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New study shows flies mutant for schizophrenia-associated genes respond well to anti-psychotics 19 May 2021 Scientists 吃瓜网 have successfully treated flies displaying behavioural problems linked to newly discovered schizophrenia-associated genes in humans, using common anti-psychotics.

We can鈥檛 always believe our eyes 9 May 2017 A blue plaque to commemorate the life and work of a great interdisciplinary thinker, whose interest was in visual illusion and what these revealed about human perception, will be unveiled tomorrow [Wednesday 10 May]. Bristol Vision Institute (BVI) at the University of Bristol will unveil the plaque to honour Professor Richard Gregory, a leading Bristol academic and psychologist.

Down on the farm 27 November 2002 Animal welfare can be improved if we better understand the needs of domestic animals.聽By studying their behaviour and obtaining information from the animals' point of view.

Giraffes are as socially complex as elephants, study finds 3 August 2021 Scientists at the University of Bristol have discovered evidence that giraffes are a highly socially complex species.

Interleukin-6 antagonists improve outcomes in hospitalised COVID-19 patients 6 July 2021 Findings from a study published today [6 July] in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) have prompted new World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations to use interleukin-6 antagonists in patients with severe or critical COVID-19 along with corticosteroids.

Dinosaurs were in decline before the end, according to new study 29 June 2021 The death of the dinosaurs 66 million years ago was caused by the impact of a huge asteroid on the Earth. However, palaeontologists have continued to debate whether they were already in decline or not before the impact.

Highly hazardous pesticides: policies should focus on bans, rather than secure storage, studies suggest 11 August 2017 Global policies on access to highly hazardous pesticides 鈥� commonly ingested in acts of self-poisoning and suicide in rural Asia 鈥� should focus on national bans, rather than safe storage, according to two studies involving University of Bristol academics in The Lancet and The Lancet Global Health journals.

Sharp size reduction in dinosaurs that changed diet to termites 6 July 2021 Dinosaurs were generally huge, but a new study of the unusual alvarezsaurs show that they reduced in size about 100 million years ago when they became specialised ant-eaters.

Skull of 340 million year old animal digitally recreated revealing secrets of ancient amphibian 3 August 2021 Researchers from the University of Bristol and University College London have used cutting-edge techniques to digitally reconstruct the skull of one of the earliest limbed animals.

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).