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Fertility Treatment Does Not Adversely Affect Cardiovascular Health Of Offspring, International Study Suggests

A large study looking at the effects of fertility treatment has found no robust difference in blood pressure, heart rate, lipids, and glucose measurements between children conceived naturally and those conceived using assisted reproductive technologies (ART).

Pioneering Research Shows When Processing Misinformation, British Voters Are Divided More Along Party Lines Than Over Brexit

A new study has shown voters are more concerned about which party a politician belongs to than their position on Brexit – and this holds more sway with their future voting intentions when they encounter misinformation.

Rapid Tests Make Diagnosis Of Hepatitis C More Accessible And Closer To The Community, Study Finds

A new study has shown the benefit of using a quick clinic-based diagnostic test for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection over a standard laboratory-based test.

Fish Sensory Organ Key To Improving Navigational Skills Of Underwater Robots

Scientists, led by University of Bristol, have been studying a fish sensory organ to understand cues for collective behaviour which could be employed on underwater robots.

Bristol Study Finds Third Booster Significantly Lowers Risk Of Severe COVID Infection

A national study involving Bristol’s Children of the 90s has found the "booster" vaccine led to a substantial increase in the antibodies that help protect against coronavirus.

Milk Restriction Affects Calves’ Ability To Learn

New research has shown calves' ability to focus and learn are seriously affected when their milk allowance is suddenly reduced and that they could experience negative feelings of hunger.

Pheasants At Risk On Unfamiliar Ground, Study Finds

Most animals live within a certain area, known as their “home range”, and they know the central areas better than the edges.

Anti-Aging Gene Shown To Rewind Heart Age By 10 Years

An anti-aging gene discovered in a population of centenarians has been shown to rewind the heart's biological age by 10 years.

Children With Persistent Speech Disorder Are More Likely To Have Problems Making Friends, Research Finds

Children with persistent speech disorder have greater difficulty than their peers in making friends and maintaining relationships, according to new research.

Human-Made Noise Impacts Dolphins Working Together, Reveals New Study

Dolphins working collaboratively are less successful in the presence of sound generated by humans, a University of Bristol-led team of researchers have shown.

Women With High Body Dissatisfaction Spend More Time Looking At Thinner Women, Finds Study

Women who are dissatisfied with their body shape spend more time looking at their thinner counterparts,

Childhood Maltreatment Linked With Multiple Mental Health Problems

Experiencing abuse or neglect as a child can cause multiple mental health problems, finds a new study led by UCL researchers,

Study Finds Programme To Prevent Cerebral Palsy In Premature Babies Is Effective

A programme to increase the use of magnesium sulfate, a £1 injection that helps prevent cerebral palsy in premature babies, is effective according to a National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) funded evaluation.

Scientists Discover What Was on the Menu of the First Dinosaurs

The earliest dinosaurs included carnivorous, omnivorous and herbivorous species, according to a team of University of Bristol palaeobiologists.

Services Must Adopt Anti-Racist and Holistic Models of Care to Reduce Ethnic Inequalities in Mental Healthcare

The experiences of people from ethnic minority groups with NHS mental healthcare are being seriously undermined by failures to consider the everyday realities of people's lives in services in the UK, reports a new study led by researchers at the University of Bristol and Keele University. The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) funded study is published in PLOS Medicine today [13 December].

Studies Find Omicron Related Hospitalisations Lower in Severity Than Delta and Pfizer-Biontech Covid Vaccine Remains Effective in Preventing Hospitalisations

Adult hospitalisations from Omicron-related SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) were less severe than Delta and the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine (also known as Comirnaty and BNT162b2*) remains effective in preventing not only hospitalisation, but severe patient outcomes associated with COVID-19, two new research studies have found.

Scientists Invent Pioneering Technique to Construct Rare Molecules Discovered in Sediments from the Bahamas with Potential to Help Treat Disease and Infection

Scientists have created a much faster way to make certain complex molecules, which are widely used by pharmaceuticals for antibiotics and anti-fungal medicines.

Fossil Discovery in Storeroom Cupboard Shifts Origin of Modern Lizards Back 35 Million Years

A specimen retrieved from a cupboard of the Natural History Museum in London has shown that modern lizards originated in the Late Triassic and not the Middle Jurassic as previously thought.

Significant Gaps and Inequalities in the Provision of Specialist Child Weight Management Services in England, Study Finds

Over three quarters of acute NHS trusts in England (77%) do not have a child weight management service, despite being responsible for providing specialist services for the most severely obese, according to a study led by researchers at the University of Bristol and funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).

Pocket Feature Shared by Deadly Coronaviruses Could Lead to Pan-Coronavirus Antiviral Treatment

Scientists have discovered why some coronaviruses are more likely to cause severe disease, which has remained a mystery, until now.