University of Bristol
Scientists find link between number of friends and physical activity in children
Children with more friends are more physically active than those with less, scientists from the University of Bristol have discovered. Research funded by World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) and the National ...
Health
May 07, 2012 |
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Neuroscientists discover key protein responsible for controlling nerve cell protection
A key protein, which may be activated to protect nerve cells from damage during heart failure or epileptic seizure, has been found to regulate the transfer of information between nerve cells in the brain. The discovery, made ...
Neuroscience
Apr 22, 2012 |
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Pain could be a good thing for heart attack patients
Feeling the pain of a heart attack could actually help the heart minimise damage, say academics in the University of Bristol's School of Clinical Sciences.
Medical research
Apr 17, 2012 |
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Diet or DNA: are we fated to be fat?
(Medical Xpress) -- Marks on the genetic ‘code’ that babies have at birth are different for children who go on to be obese or overweight compared to those who do not, new research from the universities ...
Genetics
Mar 15, 2012 |
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Groundbreaking study reveals extent of global child poverty
Poverty is currently the world’s biggest killer of children. Every day, many millions of children around the world enduring tremendous suffering and severe deprivation of their most basic needs, for shelter, food, ...
Health
Mar 12, 2012 |
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iPhone app launched to help people manage chronic condition
ActiveME, a new iPhone application, has been launched to help patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ME (CFS/ME).
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 02, 2012 |
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Which type of obesity surgery is best?
Surgery for obesity improves lives and may save money. There are two very commonly performed operations to treat morbid obesity in the UK but it is unclear which is the most effective and provides the greatest benefit for ...
Surgery
Feb 27, 2012 |
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New study reveals increasing nurse-to-patient ratios do not extend patient safety
(Medical Xpress) -- Hospitals are currently under pressure to control the cost of medical care, while at the same time improving patient health and reducing medical errors through appropriate nurse staffing ...
Health
Feb 27, 2012 |
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Researchers solve puzzle of proteins linked to heart failure
Sudden cardiac death is a risk for patients with heart failure because the calcium inside their heart cells is not properly controlled and this can lead to an irregular heartbeat. New findings published in PLoS ONE, which ...
Medical research
Feb 22, 2012 |
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Growing up on a farm directly affects regulation of the immune system
Immunological diseases, such as eczema and asthma, are on the increase in westernised society and represent a major challenge for 21st century medicine. A new study has shown, for the first time, that growing up on a farm ...
Medical research
Feb 08, 2012 |
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New findings highlight the benefit of exercise ECGs just as they are being scrapped
In the UK, the exercise electrocardiogram (ECG) is the most common initial test for the evaluation of stable chest pain and has been used widely for almost half a century. However, recent NICE guidelines recommend that it ...
Cardiology
Feb 07, 2012 |
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Why the brain is more reluctant to function as we age
New findings, led by neuroscientists at the University of Bristol and published this week in the journal Neurobiology of Aging, reveal a novel mechanism through which the brain may become more reluctant to function as we ...
Neuroscience
Feb 01, 2012 |
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Survey of pet dogs indicates Lyme disease risk much greater than previous estimates suggest
Ticks infected with the bacteria that cause Lyme disease may be considerably more prevalent in the UK than expected, according to new research from the University of Bristol that used pet dogs as ‘sentinels’ for ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 25, 2012 |
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Tuna-eating teenagers less likely to suffer depression
(Medical Xpress) -- New research from the Children of the 90s study at the University of Bristol, which has been charting the health of 14,500 children since their birth in the early 1990s, shows that the ...
Health
Jan 20, 2012 |
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Computer models that predict crowd behaviour could be used to prevent the spread of infections at mass gatherings
(Medical Xpress) -- Computer models that provide accurate simulations of how crowds behave can be used to identify health and safety issues at MGs, and could be adapted to simulate the spread of infections ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 16, 2012 |
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