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Recent clinical trials show a commonly used blood pressure medicine, known as spironolactone, is an effective treatment by reducing protein leak into the urine. However, despite its positive effect, the drug can have adverse side effects,…

The findings, published in Science, show that chromium-cobalt-nickel alloy displays a high fracture toughness in cryogenic temperatures paving the way for its use in extreme environments on Earth and in space.The behaviour of this…

The research suggests figures such as tech mogul Elon Musk, a self-proclaimed “free-speech absolutist”, are out of step with how the public want to resolve moral dilemmas regarding misinformation on social media. Its findings showed…

The University of Bristol-led study, published in European Heart Journal today sought to address concerns around whether fertility treatment leads to adverse cardiometabolic health in offspring. The data sample included 8,600 children…

Patients could benefit from a programme of 16 rapid research projects announced today that will examine how to ease winter pressures faced by the NHS – compounded this year by COVID-19 and a record flu season, and the cost-of-living…

An anti-aging gene discovered in a population of centenarians has been shown to rewind the heart's biological age by 10 years. The breakthrough, published in Cardiovascular Research and led by scientists at the University of Bristol and…

Pheasants are most likely to be killed by predators on unfamiliar ground, new research shows.Most animals live within a certain area, known as their “home range”, and they know the central areas better than the edges.In the new study, led…

At a time of financial strain, a new report out today shows the extra cost of having cystic fibrosis is more than £6,500 a year on average.This financial burden is made up of both extra spending, including heating, essential but costly…

New research has shown calves' ability to focus and learn are seriously affected when their milk allowance is suddenly reduced and that they could experience negative feelings of hunger. The study is published in Royal Society Biology…

Scientists, led by University of Bristol, have been studying a fish sensory organ to understand cues for collective behaviour which could be employed on underwater robots.This work was centred around the lateral line sensing organ in…