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Pioneering research forecasts climate change set to send costs of flooding soaring 31 January 2022 Climate change could result in the financial toll of flooding rising by more than a quarter in the United States by 2050 鈥� and disadvantaged communities will bear the biggest brunt, according to new research.

Promoting safer sleeping for babies in England: new report 13 March 2023 Change is needed to the way safer sleep information is communicated, if risks to babies from unsafe sleeping practices are to be reduced, according to a new report from the universities of Oxford, UCL, Bristol and Newcastle. This was prompted by the government, in the wake of sudden death in infancy data, in an attempt to identify what type of support was needed to reduce the incidence in all families.

Research reveals majority of gig economy workers are earning below minimum wage 11 May 2023 As the cost of living continues to spiral, a new report shows more than half of gig economy workers in the UK are paid below the minimum wage.

Delaying treatment for localised prostate cancer does not increase mortality risk, trial shows 12 March 2023 Active monitoring of prostate cancer has the same high survival rates after 15 years as radiotherapy or surgery, reports the largest study of its kind today. The latest findings from the ProtecT trial, led by the Universities of Bristol and Oxford, are presented today [12 March] at the European Association of Urology (EAU) Congress in Milan and published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Can aspirin reduce heart attack and stroke risk in patients with pneumonia? 9 May 2023 A pneumonia trial 鈥� the largest ever 鈥� will investigate whether aspirin can reduce the risk of a heart attack or stroke in patients who are admitted to hospital with pneumonia.

Dogs provide critical support for homeless people, study finds 25 July 2023 吃瓜网less people and their dogs have a mutually beneficial relationship, with the dogs providing critical support for their owners' emotional and mental health while owners make every effort to protect the dog and meet their welfare needs, new research has found.

鈥極nce in a lifetime opportunity鈥�: Four student teams head to university Euro champs for first time 9 March 2023 Four University of Bristol teams have for the first time qualified for the European University Sports Association (EUSA) Championships.

Pioneering study signals new era of environment-friendly programmable bioelectronics 25 July 2023 Researchers have created a unique microscopic toolkit of 鈥榞reen鈥� tuneable electrical components, paving the way for a new generation of bioelectronic devices and sensors.

Participants needed for study to investigate bovine tuberculosis in farm workers 8 March 2023 Do you work with bovine tuberculosis (bTB)-infected cattle? If so, researchers at the University of Bristol are inviting people to take part in the ZooTB study.

Researchers find new pathway to prevent kidney failure for thousands 13 April 2023 Researchers at the University of Bristol have made a breakthrough that could prevent certain kidney patients progressing towards renal failure.

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