Improving healthcare through innovative biomedical research
Our research
Our world-leading research spans nine major biomedical themes:
We work closely with patients and members of the public who advise us on how to carry out our research and what to do with the findings. Find out more and get involved.
We work with industry partners to offer our expertise in developing better treatments for patients, from helping companies to obtain health research funding to designing clinical trials and providing access to world leading statistical analysis techniques. Find out more.
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Body mass index may not be the best indicator of our health – how can we improve it?
Body mass index or BMI has long been the standard for measuring health. The simple ...
People with diabetes needed for study to support people during COVID-19
People with diabetes are at an increased risk of severe illness from coronavirus. A new ...
Understanding the deadly link between COVID-19 and cardiovascular disease
Deborah Lawlor, Professor of Epidemiology at the University of Bristol and the NIHR Bristol BRC, ...
Coronavirus could trigger diabetes in previously healthy people
Julian Hamilton-Shield is Professor of Diabetes and Metabolic Endocrinology at the University of Bristol and ...