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Can Pharmacies Offer Frontline Support to Victims of Intimate Partner Violence?

Can pharmacists be valuable allies for victims of intimate partner violence (IPV)? Can they identify victims, assess the danger they’re in and help them find the right resources?

Colorectal Cancer and E. Coli: New Insights

In Quebec, colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in men and the third in women.

Preventing Type 2 Diabetes in Young People Is Possible Without Medication

Ten minutes of physical activity a day or less screen time is all it takes to delay the onset of type 2 diabetes and slow its development in youth, according to a study led by Université de Montréal clinical associate professor Dr Mélanie Henderson, a pediatrician,

Alcohol During Pregnancy: Drinking Too Much in the First Week Is Risky

Excessive alcohol consumption in the first week of pregnancy poses risks to the unborn child – but having a healthy diet rich in nutrients such as folic acid, vitamin B12, choline and betaine could reduce some of its effects, a new Canadian study reveals.

New Research Calls to Scrap the Smoking Prevention/cessation Binary When Addressing the Issue of Tobacco Use Among Young Adults

A complex array of smoking behaviours and identities among young adults explains why public health initiatives around smoking prevention and cessation are not working for this age group, according to latest research led by Dr Ria Poole at the University of Exeter.

Drug Resistance Molecule Can Spread Though Bacterial 'Communities'

DNA molecules called plasmids – some of which protect bacteria from antibiotics – can spread rapidly through bacterial "communities" that are treated with antibiotics, new research shows.

Pioneering Study Identifies Global Dynamics of Antibiotic Resistance

Scientists have used ideas from artificial intelligence to identify patterns of antibiotic resistance around the world.

Comic Illustrated by Former Uk Comics Laureate Depicts Experiences of Shame in Medical Learning

A new comic will be used to teach medical students about the role of shame in their training to become doctors.

Study uncovers new enzyme map which could lead to better cancer treatments

A team of biologists say they are hopeful their research which mapped out more than 300 protein kinases and its targets could help pave the way for new cancer-curing drugs.

Regenerating the Heart After an Attack

Heart attacks are damaging, and the severity depends on how long blood flow has been interrupted; when temporarily deprived of oxygen, heart cells die.

Opioid Use Disorder: Flexible Treatment At Home Proves Effective

Did you know that more than 26,500 Canadians died from opioid intoxication between January 2016 and September 2021?

International Siblings Study Sheds New Light on the Nature of the Genetics of Disease

Genetic studies aim to find regions of the genome that associate with diseases or other outcomes.

People Were Hesitant Rather Than Opposed to the Covid-19 Vaccine, Study Finds

A study that explored the attitudes of vaccine hesitant adults in the UK towards uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine found that participants were hesitant rather than opposed to the vaccine.

Inhaled Antibiotics Could Help Reduce Antimicrobial Resistance

Using inhaled antibiotics to treat lower respiratory tract infections could help reduce antimicrobial resistance, according to researchers from the Universities of Bristol and Bath.

The Right Moisturiser for Children with Eczema Is the One That They Like to Use, Study Finds

The Best Emollients for Eczema trial has found that no one type of moisturiser is better than another.

Hospital Database of Serious Injuries Can Be Used to Identify Domestic Violence and Abuse, Finds Study

Domestic violence and abuse (DVA) could be identified in the future using an already established national database of serious injuries, according to new University of Bristol-led research.

Novel Host Cell Pathway Hijacked During COVID-19 Infection Uncovered by Bristol Researchers

An international team of scientists, led by the University of Bristol, has been investigating how the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the coronavirus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, manipulates host proteins to penetrate into human cells.

Inability to Stand on One Leg in Mid to Later Life Linked to Higher Risk of Death

Balance test could be included in routine health checks for older adults, say an international team of researchers, led by the Clinimex exercise medicine clinic in Rio de Janeiro and including the Bristol Medical School.

Bristol’s Children of the 90s Study Helps Scientists Pinpoint Those Most at Risk of Long COVID

Bristol-based study Children of the 90s has helped improve understanding of the causes and treatment of long COVID.

Infectivity of Airborne SARS-CoV-2 Could Decrease by 90% Within 20 Minutes of Exhalation, New Laboratory Study Finds

The SARS-CoV-2 virus can lose 90% of infectivity when in aerosol particles within 20 minutes, according to new University of Bristol findings.