Local pubs and bars sign up to support Dry January 2018
Pubs, bars, cafés and restaurants in Bristol have been pledging support for Dry January next…
Screening could catch a quarter of hip fractures before they happen
Community screening for osteoporosis could prevent more than a quarter of hip fractures in…
Teenagers with incontinence are at risk of underachieving at secondary school
New research has found teenagers with incontinence are at greater risk of underachieving academically, and…
Scientists successfully demonstrate a new way to help nerve regeneration in spinal cord injury
A new way of triggering nerve regeneration to help repair spinal cord injury and in…
Twitter can reveal our shared mood
In the largest study of its kind, researchers from the University of Bristol have analysed…
Real Life with Dementia training wins national award
A dementia training course for carers in South Gloucestershire, known as Real Life with Dementia,…
New eczema ‘written action plan’ developed to help parents manage their child’s eczema
Researchers from the University of Bristol’s Centre for Academic Primary Care have developed an eczema…
Suicide and self-harm prevention app launched in Bristol
A new app to help people who are considering self-harm or having suicidal thoughts launched…
NIHR Clinical Research Network to support broader range of research studies
The NIHR Clinical Research Network (CRN) will be extending support into health and social care…
GP online consultations: not the panacea policy makers are hoping for
Online GP consultation systems may not be the silver bullet for reducing GP workload and…
‘Best practice’ programme that has helped GPs refer thousands of victims of domestic violence to specialist services announces ambitious plans to expand
A highly successful, evidence-based domestic violence and abuse identification and referral programme (IRIS – Identification…
Older cars in urban areas not to blame for harmful emissions
Research for the RAC Foundation has added weight to the argument that scrapping the oldest…