A collaborative research project led by the University of Bristol that could significantly improve our understanding of the role of Candida albicans in gum and jaw disease has been awarded $2 million by the US National Institutes for Health (NIH).
Patients who have had metal-on-metal hip replacements are no more likely to develop cancer in the first seven years after surgery than the general population, although a longer-term study is required, a study led by the University of Bristol claims.
New research by academics at the University of Bristol’s Intelligent Systems Laboratory has analysed the mood of Twitter users in the UK and detected various changes in the mood of the public.
Researchers studying pigmentation in the South Pacific have uncovered a key genetic contribution to hair colour. The findings, published in Science, reveal a functional genetic variant which has led the islanders to have simultaneously the darkest skin pigmentation outside of Africa and the highest prevalence of blonde hair outside of Europe.
A study by academics at the University of Bristol's School of Veterinary Sciences has surveyed for the first time the number of cats and dogs in UK rescue organisations.
Four students from the School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies (SPIAS) have been accepted to give papers at the Tomorrow's Ideas, Now (TIN) International Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Conference, which will convene on the campus of the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, from 16 to 18 August 2012.
The French Ambassador to Great Britain, His Excellency, Monsieur Bernard Emié, was a distinguished visitor to the University this week, meeting staff and students from across the faculties.
A new project, which aims to improve social interactions, will develop and test an innovative rehabilitation method using humanoid robotics and virtual reality thanks to funding of €2.9 million by the European Commission.
Meniscal tears are suffered by over one million people a year in the US and Europe alone. Meniscal tears currently only have the potential to heal if they are located in the peripheral edge of the meniscus which has a blood supply. Ninety per cent or more of tears currently are therefore not amenable to repair. Instead, treatment usually involves removal of the damaged part of the meniscus, however this surgery is strongly correlated with development of osteoarthritis several years later.
With one in seven humans undernourished, and with the challenges of population growth and climate change, the need for efficient food production has never been greater. Eight strategies to cut the environmental and economic costs of keeping livestock, such as cows, goats and sheep, while boosting the quantity and quality of the food produced have been outlined by an international team of scientists.
