Children who have a high body mass index (BMI) between 9 and 12 years of age are more likely to have high blood pressure, cholesterol and blood insulin levels (all risk factors for developing heart disease) by the time they reach adolescence, according to a study by researchers from the University of Bristol, published on bmj.com today.
A man’s height is a modest marker for risk of prostate cancer development, but is more strongly linked to progression of the cancer, say Bristol researchers who conducted their own study on the connection and also reviewed 58 published studies.
How much does your background and the social and cultural groups you belong to affect your financial planning? asks new research from the University of Bristol, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council.
Integrated multi-agency work will be needed to address the poor physical and mental health experienced by street-based sex workers (SSWs), according to recent research including a new study by Bristol University.
New research by Dr Andy Radford of the School of Biological Sciences reveals that some birds behave like soldiers on sentry duty.
A new study of extinct reptiles called kuehneosaurs, by scientists from the University of Bristol, shows that these early flyers used extraordinary extensions of their ribs to form large gliding surfaces on the side of the body.
A team led by female scientists at the Universities of Bristol and Cambridge has developed an exciting new technique which may lead to a greater understanding of how drugs get in and out of the cells in our bodies.
A new observation of the very deepest part of the Earth, the solid inner core, has been reported this week in 'Nature'. The team from the University of Bristol also observed intriguing evidence of a ‘texture’ in the solid iron that may reflect the patterns left as the swirling liquid iron of the outer core freezes to form the inner core.
New research from Children of the 90s indicates that children born in late summer and early autumn are slightly taller and have wider bones than those born in winter and spring.
Research on farms in the South West has shown that a leaf-destroying insect is preyed upon by parasites to the same degree on conventional farms as on organic farms. The team, led by Professor Jane Memmott at the University of Bristol, studied natural pest control on conventional and organic farms and found no difference between the two systems.
