New initiative to boost region’s thriving life sciences sector
A new initiative to increase the visibility of the South West’s growing life sciences ecosystem has been launched.
Bristol Medical School
Novel Bristol therapeutic to target atheroschlerosis
Scientists at the University of Bristol have uncovered a new disease driving mechanism which they are aiming to target to help treat the development of atherosclerotic plaques.
Screening with a PSA test has a small impact on prostate cancer deaths but leads to overdiagnosis
The largest study to date investigating a single invitation to a PSA blood test* to screen for prostate cancer has found it had a small impact on reducing deaths, but also led to overdiagnosis and missed early detection of some aggressive cancers. The CAP trial, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) and carried out by researchers from the universities of Bristol, Oxford and Cambridge, involved over 400,000 men aged 50-69. Just under half received a single invitation for a PSA test as part of the trial.
New study sheds light on the debate surrounding two types of shoulder replacement surgery for osteoarthritis
A new study has provided valuable insights into the ongoing debate surrounding two types of shoulder replacement surgery: reverse total shoulder replacement and anatomical total shoulder replacement as a treatment for patients with osteoarthritis.
Dr Santi Rodriguez, 1971-2024
Dr Santi Rodriguez, Associate Professor in Medical Education, passed away after a brief illness in March 2024. His colleagues offer a remembrance.
Restricting flavoured vapes could harm smoking cessation efforts, finds study
Restricting the choice of flavoured vapes, also known as e-cigarettes, could have an adverse effect on the many adults who use them to reduce or quit smoking, according to a new University of Bristol-led study published in the journal Harm Reduction.
Matt Lodge, 1990-2024
Matt Lodge, ALSPAC Research Secretary and Clinic Administrator, sadly passed away in March. His friends and colleagues Anna and Jill offer their tribute.
Pioneering clinical epidemiologist among outstanding scientists elected to EMBO
George Davey-Smith, Professor of Clinical Epidemiology, has been elected to the prestigious EMBO Membership, an honour which recognises research excellence and outstanding achievements in the life sciences.
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Doctor, athlete, wheelchair user: Meet the unstoppable Xander
When Xander Van der Poll fell from a tree, becoming paralysed from the waist down, some told him his dream of becoming a doctor was over.
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‘Inspirational’ care leaver, 41, achieves dream of becoming doctor
A care leaver who sat her first GCSE aged 35 has graduated as a doctor.