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.
Faculty of Health Sciences
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.
New study identifies link between low levels of omega-3s and symptoms of psychosis in early adulthood
A new study, the largest of its kind, published in Biological Psychiatry today [12 June], tracked the blood test results of over 3,500 participants for a span of 17 years to explore a possible link between diet and mental health.
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.
Scientists discover brain’s inherent ability to focus learning
Medical researchers have found a missing link that explains the interaction between brain state and the neural triggers responsible for learning, potentially opening up new ways of boosting cognitive function in the face of diseases such as Alzheimer’s as well as enhancing memory in healthy people.
Around 160,000 joint replacement surgeries lost by COVID-19 pandemic, study finds
Nearly nine months of joint replacement surgery has been lost - around 160,000 fewer operations – since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study led by the University of Bristol has found. The research suggests returning to pre-pandemic levels will not tackle the backlog, and even with rapid expansion, it will take many years, if not decades, to fix this joint replacement crisis.
Bristol researcher awarded share of UKRI’s £104 million flagship fellowships grant
A University of Bristol academic has been awarded a share of the UKRI’s £104 million flagship fellowships grant.