Research
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Global climate dynamics drove the decline of mastodonts and elephants, new study suggests
1 July 2021
Elephants and their forebears were pushed into wipeout by waves of extreme global environmental change, rather than overhunting by early humans, according to new research.
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New research could help clear backlog of surgery since it shows use of airway device in anaesthetic procedures does not produce aerosols as previously thought
21 July 2021
A new study by researchers from the University of Bristol could help to improve the efficiency of surgery and tackle the growing backlog of surgery caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The science of seeing differently
16 October 2017
The truths about the brain and its perceptions will be explored by neuroscientist and founder of Lab of Misfits Studio at a free University of Bristol public lecture next month.
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Food for thought as festival brings research to life
31 August 2017
Members of the public are invited to experience community research first-hand at a special festival taking place on 14 September.
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Family of proteins involved in brain’s connectivity are controlled by multiple and previously unprecedented checkpoints, find scientists
31 August 2017
University of Bristol scientists have found that the delivery of a group of proteins involved in the information flow between the brain’s nerve cells to the synapse is much more sophisticated than previously suspected. The findings, published in Cell Reports, will help the development of therapies for conditions such as epilepsy and autism whereby neuronal communication circuits malfunction.
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Long COVID in children poorly understood by doctors
21 July 2021
The clinical definition of long COVID in children is at present very limited and poorly understood by doctors, according to a new report published today [21 July]. The report also found that symptoms typically associated with long COVID were having a significant physical and psychological impact on children’s day-to-day lives. Long COVID is commonly used to describe signs and symptoms that continue or develop after acute COVID‑19.
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University spin-outs announced as winners of major venture capital initiative
16 October 2017
Two University of Bristol spin-out companies, Zeetta Networks and KETS Quantum Security, have been announced as winners of a major venture capital initiative led by BT, the Telecom Infra Project (TIP) and Facebook, which will provide them with access to investors with funds totalling £125 million.
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Underwater expedition ties together physical, chemical and biological impacts of melting ice sheets
31 August 2017
A group of international researchers have returned from a highly successful expedition to the Labrador Sea and coastal Greenland, led by scientists at the University of Bristol.
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800-year-old medieval pottery fragments reveal Jewish dietary practices
7 April 2021
A team of scientists, led by the University of Bristol, with archaeologists from Oxford Archaeology, have found the first evidence of a religious diet locked inside pottery fragments excavated from the early medieval Jewish community of Oxford.
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How are antimicrobials used around the world in food-producing animals?
31 August 2017
A new study led by academics at the Bristol Veterinary School has reviewed the literature on the use of antimicrobials (AM) in livestock practice together with the views of stakeholders. The study found that although there are some barriers to change, there is a clear awareness of the issue among the livestock sectors and a willingness to modify AM use.
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