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Scientists discover critical factors that determine the survival of airborne viruses

21 June 2023

Critical insights into why airborne viruses lose their infectivity have been uncovered by scientists at the University of Bristol. The findings, published in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface today [21 June], reveal how cleaner air kills the virus significantly quicker and why opening a window may be more important than originally thought. The research could shape future mitigation strategies for new viruses.

Study provides insight into miscarriages in tsetse flies

15 June 2023

Tsetse are biting flies that transmit the parasites causing sleeping sickness in humans and Nagana in animals. Female tsetse flies, which give birth to enormous, adult-sized live young, can experience miscarriages and these are more likely as they get older.

Machine-learning method used for self-driving cars could improve lives of type-1 diabetes patients

15 June 2023

The same type of machine learning methods used to pilot self-driving cars and beat top chess players could help type-1 diabetes sufferers keep their blood glucose levels in a safe range.

Clearways: understanding mechanisms to help councils manage air quality

6 June 2023

Mechanisms that help council staff successfully work together to tackle air quality issues have been revealed in the results of the Clearways study, published in the Journal of Public Health.

15% of child deaths linked to infections, new report finds

14 December 2023

Fifteen per cent of child deaths in England over the last three years are related to infection, according to a new report published today [14 December] by the University of Bristol’s National Child Mortality Database (NCMD) team. The report uses the NCMD’s unique data on all child deaths in England to examine 1,507 infection-related deaths between April 2019 and March 2022.

Patients face uncertainty during diagnostic process for coeliac disease

12 December 2023

Patients experience uncertainty when following the traditional diagnostic pathway for coeliac disease, according to a recent study.

New five-year funding award continues world-leading integrative epidemiology research

2 June 2023

The Medical Research Council Integrative Epidemiology Unit (MRC IEU) at the University of Bristol has been awarded funding to enable a further five years of world-leading research.

Research calls for urgent focus to reduce the impact of extreme heat on chronic diseases linked to urban environments

7 December 2023

Advanced tools and more experimental studies are needed to urgently understand the impact of extreme heat events on urban health and wellbeing in the UK.

Dose matters: HIV drug could prevent coronaviruses, study finds

5 December 2023

Coronaviruses are a global public health risk, with three highly infectious species, including SARS-CoV-2, emerging in the last 20 years. New research by the University of Bristol has shown how an HIV drug could stop many coronavirus diseases, including the SARS-CoV-2 variants, when given to infected cells at the right concentration. The findings could strengthen the arsenal of antiviral drugs available to combat current and future coronavirus outbreaks.

New research demonstrates the ability of ADDomer™ to tackle viral infections

29 November 2023

New research has demonstrated the potential for the ADDomer ™ platform to produce thermostable vaccines and reagents to tackle viral infections The study led by the University of Bristol and Imophoron, a biopharmaceutical company developing thermostable nanoparticle vaccines using its ADDomer platform, is published in Antibody Therapeutics today [29 November].