All news on the topic: Bristol University

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How looking after your gums may help you protect against dementia
Miriam Stoppard investigates a new study which might show that an improved and intensive regimen of oral health can help guard against the onset of a disease that impacts one in 11 people over 65 in the UK
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Expert says it's actually a good thing that your baby won't sleep through night
Researchers have discovered that it might actually be a positive thing that your baby doesn't sleep through the night. Although sleep-deprived parents might not want to hear it, there's method to the madness
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'Screen time in childhood adds up to a heavier heart and bigger risk of stroke'
Dr Miriam Stoppard delivers a warning from Exeter and Bristol universities on the link between kids, teens and technology and the risk of disease
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'Gene in part of the brain holds the key to treating severe anxiety disorders'
Resident doctor Miriam Stoppard looks at new research after scientists look at new possible treatment for anxiety after a gene in the brain has been identified as the source driving the condition
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Scientists think they've finally cracked what came first - chicken or the egg
The most baffling of evolutionary conundrums has, it appears, been solved by researchers led by a team at University of Bristol, which studied fossil species and living species
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'Poverty divide accessing joint replacement surgery still exists'
Dr Miriam Stoppard addresses the socio-economic factors and inequalities at play between the most and least affluent areas when it comes to having much-needed hip and knee replacements
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'Cot death message failing to reach deprived families, putting babies at risk'
Research from Oxford, Bristol and Newcastle universities into safer sleeping habits shows 42% of cases of sudden infant death syndrome occurred in the poorest areas, and Miriam Stoppard says change needs to come urgently to help all families
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Alzheimer's hope as first trial of new drug that could reverse disease underway
Scientists at University College London are hoping the 'gene silencing drug'' could curb a protein linked to the brain damage caused by Alzheimer's, heralding new hopes for patients
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Assisted conception is not a risk to long-term health
Miriam Stoppard says research shows that IVF babies are just as healthy as those naturally conceived
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'Step closer to a safer way of stopping kidney failure in diabetics'
Dr Miriam Stoppard shares exciting research from Bristol University that will be welcome news to the 4.8 million people in the UK who have diabetes, a condition that puts them at greater risk of kidney issues
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Teacher who met Wills and Kate banned after sending student ‘sexual’ texts
Lindsey Bauer, 46, abused her position while teaching at Colyton Grammar School in Exeter, with a Teaching Regulation Agency panel finding she sent "sexually aggressive" texts to a student
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'Gene therapy found to wind hearts back 10 years and protect people from ageing'
Scientists in Bristol have experimented with the therapy on mice and found it effectively rewound their hearts by the equivalent of 10 human years - soon they hope to use it on heart failure patients
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'Lab-grown blood cells provide fresh hope for patients needing transfusions'
Dr Miriam Stoppard on the ground-breaking trial resulting in manufactured red blood cells being grown from donor stem cells which are then transfused into another patient
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'New protein testing to tell surgeons best time for heart op is excellent news'
The Mirror's resident medical columnist Dr Miriam Stoppard takes a look at a new and testing technique which could improve the chances of heart attack patients