Major new research project hopes to find a treatment for Alzheimer’s disease
A partnership between the University of Bristol, BRACE and North Bristol NHS Trust will fund a world class dementia research team and a new treatment clinic.
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Better monitoring of blood pressure in pregnancy could reduce health risks for mother and baby
A study by researchers from the University of Bristol’s Children of the 90s suggests by monitoring the rate of change and actual blood pressure during pregnancy, more women who are at risk of pre-eclampsia could be identified.
Do patients think GPs should be paid for performance?
A study exploring patients’ views of pay-for-performance in primary care will be presented today [Friday 8 July] at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society for Academic Primary Care hosted by the University of Bristol's Academic Unit of Primary Health Care.
New research identifies GP and parental reluctance to address childhood obesity
One in five 11-year-old children is currently defined as obese, and the country faces a potentially huge burden of increased obesity-associated morbidity and early mortality. New research by the University of Bristol has found that despite the health implications of childhood obesity, many GPs remain reluctant to discuss the topic with parents or to refer overweight children to weight reduction services.
The role of GPs in helping women experiencing domestic violence
Women experiencing domestic violence want their GPs to raise the issue with them, a new study by researchers at the University of Bristol has found.
Bristol researchers awarded grants to help sick babies and children
Three leading research teams at the University of Bristol have been given more than £400,000 in grants to carry out studies which aim to help reduce the suffering of sick babies and children.
Major funding boost for eye research
A University of Bristol Immunology and Ophthalmology research group have become a partner in a specialist National Institute of Health Research Biomedical Research Centre with Moorfields Eye Hospital and UCL Institute of Ophthalmology.
The greatest ever coup in the history of preventative medicine
In a special issue of one of the world's leading medical journals, The Lancet, Gareth Williams, Professor of Medicine at the University of Bristol, tells the story behind the greatest ever coup in the history of preventative medicine — the eradication of smallpox.
New two-drug approach to treat type of respiratory disease
A therapy combining two existing drugs could provide an effective new approach for treating patients with pleural infections, a serious condition where infected fluid builds up in the space between the ribs and lungs.
New research into why obesity can lead to osteoarthritis
Scientists at the University of Bristol’s Musculoskeletal Research Unit are investigating why people with very dense bones are more likely to develop the painful condition of osteoarthritis.