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Some children are more likely to suffer depression long after being bullied
Some young adults who were bullied as a child could have a greater risk of ongoing depression due to a mix of genetic and environmental factors according to a new study from the University of Bristol.
Being a dad is under the spotlight at the University of Bristol
Researchers at the University of Bristol are about to delve deeper into the relationship between dads and their new baby.
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Pupils’ genes cannot accurately predict educational achievement
Pupils’ genetic data do not predict their educational outcomes with sufficient accuracy and shouldn’t be used to design a genetically personalised curriculum or tailor teaching, according to a new University of Bristol study. The findings, which compared the genetic scores of 3,500 pupils with their exam results, are published in the journal eLife today (10 March).
Stiffening arteries in teenagers with persistent obesity
Press release re-published with permission from the University of Gothenburg: Children and adolescents with long-term obesity have increased arterial stiffness by their late teens, a study of more than 3,000 children followed from age 9 to 17 shows. These results, in the researchers’ view, call for more initiatives to reduce teenage obesity.
Bristol contributes to world’s biggest and most detailed scanning project
Volunteers are putting their best foot forward for health research as the world’s largest imaging study opens a new assessment centre in Bristol (press release re-published with thanks to UK Biobank).
The case for cohorts – revealing the ‘before and after’ response to COVID-19
Throughout 2020, we witnessed an unquenched thirst for information on the COVID-19 pandemic and - in most quarters - a remarkable willingness to change our normal behaviour to help protect the NHS and save lives.
Bristol dads needed to explore the ups and downs of early parenthood
Researchers from the University of Bristol are looking for local dads to help with a new study exploring their early parenting experiences.
Launching a study into COVID-19 immunity during lockdown
How do you learn what level of immunity people develop in the months after a COVID-19 infection? With decades of detailed health data and young, engaged participants, Bristol’s Children of the 90s (CO90s) health study is ideally suited to studying the biology of COVID-19 immunity. Here senior fieldworker Claire Rollings describes the process of launching a new study to find out how Children of the 90s participants are convalescing after COVID-19.