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Bristol alumni test their surgical skills at celebration event
The Bristol Biomedical Research Centre’s (BRC) ‘Beat the Surgeon’ game proved a challenge for alumni and friends of the University of Bristol at the annual Supporters’ Celebration on 9 November, hosted by the Vice-Chancellor and President, Professor Hugh Brady. Every year, the Development and Alumni Relations Office takes time…
Complementary and alternative therapies to treat colic: the jury’s still out but some therapies show promise
A review of the evidence on the use of complementary and alternative (CAM) therapies to treat babies with colic has shown some that some treatments – including probiotics, fennel extract and spinal manipulation – do appear to help, but that overall the evidence on the use of these therapies is…
Evidence that tobacco smoking increases risk of depression and schizophrenia
A new study published Wednesday 6 November in Psychological Medicine and led by University of Bristol researchers has found that tobacco smoking may increase your risk of developing depression and schizophrenia. It is well-known that smoking is much more common amongst people with mental illness – especially depression and schizophrenia.
Study shows heavy smoking can have a damaging effect on facial ageing
Heavy smoking may have a causal effect on facial ageing, according to new research led by the University of Bristol. The study searched across 18,000 traits from the UK Biobank cohort to identify those that may be affected by how heavily someone smokes. As well as recognising several known…
Researcher profile: Alison Kirby, Brist-IVF study research midwife
Alison Kirby is research midwife for the Brist-IVF study. She manages all aspects of study delivery at the Bristol Centre for Reproductive Medicine (BCRM). What inspired you to become a midwife? Throughout my childhood I’d always wanted to become a nurse and qualified as a registered general nurse in…
NIHR Bristol BRC appoints Signant Health to explore the use of eConsent in a prostate cancer study
The National Institute for Health Research Bristol Biomedical Research Centre (NIHR Bristol BRC) at the University of Bristol has selected Signant Health, formerly CRF Health and Bracket, as its partner to provide electronic informed consent (eConsent) support for a prostate cancer study. The partnership will see Signant Health collect…
Fresh insights could lead to new treatments for liver disease
The fight against liver disease could be helped by the discovery of cells that cause liver scarring. Scientists have identified new sub-types of cells that, when they interact, accelerate the scarring process in diseased livers. Experts hope that by understanding more how these cells behave, new treatments can be developed…
BRC cardiologist on finish line at World Athletics Championships
Dr Guido Pieles, Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer and Consultant in Congenital Cardiology at the Bristol Heart Institute and Bristol Congenital Heart Centre, has just returned from the IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019. Tell me about your role at the World Athletics Championships. I’ve been part of the local host…
Dislocation following hip replacements has declined over time and has modifiable risk factors
Dislocation following primary total hip replacements has declined over time, and has a number of modifiable risk factors, research from the NIHR Bristol Biomedical Research Centre and published in The Lancet Rheumatology has found. Dislocation following total hip replacement is associated with repeated admissions to hospital and substantial costs…