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First-of-its-kind study compares how bat and human cells respond to viruses 24 November 2014 Why are viruses such as Ebola so dangerous to humans yet do not appear to harm the bats which transmit them? A team of scientists from the University of Bristol, UK and CSIRO鈥檚 Australian Animal Health Laboratories (AAHL) have used cutting edge techniques to comprehensively compare the response of bat and human cells to a highly dangerous bat virus.

International siblings study sheds new light on the nature of the genetics of disease 9 May 2022 Genetic studies aim to find regions of the genome that associate with diseases or other outcomes. A new study has shown that for social traits these genetic effects are due to a mixture of direct effects (e.g. biological effects of DNA), and indirect effects (e.g. family or social environment). Whereas biological traits are mainly driven by direct effects.

Innovative 鈥榮mart socks鈥� could help millions living with dementia 9 May 2022 鈥楽mart socks鈥� that track rising distress in the wearer could improve the wellbeing of millions of people with dementia, non-verbal autism and other conditions that affect communication.

拢1 million gift will help bolster 鈥榙igital innovation hub鈥� 吃瓜网鈥檚 new enterprise campus 14 April 2022 The University of Bristol is delighted to have received an exceptionally generous philanthropic gift of 拢1 million from the Garfield Weston Foundation which will bolster the delivery of a brand-new hub for some of its most world-leading research.

New discoveries about a lost ship from Britain's real 鈥楪ame of Thrones鈥� 21 June 2018 A team of maritime historians and archaeologists, led by academics at the University of Bristol, has published compelling new evidence about the remains of the largest and best-preserved late medieval ship ever discovered.

Research aims to reduce strokes caused by tiny air bubbles entering blood stream during heart surgery 14 April 2022 Researchers from the University of Bristol are investigating how to reduce strokes and other brain problems following heart surgery, which can be caused by tiny air bubbles left in the bloodstream after opening the heart. These tiny air bubbles stop blood getting to part of the brain.

Should the role of afforestation in climate change mitigation policy be re-evaluated? 20 November 2014 Afforestation (planting trees) to mitigate climate change could cause warming rather than cooling globally due to non-carbon effects of land use change, according to new research from the University of Bristol.

Research shows future super cyclones would expose vastly greater numbers of people in most vulnerable parts of the world to extreme flooding 9 May 2022 A new study has revealed super cyclones, the most intense form of tropical storm, are likely to have a much more devastating impact on people in South Asia in future years.

Just three per cent of adults with a recording of overweight or obesity in primary care in England are referred to weight management programmes 7 May 2022 New University of Bristol-led research presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Maastricht, the Netherlands (4-7 May), has found that just three per cent of adults with a recording of overweight or obesity in England are referred to weight management programmes by their GP.

Chief Medical Officer visits Bristol to meet health researchers and open a new research collaboration 20 November 2014 The Chief Medical Officer for England will be visiting Bristol on Wednesday [26 November] to meet researchers who are helping to combat key public health issues.