University of Bristol
Rowdy residents warn crustaceans away from perilous reefs
(PhysOrg.com) -- Coral reefs present a treacherous wall of mouths to flea-sized planktonic crustaceans, but the clamour generated by animals on the reef may act like a foghorn to warn them away from danger.
Feb 04, 2011 |
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Solving the solvent mystery for better drug design
Scientists from the University of Bristol have been able to watch a chemical reaction happening in solution with more detail than ever before. This could lead to improved drug design for medical therapies ...
Feb 03, 2011 |
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Calcium flow disruptions linked to heart failure
Excessive release of calcium inside cardiac muscle can cause sudden cardiac death in heart failure patients. New research has revealed how this could happen, opening up new possibilities for combating heart ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 31, 2011 |
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Inherited wealth leads to sibling rivalry
(PhysOrg.com) -- Sibling rivalry is driven by the transfer of wealth between generations, according to new research by anthropologists at the University of Bristol and Addis Ababa University.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jan 25, 2011 |
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Pioneering treatment could help people with severe depression
Pioneering neurosurgical treatment, a world first in Bristol, which very accurately targets brain networks involved in depression, could help people who suffer with severe and intractable depression.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 24, 2011 |
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Best friends can make a child more physically active
Boys and girls who take part in physical activity with their best friend in the neighbourhood where they live have higher levels of physical activity, new research has found. With many children not doing ...
Jan 17, 2011 |
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New technology will help to protect South African penguins
Scientists in South Africa are introducing a cutting-edge automatic penguin recognition system which will reduce the need for potentially harmful banding of birds.
Jan 14, 2011 |
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When continents formed
A new way to calculate the age of the Earth's crust has been developed by researchers from the University of Bristol and the University of St Andrews.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 13, 2011 |
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MicroRNAs could increase the risk of amputation in diabetics
New research has found one of the smallest entities in the human genome, micro-RNA, could increase the risk of limb amputation in diabetic patients who have poor blood flow.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 12, 2011 |
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Eat your greens to improve your looks
Getting your five a day will do more for your looks than a sun tan according to scientists who have found that our appearances really do prove that you are what you eat.
Jan 10, 2011 |
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Fish find a suitable homes through noise
(PhysOrg.com) -- Noisy neighbors can be desirable – at least if you’re a young reef fish trying to choose a home. New research from the Universities of Auckland and Bristol found that juvenile ...
Jan 10, 2011 |
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New study evaluates different strategies for chlamydia screening
Increasing the efficiency of partner notification is more cost effective in preventing the spread of chlamydia than increasing the coverage of primary screening in men, according to new research from the University of Bristol, ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 06, 2011 |
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Depression linked to girls with early menstruation
Girls who begin menstruating at an early age are at greater risk of depressive symptoms during their adolescence, according to new research by academics from the University of Bristol and the University of ...
Jan 04, 2011 |
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Procrastinators get more efficient with holiday shopping as deadlines closes in
(PhysOrg.com) -- With Christmas Day looming, why do so many people wait until the last moment to do Christmas shopping? Research has modelled procrastination as a scheduling problem and has found, as ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Dec 22, 2010 |
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Long recovery from the largest extinction in history revealed in China's new fossil site
A major new fossil site in south-west China has filled in a sizeable gap in our understanding of how life on this planet recovered from the greatest mass extinction of all time, according to a paper co-authored ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Dec 22, 2010 |
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