University of Bristol

Responding to emergency cases is a crucial part of the experience third-year vet students gain, during clinical rotations at Bristol Vet School’s onsite Small Animal Hospital, Langford Vets. One of the UK’s largest and busiest ICU…

Scientists at the University of Bristol have discovered that people who felt more at ease in urban environments had as regular stepping patterns as folk who felt relaxed walking in nature.The findings, published in PLoS One, show that…

UK and US adult smokers who were considering using e-cigarettes were deterred when exposed to tweets falsely implying the devices are more harmful than conventional cigarettes, finds new research. The study, published in BMJ Open and led…

The analysis also uncovered how the hand-written documents ended up in Bristol, differences in the text from previous versions of the story and by using multi-spectral imaging technology, the researchers were able to read damaged sections…

Used to relieve hypoxia (low blood oxygen) since the 1970s, proning is associated with improving outcomes in those in respiratory distress and is commonly used during anaesthesia and in patients who are intubated and ventilated. Yet…

Increased use of mental health services reflects mental illness severity, suggesting that initiatives to lessen air pollution could improve outcomes for those with these disorders and reduce costs of the healthcare needed to support…

Key to the regulation mechanism are tiny holes, or pores, on the surface of leaves, called stomata. These enable the plant to regulate the uptake of CO2 gas as fuel for photosynthesis, and the loss of water vapour – a constant balancing…

Dr Elisa Avolio’s entry ‘recreating heart blood vessels’ was chosen as this year’s judges’ winner. Although at first glance it appears to resemble a luminous jelly fish, the image shows new blood vessel-like structures - pictured in green…

Michael Taylor will swim 750m, cycle 20km and tackle a 5km run at the Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo Bay on Saturday (28 August).It’s an ambition the 25-year-old vowed to fulfill after watching the Olympics in Rio shortly after having his…

The security of data used for research is vital, as many datasets are based on the administrative records of millions of people across the UK. Strict controls are already in place for their research use, and the datasets are either…