University welcomes German Ambassador to the UK delegation
The German Ambassador to the UK, His Excellency Miguel Berger visited the University on Friday [11 November], to meet Professor Evelyn Welch, the University's Vice-Chancellor and President, to discuss opportunities for UK-Germany education and research collaboration. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - November 14, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: International, Research; Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Arts, School of Modern Languages, Faculty of Life Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, School of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Faculty of Science, School of Chemistry, Institutes, Institutes, Bristol Source Type: news
100 years after his birth, Kurt Vonnegut is more relevant than ever to science
When American novelist Kurt Vonnegut addressed the Bennington College class of 1970—1 year after publishing his best-selling novel,
Slaughterhouse-Five
—he hit the crowd with his signature one-two punch.
“I fully expected that by the time I was 21, some scientist … would have taken a color photograph of God Almighty and sold it to
Popular Mechanics
magazine,” he said. “What actually happened … was that we dropped scientific truth on Hiroshima.”
This weary skepticism for the scientific endeavor rings through many of Vonnegut’s 14 novels and dozens of short stories. For what ...
Source: ScienceNOW - November 10, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: news
Top-of-class Ukrainian graduate will ‘ use degree skills to rebuild country ’
A Ukrainian student graduating top of his class from the University of Bristol plans to use the skills he has learnt to rebuild his country. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - November 10, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Alumni, Undergraduate, Student life; Faculty of Life Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, School of Biochemistry; Press Release Source Type: news
First ever clinical trial of laboratory grown red blood cells being transfused into another person underway
Red blood cells that have been grown in a laboratory have now been transfused into another person in a world first clinical trial led by a UK team including University of Bristol researchers. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - November 7, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Health, Research; Faculty of Life Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, School of Biochemistry, Institutes, Bristol BioDesign Institute, Institutes; Press Release Source Type: news
Reprogramming of immune cells shown to fight off melanoma
A new way of reprogramming our immune cells to shrink or kill off cancer cells has been shown to work in the otherwise hard to treat and devastating skin cancer, melanoma. The University of Bristol-led discovery, published in Advanced Science today [31 October], demonstrates a new way to clear early stage pre-cancerous and even late-stage tumour cells. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - October 31, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Health, International, Research; Faculty of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, Faculty of Life Sciences, School of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, School of Chemistry, Institutes, Institutes, Elizabeth Blackwell; Press Release Source Type: news
Racial and gender disparities in publishing start early for doctors and scientists
This study really highlights the need to take an intersectional lens”—referring to how multiple aspects of identity are overlapping and interconnected—“where we talk about students with all their identities.”
Researchers agree that the solutions will be complex, but something needs to be done, not only to improve the science being generated, but also to work toward equity in medicine and science. In addition to more equitable funding by institutions like NIH, scholars suggest accrediting bodies for medical schools should consider aspects of equity and inclusion in research opportunities.
“No more st...
Source: ScienceNOW - October 26, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: news
Possible target for treating and preventing osteoarthritis found in little-studied protein
Wear and tear on joints can lead to inflammation, breakdown of cartilage and development of osteoarthritis. Scientists at UF Scripps Biomedical Research have found a possible new target to fight this painful cascade.
In a study published Thursday in the journal PLOS One,biochemist Patrick Griffin, Ph.D., and colleague Mi Ra Chang, Ph.D., describe a specific protein that manages activities within chondrocytes, a critical cell type that maintains healthy cartilage in joints. (Source: World Pharma News)
Source: World Pharma News - October 14, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Featured Research Research and Development Source Type: news
Ratio shift of protein in brain cells causes changes underlying early cognitive decline, new discovery shows
Early cognitive decline may result from a shift in the ratio of a protein sub-type in our brain cells triggering cell-loss. This new study, published in Scientific Reports, shows how this might be caused. The discovery provides a new therapeutic target to prevent the onset of neurodegenerative diseases including dementia and Alzheimer ’ s. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - October 10, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Health, Research; Faculty of Life Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, School of Biochemistry, Faculty of Life Sciences, School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience; Press Release Source Type: news
Powerful physics tool could help scientists understand complex ecosystems
Your gut is home to microbial madness. Hundreds of trillions of bacteria belonging to countless species interact with one another in complex ways that can both keep you healthy and
cause disease
. Teasing out these interactions would seem an impossible task.
Now, microbiologists have found help from an unlikely source: physics. A new experiment suggests a powerful concept known as a phase transition can predict how complex ecosystems—like those composed of the bacteria in your belly—behave. The finding could help us keep our guts healthy and even protect other complex ecosystems such as rainforests and ...
Source: ScienceNOW - October 6, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: news
LordsMed launches IVD manufacturing facility at near Mumbai
Spread over 20,000 sq ft area, the IVD manufacturing facility is equipped with state-of-the-art technologies and infrastructure of global standards and will manufacture a diversified range of IVD and point of care diagnostic solutions such as analysers, reagents for clinical biochemistry, haem atology, serology, immunology, rapid testing kits (ICMR approved antigen kit) and lab consumables. (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - October 6, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
High Levels of ‘ Forever Chemicals ’ in Deer Prompts ‘ Do Not Eat ’ Warnings for Hunters
(PORTLAND, Maine) — Wildlife agencies in the U.S. are finding elevated levels of a class of toxic chemicals in game animals such as deer—and that’s prompting health advisories in some places where hunting and fishing are ways of life and key pieces of the economy.
Authorities have detected the high levels of PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, in deer in several states, including Michigan and Maine, where legions of hunters seek to bag a buck every fall. Sometimes called “forever chemicals” for their persistence in the environment, PFAS are industrial compounds used in numerous produ...
Source: TIME: Health - October 5, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Patrick Whittle/AP Tags: Uncategorized climate change Economy healthscienceclimate Nature & Science wire Source Type: news
Chief Strategy Officer of world-leading tech company appointed to new honorary professor role
Anike Te, Chief Strategy Officer for International Materials company Lucideon, will join the University of Bristol as an Aegis Professor in Engineering Biology this month. This prestigious appointment strongly aligns with Bristol ’ s identity as a world-leading institution for research and innovation with global impact. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - October 5, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Business and Enterprise, Staff notices, International, Research; Faculty of Science, Faculty of Life Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, School of Biochemistry, Faculty of Life Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, School of C Source Type: news
Wax worm saliva rapidly breaks down plastic bags, scientists discover
Its enzymes degrade polyethylene within hours at room temperature and could ‘revolutionise’ recyclingEnzymes that rapidly break down plastic bags have been discovered in the saliva of wax worms, which are moth larvae that infest beehives.The enzymes are the first reported to break down polyethylene within hours at room temperature and could lead to cost-effective ways of recycling the plastic.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - October 4, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Damian Carrington Environment editor Tags: Plastics Plastic bags Recycling Waste Ethical and green living Environment Science Biology Spain World news Europe Biochemistry and molecular biology Insects Animals Source Type: news
How the secrets of the ‘water bear’ could improve lifesaving drugs like insulin
UCLA chemist Heather Maynard had to wonder: How do organisms like the tardigrade do it?This stocky microscopic animal, also known as a water bear, can survive in environments where survival seems impossible. Tardigrades have been shown to endure extremes of heat, cold and pressure — and even the vacuum of space — by entering a state of suspended animation and revitalizing, sometimes decades later, under more hospitable conditions. If she could understand the mechanism behind this extraordinary preservation, Maynard reckoned, she might be able to use the knowledge to improve medicines so that they remain potent longer ...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - October 4, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
