Can sleep affect the progression of Alzheimer’s disease? That’s what a study led by the University of Bristol will explore, thanks to a £4.3 million grant by the Medical Research Council (MRC).

Hundreds of millions of people worldwide live within 100 kilometres of a volcano that has experienced at least one ...

The events are part of a project with local Health Ambassadors to work with diverse communities and will focus on topics ...

Helping women to keep their blood pressure at normal levels could reduce their risk of experiencing pregnancy complications, ...

From nappy changes to nursing care, exposure to unpleasant substances is a daily reality for millions of people but how does the brain adapt? New research from neuroscientists at the University of ...

Steve Fenton, Deputy Director of the Centre for the Study of Ethnicity and Citizenship and a leading scholar in the field of ...

Dr Sophie Collet, Executive Director, Research, Enterprise and Innovation at the University of Bristol said: “Marty brings a deep understanding of the innovation ecosystem and an established network ...

Sponges are among earth’s most ancient animals, but exactly when they evolved has long puzzled scientists. Genetic ...

Scientists and engineers from the University of Bristol and the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) and have successfully created the world’s first carbon-14 diamond battery. This new type of battery ...

Long-term antidepressant use may double the risk of heart disease, finds the most comprehensive epidemiological study to date to investigate the health consequences from using the medication over ten ...

The document, a religious tract in which the writer pledges to die a good Catholic death, written at a point in English history when Catholicism was strongly disapproved of, was found by a bricklayer ...