New research from the universities of Surrey and Bristol and ESPCI Paris has shown that FFP2 (filtering facepiece) respirator masks are five times more efficient at filtering particles which carry the Covid-19 virus than cloth masks.
Only one in three patients are diagnosed with broken bones in the back due to osteoporosis.
A new target in the brain which underpins the eliciting of anxiety and fear behaviours such as ‘freezing’ has been identified by neuroscientists.
Researchers, led by the University of Bristol, have shown that the earliest jaws in the fossil record were caught in a trade-off between maximising their strength and their speed.
Researchers at the University of Bristol have reportedly discovered an alloy that increases strength at more than -250 degrees Celsius, which would make it the toughest material known to man.
Climate cooling associated with sulphur gases directly contributed to the extinction of the dinosaurs, research carried out at the Universities of St Andrews and Bristol has found.
Researchers from the University of Bristol have found that there have been increases in incident prescribing of most anti-anxiety medications (called anxiolytics) in recent years, which have been substantial in young adults (aged under 25).
Antiplatelet drugs such as aspirin have little effect on the need for life support in COVID-19, but they may improve survival in the following months according to a new international study led in the UK by researchers at the University of Bristol and Imperial College London.
Identifying genetic risk factors for Alzheimer's disease is essential if we are to improve our understanding and treatment of it.
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.
A new systematic review and meta-analysis published in the scientific journal Addiction and led by University of Bristol researchers shows that maternal prenatal smoking is associated with offspring attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) but is unlikely to be the cause of it.
New research shows that lifelong excess weight almost doubles a woman’s risk of developing womb cancer*, according to a Cancer Research UK-funded study led by the University of Bristol and published today [19 April] in BMC Medicine**.
Vigorous exercise does not produce significantly more respiratory particles than speaking, but high-intensity exercise does, finds new University of Bristol-led research.
Scientists at the University of Bristol have discovered that body size is more important than body shape in determining the energy economy of swimming for aquatic animals.
Being overweight in childhood increases the risk of developing type 1 diabetes in later life, according to the findings of a new study that analysed genetic data on over 400,000 individuals.
The majority of people support strong actions being taken to restrain the spread of harmful misinformation through social media according to a news article published by the University of Exeter on February 9
Transportation engineers at North Carolina State University have proposed that a fourth stoplight color be added to enhance traffic flow and improve communication between autonomous vehicles (AVs) and human drivers, according to a study.
Cardiac surgery patients may experience different levels of disruption to their body producing life-saving hormones during their operations, a new study reveals.
A stochastic model for estimating sustainable limits to wildlife mortality in a changing world
A team of researchers, at the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom, has made a significant breakthrough in improving the precision of medical needle-use during surgical simulation.