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Easing the pain 4 November 2002 Hyperalgesia is particularly difficult to manage but Professor David Wynick has identified certain genes that could be drug candidates for treating this disabling condition.

Highlighting the effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccines could hold key to converting doubters 13 July 2021 Informing people about how well the new COVID-19 vaccines work could boost uptake among doubters substantially, according to new research.

Early Indian Ocean trade routes bring chicken and black rat to eastern Africa 21 August 2017 The earliest introduction of domestic chickens and black rats from Asia to the east coast of Africa came via maritime routes between the 7th and 8th centuries AD.

Sexual health clinics should ask about abuse 21 July 2017 Training clinicians to proactively ask patients about domestic violence is feasible for sexual health clinics to implement and could increase referrals to specialist services, according to a study by Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) and the University of Bristol involving over 4,300 women.

Bristol scientists to study oral bacteria that cause heart valve infection 21 August 2017 Scientists at the University of Bristol are investigating how bacteria in our mouth can cause a heart problem, called infective endocarditis. Although uncommon, infective endocarditis is a serious condition that can often be fatal.

The rat鈥檚 whiskers: multidisciplinary research reveals how we sense texture 13 July 2021 Two very different teams of scientists have worked together to reveal important insights into how we sense texture by looking at the whiskers of a rat.

Making innovations in surgery safer 13 July 2021 A study to help surgical innovations be developed more safely and efficiently has published a 'core outcome set' for new surgical techniques and devices in the Annals of Surgery. The COHESIVE study, led by National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) funded researchers at the University of Bristol, devised the set through a robust process involving patients, surgeons and other health professionals.

Study investigates link between antidepressant use in pregnancy and autism 20 July 2017 Children exposed to antidepressants during pregnancy seem to be at a slightly higher risk of autism than children of mothers with psychiatric disorders who were not treated with antidepressants during pregnancy, according to a University of Bristol study published in The BMJ today. However, the researchers stress that the absolute risk of autism was small, so these results should not be considered alarming.

Five ways to strike a happy, healthy, and safe balance as England team shoots for Euro 2020 glory amidst COVID-19 pandemic 9 July 2021 The countdown for England鈥檚 big game has begun and all hopes are set on victory at the Euro 2020 Final. If you鈥檙e looking for advice to make the most of the experience, win or lose, while also striking a balance and being kind to others, experts at the University of Bristol are on the ball with top tips to help you through the inevitable ups and downs on Sunday.

Now you can levitate liquids and insects at home 15 August 2017 Levitation techniques are no longer confined to the laboratory thanks to University of Bristol engineers who have developed an easier way for suspending matter in mid-air by developing a 3D-printed acoustic levitator. This new technique, published in Review of Scientific Instruments, could be applied to a range of applications, including blood tests.