Researchers in the University's Department of Exercise, Nutrition and Health Sciences have found active play makes a significant contribution to children’s physical activity and could play an important part in the health of future generations.
Neuroscientists at the University of Bristol have discovered a new form of synaptic interaction in the brain involved in memory function which could open up the possibility of a new treatment for Alzheimer’s disease.
A collaborative research paper including work by Dr Fabrizio Scarpa from the University of Bristol’s Department of Aerospace Engineering has been named as one of the highlights of 2009 by leading journal Nanotechnology.
The historic gardens of Somerset are the subject of a new book by Professor Tim Mowl and Marion Mako, from the University of Bristol’s Department of Archaeology and Anthropology.
Professor Luzius Wildhaber, former President of the European Court of Human Rights, is collaborating in a research project with Steven Greer, Professor of Human Rights in the School of Law.
Satellite imagery captured hundreds of miles from the Earth’s surface is being used to analyse the flood risks of some of the world’s largest regions, using data that researchers hope could become freely available in efforts to provide a more immediate response to natural disasters.
The daily routines of 30 families are to be put under intense scrutiny by researchers hoping to explore how contemporary life in Britain differs between social classes and how the most mundane behaviours can create divisions in society.
Whenever you look up at the stars you are looking back in time, a phenomenon that astrophysicists Professor Malcolm Bremer and Dr Ben Maughan from the Department of Physics grapple with daily in their research into deepest space
Verbal distractions are a primary cause of poor memory, according to scientific tests, which prove that the key to preventing ourselves from forgetting is to rehearse and ‘refresh’ our thoughts.
Antibiotics prescribed in primary care make a considerable contribution to the problem of antimicrobial resistance, both in individual patients and the population as a whole, according to research from the University of Bristol published in this week’s BMJ. GPs and patients should consider these effects when prescribing and consuming antibiotics, the researchers urge.
