Experts have discovered how zebra stripes work
Researchers at the University of Bristol have found why zebra fur is thinly striped and sharply outlined.
Research
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.
University of Bristol’s wind tunnel network receives Government backing
The University of Bristol’s pioneering wind tunnel facilities have been awarded a portion of UK Research and Innovation’s £23 million, to transform UK research capability in fluid dynamics.
The gene dance that promotes atherosclerosis
A new discovery could lead to novel ways of treating hardening of the arteries, a condition responsible for almost half of all deaths in Europe.
New study to improve referrals for patients with nerve swelling at the back of the eye
Guidelines to speed up the diagnosis and treatment of patients with nerve swelling at the back of the eye, known as papilloedema, are being developed by researchers at the University of Bristol.
Providing free school meals to all secondary pupils is feasible and acceptable, finds study
Providing free school meals to all secondary pupils is feasible and acceptable, and brings many potential benefits, finds a new University of Bristol-led study of a pilot scheme in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, published today [22 March].
New quantum sensing method holds promise for improving greenhouse gas detection
An innovative technique to detect and characterise molecules with greater precision has been proposed, paving the way for significant advances in environmental monitoring, medical diagnostics, and industrial processes.
Study provides insight into miscarriages in tsetse flies
Tsetse are biting flies that transmit the parasites causing sleeping sickness in humans and Nagana in animals. Female tsetse flies, which give birth to enormous, adult-sized live young, can experience miscarriages and these are more likely as they get older.
Most effective ways of foraging can attract predators, scientists find
Animals using the most efficient methods of searching for resources may well pay with their lives, scientists at the University of Bristol have discovered.
Machine-learning method used for self-driving cars could improve lives of type-1 diabetes patients
The same type of machine learning methods used to pilot self-driving cars and beat top chess players could help type-1 diabetes sufferers keep their blood glucose levels in a safe range.