Women with polycystic ovary syndrome are more likely to have a child with autism2 August 2018Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are more likely than other women to have an autistic child, according to an analysis of NHS data carried out by a team at Cambridge University's Autism Research Centre. The research is published today in the journal Translational Psychiatry. The team stressed that the likelihood of having an autistic child is still very low, even among women with PCOS – but finding this link provides an important clue in understanding one of the multiple causal factors in autism.
Enzyme-powered protocells rise to the top20 August 2018Researchers at the University of Bristol have successfully assembled enzyme-powered artificial cells that can float or sink depending on their internal chemical activity. The work provides a new approach to designing complex life-like properties in non-living materials.
A timescale for the origin and evolution of all of life on Earth20 August 2018A new study led by scientists from the University of Bristol has used a combination of genomic and fossil data to explain the history of life on Earth, from its origin to the present day.
Anti-cancer drug offers potential alternative to transplant for patients with liver failure, study finds16 August 2018Patients suffering sudden liver failure could in the future benefit from a new treatment that could reduce the need for transplants, research published today shows. The study by scientists at University of Edinburgh MRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine, the Cancer Research UK Beatson Institute in Glasgow, and the University of Bristol, is published in Science Translational Medicine.
The heart of the matter15 August 2018Members of the public still have time to visit an exhibition that brings together art and medicine to reflect on the complexity of the human heart.
AHRC funding to develop the next generation of academics in the arts and humanities 15 August 2018The South, West and Wales Doctoral Training Partnership led by the University of Bristol, is to receive funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) over eight years to deliver postgraduate supervision, training and skills development from 2019.
Women with polycystic ovary syndrome are more likely to have a child with autism
2 August 2018
Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are more likely than other women to have an autistic child, according to an analysis of NHS data carried out by a team at Cambridge University's Autism Research Centre. The research is published today in the journal Translational Psychiatry. The team stressed that the likelihood of having an autistic child is still very low, even among women with PCOS – but finding this link provides an important clue in understanding one of the multiple causal factors in autism.
Have you ever wondered why Disney’s Robin Hood was a fox? National Lottery-funded project explores the answer
20 August 2018
Most of us remember the Disney adaptation of Robin Hood, portrayed in the cartoon as a sly trickster fox. But did you ever wonder why the Prince of Thieves was animated as a fox in the first place?
To float or not to float? Mystery solved as to why algae balls float and sink
20 August 2018
Scientists from the University of Bristol have uncovered the age-old mystery of why marimo algae balls sink at night and float during the day.
Multi-purpose silicon chip created for quantum information processing
20 August 2018
An international team of researchers led by the University of Bristol have demonstrated that light can be used to implement a multi-functional quantum processor.
Enzyme-powered protocells rise to the top
20 August 2018
Researchers at the University of Bristol have successfully assembled enzyme-powered artificial cells that can float or sink depending on their internal chemical activity. The work provides a new approach to designing complex life-like properties in non-living materials.
A timescale for the origin and evolution of all of life on Earth
20 August 2018
A new study led by scientists from the University of Bristol has used a combination of genomic and fossil data to explain the history of life on Earth, from its origin to the present day.
Innovate UK awards for studies into sustainable livestock production and improving chicken welfare
17 August 2018
Bristol Vet School has been awarded two Innovate UK grants totalling nearly £160k for studies that aim to further our progress towards sustainable livestock production and improve broiler chicken welfare. The projects will use the new £1M CIEL poultry house, funded by the CIEL.
University spin-out Ziylo acquired by global healthcare company in $800m deal which could transform the treatment of diabetes
17 August 2018
University of Bristol spin-out company Ziylo has been bought by global healthcare company Novo Nordisk in a deal which could be worth around $800 million.
Anti-cancer drug offers potential alternative to transplant for patients with liver failure, study finds
16 August 2018
Patients suffering sudden liver failure could in the future benefit from a new treatment that could reduce the need for transplants, research published today shows. The study by scientists at University of Edinburgh MRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine, the Cancer Research UK Beatson Institute in Glasgow, and the University of Bristol, is published in Science Translational Medicine.
The heart of the matter
15 August 2018
Members of the public still have time to visit an exhibition that brings together art and medicine to reflect on the complexity of the human heart.
AHRC funding to develop the next generation of academics in the arts and humanities
15 August 2018
The South, West and Wales Doctoral Training Partnership led by the University of Bristol, is to receive funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) over eight years to deliver postgraduate supervision, training and skills development from 2019.