International
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Rare variants in health and disease: latest Nature findings from UK10K project published
14 September 2015
A detailed study of the genetic data of nearly 10,000 individuals — one of the largest analyses of its kind to date — has been carried out in an effort to explore how rare differences in our genes contribute to human disease. The main findings, led by an international team including researchers from the University of Bristol’s MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit, are reported in two papers published in Nature and Nature Communications [14 September 2015].
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Cell family trees tracked to discover their role in tissue scarring and liver disease
15 October 2019
Researchers have discovered that a key cell type involved in liver injury and cancer consists of two cellular families with different origins and functions.
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Bristol hosts international conference on plant health
11 September 2015
The University welcomes scientists from all over the world for the 2015 British Society for Plant Pathology (BSPP) Presidential Meeting, 13 to 15 September.
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Physicists shed new light on how liquids behave with other materials
15 October 2019
Using a range of theoretical and simulation approaches, physicists from the University of Bristol have shown that liquids in contact with substrates can exhibit a finite number of classes of behaviour and identify the important new ones.
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New £1M poultry research facility aims to improve bird welfare and help consumer confidence
24 January 2018
A new £1M state-of-the art poultry facility offering specialist, industry-focused research into both laying hen and broiler health, welfare, behavior and productivity, will open today [Wednesday 24 January] at the University of Bristol’s Veterinary School.
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Bristol part of €20.8 million study to drive drug discovery for atopic dermatitis and psoriasis
11 April 2019
The lives of patients affected by atopic dermatitis and psoriasis could be improved thanks to the start of an EU-funded research project BIOMAP (Biomarkers in Atopic Dermatitis and Psoriasis). The five-year project will address key unmet needs in treating these common inflammatory skin conditions by analysing data from more than 50 000 patients to improve disease understanding, patient care and future therapies.
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International consortium hopes to unlock spectrum above 6 GHz
20 July 2015
The University of Bristol is part of an international consortium that aims to develop concepts and key components for a new 5G mobile radio access technology. The technology is expected to operate in a range of frequency bands between 6 and 100 GHz, including millimetre-wave (mmWave) frequencies.
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Separate polarisation and brightness channels give crabs the edge over predators
21 August 2019
Fiddler crabs see the polarisation of light and this gives them the edge when it comes to spotting potentials threats, such as a rival crab or a predator. Now researchers at the University of Bristol have begun to unravel how this information is processed within the crab's brain. The study, published in Science Advances today [Wednesday 21 August], has discovered that when detecting approaching objects, fiddler crabs separate polarisation and brightness information.
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Finding hope in the dark
10 June 2015
Advances in stem cell transplantation and gene therapy have been pioneered in vision research. An international team of researchers from Bristol, Toronto, Pittsburgh, Dallas and Montreal have identified a gene that could be responsible for some cases of human night blindness.
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Hepatitis C could be prevented worldwide by reducing transmission in people who inject drugs
9 April 2019
Stepping up efforts to prevent transmission of hepatitis C among people who inject drugs, could reduce future infections by 43 per cent globally, according to a study by researchers at the University of Bristol published in the Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology today [Tuesday 9 April 2019].
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