Children who display increasing levels of inattention at the age of seven are at risk of worse academic outcomes in their GCSE examinations, according to new research led by the universities of Bristol and Nottingham and published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
Sarah Purdy, Professor of Primary Care in the School of Social and Community Medicine at the University of Bristol, has been appointed Associate Dean of Social and Clinical Medicine.
The ideal cost per dose for a new meningitis vaccine ranges from £3 up to a possible £22 only if several vaccine favourable factors all coincide, according to research which has analysed how to maximise the reduction in cases while making a new vaccination programme cost-effective.
Researchers have developed a technique that will help GPs identify which children with coughs and respiratory tract infections (RTIs) are most at risk of future hospitalisation.
Accurately predicting the probability of a live birth after in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment is important for both those undergoing the treatment and their clinicians. Findings from a comparison study that analysed the accuracy of the two most widely-used prediction models are published today [08 April] in the journal PLOS ONE.
Research has found pre-school children whose parents considered them to be ‘picky eaters’ ate less dietary fibre, and were 30 per cent more likely to be constipated than those who were ‘never choosy’. The research, conducted on a subsample of about 6,000 participants in Children of the 90s, found about 10 per cent were picky eaters at the age of two, and this rose to 15 per cent at age three.
The increase in asthma risk in children could be partially explained by the rise in body mass index (BMI), according to new research from the University of Bristol published today in PLOS Medicine.
Bristol’s inaugural Healthy City Week [10 to 18 Oct 2015] aims to inspire citizens of Bristol to achieve healthier lifestyles as part of a more sustainable future city. The event, which involves University of Bristol researchers, will comprise a range of talks, workshops and taster sessions exploring the links between health and sustainability.
Researchers from universities in the west are hosting a free day-long event designed to help people think through and plan decisions that occur at the end of life, to increase the chances of their death being as good as it can be.
Dr Helen Lambert, Reader in Medical Anthropology from the University of Bristol’s School of Social and Community Medicine, has been appointed to the new position of Anti-Microbial Resistance (AMR) Research Champion for the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).
