathology could improve diagnosis and treatment of Huntington鈥檚 and other diseases
30 June 2020
Bristol scientists have discovered a novel pathology that occurs in several human neurodegenerative diseases, including Huntington鈥檚 disease.
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Bristol scientists see through glass frogs鈥� translucent camouflage
25 May 2020
Glass frogs are well known for their see-through skin but, until now, the reason for this curious feature has received no experimental attention.
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Pioneering brain haemorrhage treatment reduces long-term disability in premature babies
5 July 2020
Premature babies with serious brain haemorrhage treated with a 鈥榖rain washing鈥� technique pioneered by Bristol researchers have shown in a 10-year follow-up study, were twice as likely to survive without severe learning disability when compared with infants given standard treatment. The findings are published today [5 July] in the journal Archives of Diseases in Childhood.
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Rocket seeds boldly grow
23 June 2016
The countdown is over for staff at the University of Bristol Botanic Garden to find out which collection of seeds they have been growing spent time in space. As part of British astronaut Tim Peake's mission, two kilograms of rocket (Eruca sativa) seeds were sent to the International Space Station last year and were returned to Earth in March after six months on board.
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Scientists calculate the fate of the Greenland meltwater
21 June 2016
Scientists have been able to track the flow of water created by Greenland's melting glaciers, revealing that it's currently having a less significant impact on the Gulf Stream than previously thought.
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New heart valve could transform open heart surgery for millions of patients globally
29 June 2020
A new polymeric heart valve with a life span potentially longer than current artificial valves that would also prevent the need for the millions of patients with diseased heart valves to require life-long blood thinning tablets has been developed by scientists at the universities of Bristol and Cambridge. The team's latest in-vitro results, published in Biomaterials Science, suggest that the PoliValve could last for up to 25 years.
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Scientists could help government achieve UK's net zero carbon target in groundbreaking 拢7.25 million project
29 June 2020
Chemists, biochemists and physicists 品凤楼, Exeter and Sheffield have teamed up in a 拢7.25 million five-year project that could drive down the cost of energy production and help in the government鈥檚 net zero carbon ambitions
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Bristol part of largest global study on impact of COVID-19 across 129 countries
26 June 2020
The COH-FIT project is currently the largest survey worldwide on the health impact of COVID-19 and is endorsed by the World Psychiatric Association. The study aims to identify risk and protective factors for physical and mental health problems and to guide strategies for remedying these problems. The COH-FIT project involves 200 researchers from 35 countries, including Bristol, aims to help scientists understand how different countries have been affected by the pandemic.
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Scholarship scheme aims to break down barriers for asylum seekers and refugees
16 June 2016
A scholarship scheme for refugees, asylum seekers and their dependants has been launched by the University of Bristol.
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Shelling out for dinner: dolphins learn foraging skills from peers
26 June 2020
A new study demonstrates for the first time that dolphins can learn foraging techniques outside the mother-calf bond 鈥� showing that they have a similar cultural nature to great apes. The findings, led by an international research team including academics at the University of Bristol, are published in Current Biology.
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