University of Bristol
Health
A drug used widely to treat a common eye condition has no benefit, study
Evaluating whether eplerenone was superior to placebo in terms of improving visual acuity in patients with chronic CSCR.
Health
Focusing on teenage anxiety may help early identification of the risk of eating disorders
Teenage girls who experience clinical levels of anxiety could be at greater risk of eating disorders, according to associations identified in a study completed by researchers at the University of Bristol with UCL.
Science
Baby boy’s and girl’s immune systems respond differently to prebiotics and probiotics
Probiotics and prebiotics work differently in girls and boys.
Science
Being active reduces the risk of prostate cancer
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the UK*, yet we still don't know all of its causes.
Science
The effect of sleep on eyewitness memory
Sleep does not improve eyewitness identification accuracy.
Technology
World first as artificial neurons developed to cure chronic diseases
A first-of-its-kind achievement with enormous scope for medical devices to cure chronic diseases, such as heart failure, Alzheimer's, and other diseases of neuronal degeneration.
Technology
Restoring damaged coral reefs
Young fish can be drawn to degraded coral reefs by loudspeakers playing the sounds of healthy reefs.
Science
Scientists discover the body’s protection shield
A way to manipulate the body’s own immune response to help boost tissue repair.
Health
Children become less active each year of primary school
The Study revealed a dramatic drop in children’s physical activity levels by the time they finish primary school.
Health
Study aims to address suicide prevention in low- and middle-income countries
Future treatment and prevention of suicidal behavior in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) should involve a wider range of approaches beyond just the treatment of psychiatric illness.