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Proof that magnesium could prevent fractures 13 April 2017 Magnesium could hold the key to preventing one of the most preventable causes of disability in middle-aged to elderly people, according to new research led by academics at the Universities of Bristol and Eastern Finland.

Bristol hosts top US students for Fulbright Summer Institute 20 June 2017 Ten of the USA鈥檚 brightest undergraduates have been spending four weeks at the University of Bristol to explore the culture, heritage and history of the UK, as part of the Fulbright UK Summer Institute scheme.

Lift off! Bristol researchers鈥� work heads to International Space Station 6 July 2021 Materials developed by University of Bristol scientists and engineers will be blasted 250 miles from the Earth鈥檚 surface and affixed to the International Space Station (ISS).

University scholarship for refugees and asylum seekers is renewed 20 June 2017 A scholarship scheme for refugees and asylum seekers will run for a second year following a successful pilot, the University of Bristol has announced.

Does testosterone influence success? Not much, research suggests 28 July 2021 With the Olympics underway, higher testosterone has often been linked to sporting success, and other kinds of success too. But beyond sport, new research has found little evidence that testosterone meaningfully influences life chances for men or women. In fact, the study suggests that despite the social myths surrounding testosterone, it could be much less important than previously thought.

First aid 'could help ease the pressure on A&E' according to new research 24 August 2017 New research commissioned by British Red Cross shows that over a third of people [34.1 per cent] who attend accident and emergency (A&E) departments were seeking help because they are 'worried and didn't know what to do'.

University of Bristol shortlisted for Global Teaching Excellence Award 14 July 2017 An international panel of judges has shortlisted the University of Bristol for the Higher Education Academy鈥檚 (HEA) first Global Teaching Excellence Awards (GTEA).

200 years since Parkinson鈥檚 disease was first identified 11 April 2017 World Parkinson's Disease Day [11 April] is held every year on Parkinson's birthday to raise awareness of the disease and the research being done to alleviate it. To mark 200 years since James Parkinson first identified the condition named after him, a new biography of this forgotten man has been published.

Steroids not effective for chest infections in adults who don鈥檛 have asthma or other chronic lung disease 22 August 2017 Oral steroids should not be used for treating acute lower respiratory tract infection (or 鈥榗hest infections鈥�) in adults who don鈥檛 have asthma or other chronic lung disease, as they do not reduce the duration or severity of symptoms, according to a new study published in the journal JAMA [22 August].

Tough Rob proves disability is no barrier as he becomes a first-class graduate 13 July 2017 Student Rob Camm, who was left paralysed from the neck down following a car crash, has defied the odds once again to graduate with a First Class Honours degree.