Young people less likely to study at university if mother has maternal depression16 November 2023Young people whose mothers experienced periods of depression during their lifetime were less likely to study at university, new research led by the University of Bristol has found. The study is published in the Journal of Affective Disorders.
Being taller throughout life may protect against heart disease and stroke3 November 2023Being taller during the course of a person’s lifetime could protect against heart disease and stroke in later life, according to a new University of Bristol-led study. The research, which analysed height and genetic data on over 454,000 individuals, is published in the pre-print publication* medRxiv.
Type 2 diabetes remission diet impacts on metabolic health26 October 2023People with type 2 diabetes who took part in a diet-assisted weight loss trial, showed differences across a wide range of potential biomarkers of metabolic health one year later, according to the results of a new study.
Groundbreaking genomics project will improve global diversity in population health insight12 October 2023An international collaboration is aiming to improve global health by uncovering the effects of genomic and environmental diversity on differences in disease risk observed across the global population, thanks to a new partnership of 20 research groups from around the world.
Obesity-related stigma linked to political views and welfare attitudes7 September 2023Views around obesity are closely tied up with political values and wider social attitudes, suggesting that tackling weight stigma may require tackling other forms of stigma, new research led by the University of Bristol has found.
Lavinia Paternoster picks up prestigious award for eczema genetics research10 May 2023Associate Professor Lavinia Paternoster from the MRC-Integrative Epidemiology Unit of University of Bristol is this year’s winner of the LEO Foundation Award in Region EMEA. Lavinia’s research improves our understanding of the genetics behind eczema and also addresses the challenging question of ethnic diversity in genetic research.
Study provides genetic evidence on new osteoporosis drug heart attack risk 3 May 2023New research highlights potential safety concerns around women taking romosozumab, a new anti-osteoporosis drug available on the NHS. The University of Bristol-led study, published in Arthritis & Rheumatology, analysed genetic data on nearly 34,000 people.
Genetic variation that protected against Black Death still helps protect against infection but increases autoimmune disease7 March 2023The same genetics that helped some of our ancestors fight the plague is still likely to be at work in our bodies today, potentially providing some of the population with extra protection against respiratory diseases such as COVID-19, according to research led by scientists at University of Bristol. However, there is a trade-off, where this same variation is also linked to increased autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease.
Depression linked to immune response in some people 1 March 2023A link between depression and changes in counts of several types of immune cells in the blood has been revealed by researchers at the University of Bristol’s MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit.