Excessive release of calcium inside cardiac muscle can cause sudden cardiac death in heart failure patients. New research has revealed how this could happen, opening up new possibilities for combating heart disease.
Professor Neil Scolding from the Institute of Clinical Neurosciences has received a grant from the Catholic Church for his research into the use of stem cells to treat Multiple Sclerosis.
A new study by a team at the University's Graduate School of Education and Department of Computer Science has used brain imaging to reveal how people and animals learn from failure and success.
To assess the performance of general practices, it is better to ask patients about their actual experiences of care rather than ask for satisfaction ratings, according to new research from the University of Bristol published on bmj.com today. The findings call into question the reliability of using surveys to evaluate practice performance.
A NERC consortium grant worth nearly £3.3 million has been awarded to a network of researchers, co-led by the University of Bristol, to model the last interglacial sea level.
A new review of animal emotion suggests that, as in humans, emotions may tell animals about how dangerous or opportunity-laden their world is, and guide the choices that they make.
Research by academics at the University of Bristol, and funded by the RSPCA, has gained new insight into the minds of dogs, discovering that those that are anxious when left alone also tend to show ‘pessimistic’ like behaviour.
Groundbreaking work by researchers at the University of Bristol that signalled a new age in surgical care by helping to save a woman’s life has been celebrated in the Science Museum’s new exhibition, ‘Who am I?’.
Children who spend longer than two hours in front of a computer or television screen are more likely to suffer psychological difficulties, regardless of how physically active they are.
A major new research study that will identify and evaluate the types of treatment available for pre-school children with speech and language difficulties has been awarded £1.2million from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR).
