Infant swaddling for sleep associated with sudden infant death syndrome
The risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) appears to increase when infants are swaddled while sleeping on their stomachs or sides, new research has found.
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Handbook helps explain how best to combat misinformation
With the current flood of misinformation and "fake news" undermining democracies around the world, a consensus document that summarises the science of debunking has been published by a team of 22 prominent researchers of misinformation and its debunking.
Consistency builds cohesion in the animal kingdom
Fish with consistent personalities are more successful in social groups and better at helping to build tighter shoals, according to new research published in Scientific Reports.
Come and get to the heart of the matter at the Bristol Heart Festival
Did you know a human heart will beat around 100,000 times and continuously pumps about 8 pints of blood around the body each day, but how can you keep a heart healthy. Members of the public will have the opportunity to find out at the Bristol Heart Festival. The free, hands-on event, will take place on Thursday 13 March at the Wills Memorial Building, Queens Road, Bristol.
Bristol postgraduates win Best Doctoral Research Thesis awards 2015/16
Six University of Bristol postgraduates have been awarded prizes for the exceptional quality of their research degree theses.
Researchers extend recruitment to COVID-19 vaccine trial
Researchers at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW), North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) and the University of Bristol have begun a new round of recruitment to a clinical trial of a vaccine pioneered in the UK which could protect against COVID-19.
Behaviour incentives raise GCSE attainment in schools in poor neighbourhoods
Low-achieving students respond to incentives to increase their effort and engagement at school - and the behaviour improvement shows up in much improved GCSE results. That is the central finding of new research published today from the University of Bristol.
BAME patients may be underrepresented in trials for diabetes treatment, study finds
Failure to directly and appropriately assess language proficiency when recruiting patients to randomised controlled trials (RCTs) for diabetes treatments may be leading to black and ethnic minority (BAME) patients being underrepresented or excluded.
New multi-million-pound centre to protect citizens online
The University of Bristol will lead a team of the UK’s world-leading cyber security experts in the creation of a new, £8.6 million centre to protect citizens online.
Museum of the Moon, a new artwork by Luke Jerram, to be unveiled at Balloon Fiesta
A new 'moon' will rise over the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta this year thanks to an exciting new artwork by Luke Jerram, created in partnership with the University of Bristol and other local organisations.