Bristol Dental School welcomes Minister of State for Care
A Government minister visited the University of Bristol Dental School to witness the positive impact the £36 million clinical education facility is having on people living in the city.
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New targets for diabetic kidney disease could prevent end stage kidney failure
New potential therapeutic targets have been identified for diabetic kidney disease (DKD) - the leading cause of kidney failure in the world - that could see patients treated with new gene and drug therapies preventing the disease’s progression into end stage kidney failure. The study is published in Nature Communications.
Daylight saving time clock changes have substantial, but short-lived effect on how much sleep we get
With the clocks going back this weekend, a new study has found that moving the clocks one hour forward in Spring and one hour back in Autumn has a substantial, but short-lived effect on sleep duration.
Bristol quizzers ready for historic University Challenge final
Minds are being steadied and buzzing hands honed for the University of Bristol’s first ever University Challenge final.
Long-term use of steroids could impair memory, study finds
Memory impairment associated with steroid use has been identified in a new study. The University of Bristol-led findings, published in PNAS, show great potential for the identification of drugs that could be adapted to treat certain memory disorders.
Bristol researchers awarded BBSRC Discovery Fellowships
Two academics from the University of Bristol are among the 22 researchers to receive Discovery Fellowships from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC).
Researchers find new pathway to prevent kidney failure for thousands
Researchers at the University of Bristol have made a breakthrough that could prevent certain kidney patients progressing towards renal failure.
New festival about love and loss starts in May 2023
A new festival that aims to open up conversations around death and bereavement will take place in May. Good Grief Weston will offer 30 workshops and events over eight days (Monday 1 to Monday 8 May) across more than 20 venues.
Depression in Alzheimer's has different risk factors to depression in those without dementia
Depression in Alzheimer's has different risk factors than depression in older adults without the disease, finds a major new study in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. The University of Bristol-led research looked at over 2,000 people with the disease to explain why current anti-depressants are ineffective for people living with depression in Alzheimer's.
Six outstanding athletes win University’s highest sporting honour
Exceptional sporting talent was given the limelight as six student athletes won the University of Bristol’s highest sporting honour.