display Latest news from University of Bristol on Newswise en-us Copyright 2024 Newswise 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/pioneering-research-sheds-light-on-how-babies-and-young-children-understand-the-art-of-pretence/?sc=rsin /articles/pioneering-research-sheds-light-on-how-babies-and-young-children-understand-the-art-of-pretence/?sc=rsin Wed, 14 Aug 2024 19:00:00 EST Babies recognise pretence and around half of children can pretend themselves by 12 months, new research has found. University of Bristol /articles/steady-flight-of-kestrels-could-see-aerial-safety-soar/?sc=rsin /articles/steady-flight-of-kestrels-could-see-aerial-safety-soar/?sc=rsin Wed, 07 Aug 2024 19:30:00 EST A new joint study by RMIT and The University of Bristol has revealed the secrets to the remarkably steady flight of kestrels and could inform future drone designs and flight control strategies. University of Bristol /articles/prescription-painkiller-misuse-and-addiction-are-widespread-in-chronic-pain-patients/?sc=rsin /articles/prescription-painkiller-misuse-and-addiction-are-widespread-in-chronic-pain-patients/?sc=rsin Wed, 07 Aug 2024 19:05:00 EST A new scientific review of 148 studies enrolling over 4.3 million adult chronic pain patients treated with prescription opioid painkillers has found that nearly one in ten patients experiences opioid dependence or opioid use disorder and nearly one in three shows symptoms of dependence and opioid use disorder. University of Bristol /articles/giant-prehistoric-flying-reptile-took-off-using-similar-method-to-bats-study-finds/?sc=rsin /articles/giant-prehistoric-flying-reptile-took-off-using-similar-method-to-bats-study-finds/?sc=rsin Wed, 07 Aug 2024 04:05:05 EST The pterosaur likely used all four limbs to propel itself in the air, as seen in bats today, researchers have found. University of Bristol /articles/around-160-000-joint-replacement-surgeries-lost-by-covid-19-pandemic-study-finds/?sc=rsin /articles/around-160-000-joint-replacement-surgeries-lost-by-covid-19-pandemic-study-finds/?sc=rsin Wed, 31 Jul 2024 19:05:00 EST Nearly nine months of joint replacement surgery has been lost - around 160,000 fewer operations - since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study led by the University of Bristol has found. University of Bristol /articles/ai-hallucinations-tackled-by-university-of-bristol-researchers/?sc=rsin /articles/ai-hallucinations-tackled-by-university-of-bristol-researchers/?sc=rsin Wed, 31 Jul 2024 04:05:46 EST Significant strides in addressing the issue of AI 'hallucinations' and improving the reliability of anomaly detection algorithms in Critical National Infrastructures (CNI) have been made by scientists based in Bristol's School of Computer Science. University of Bristol /articles/ancient-marine-animal-had-inventive-past-despite-being-represented-by-few-species-new-study-finds/?sc=rsin /articles/ancient-marine-animal-had-inventive-past-despite-being-represented-by-few-species-new-study-finds/?sc=rsin Thu, 25 Jul 2024 05:00:00 EST Brachiopods were evolving in new directions but this did not turn into evolutionary success in terms of the numbers of species, researchers at the University of Bristol, the Open University, and the China University of Geosciences have found. University of Bristol /articles/butterflies-accumulate-enough-static-electricity-to-attract-pollen-without-contact-new-research-finds/?sc=rsin /articles/butterflies-accumulate-enough-static-electricity-to-attract-pollen-without-contact-new-research-finds/?sc=rsin Tue, 23 Jul 2024 19:05:00 EST Butterflies and moths collect so much static electricity whilst in flight, that pollen grains from flowers can be pulled by static electricity across air gaps of several millimetres or centimetres. University of Bristol /articles/new-study-identifies-two-proteins-that-may-contribute-to-stroke-recurrence/?sc=rsin /articles/new-study-identifies-two-proteins-that-may-contribute-to-stroke-recurrence/?sc=rsin Mon, 22 Jul 2024 14:00:00 EST A new study has discovered genetic markers in inflammation that may be related to a second stroke or other major cardiovascular event following a stroke. These findings could help identify drug targets to mitigate stroke-related disability and mortality. University of Bristol /articles/smell-of-human-stress-affects-dogs-emotions-leading-them-to-make-more-pessimistic-choices/?sc=rsin /articles/smell-of-human-stress-affects-dogs-emotions-leading-them-to-make-more-pessimistic-choices/?sc=rsin Mon, 22 Jul 2024 05:00:00 EST Dogs experience emotional contagion from the smell of human stress, leading them to make more 'pessimistic' choices, new research finds. The University of Bristol-led study, published in Scientific Reports today [22 July], is the first to test how human stress odours affect dogs' learning and emotional state. University of Bristol /articles/insight-into-one-of-life-s-earliest-ancestors-revealed-in-new-study/?sc=rsin /articles/insight-into-one-of-life-s-earliest-ancestors-revealed-in-new-study/?sc=rsin Fri, 12 Jul 2024 05:00:00 EST An international team of researchers led by the University of Bristol has shed light on Earth's earliest ecosystem, showing that within a few hundred million years of planetary formation, life on Earth was already flourishing. University of Bristol /articles/under-embargo-over-the-counter-nasal-sprays-could-keep-coughs-colds-and-flu-at-bay-and-reduce-antibiotic-use-large-scale-trial-finds/?sc=rsin /articles/under-embargo-over-the-counter-nasal-sprays-could-keep-coughs-colds-and-flu-at-bay-and-reduce-antibiotic-use-large-scale-trial-finds/?sc=rsin Thu, 11 Jul 2024 19:05:00 EST Widely available over-the counter nasal sprays could keep upper respiratory tract infections - like colds, chest infections, flu, sore throat, and sinus infections - at bay, and prevent full-blown symptoms from developing, one of the largest trials to date to test their effectiveness finds. University of Bristol /articles/toddlers-brains-show-significant-growth-in-cognitive-skills-by-16-months-study-finds/?sc=rsin /articles/toddlers-brains-show-significant-growth-in-cognitive-skills-by-16-months-study-finds/?sc=rsin Thu, 11 Jul 2024 06:05:56 EST Toddlers engage more regions of their brains around 16-months to help them develop important cognitive skills enabling them to follow simple instructions and control impulses. Findings from the study, led by the Universities of Bristol and Oxford, and published in Imaging Neuroscience, suggests 16 months is a critical period for brain development. University of Bristol /articles/ancient-large-kangaroo-moved-mainly-on-four-legs-according-to-new-research/?sc=rsin /articles/ancient-large-kangaroo-moved-mainly-on-four-legs-according-to-new-research/?sc=rsin Tue, 09 Jul 2024 04:05:34 EST A type of extinct kangaroo that lived during the Pleistocene around two and a half million to ten thousand years ago, known as the 'giant wallaby', was a poor hopper, a study by scientists at the University of Bristol have found. University of Bristol /articles/improving-safety-of-ai-research-for-engineering-biology/?sc=rsin /articles/improving-safety-of-ai-research-for-engineering-biology/?sc=rsin Mon, 08 Jul 2024 06:05:41 EST Hazards posed by using data-centric methods to engineer biology, have been identified by experts at the University of Bristol with the aim of making future research safer. University of Bristol /articles/clever-clothes-seams-in-clothing-can-capture-body-movement/?sc=rsin /articles/clever-clothes-seams-in-clothing-can-capture-body-movement/?sc=rsin Tue, 02 Jul 2024 19:05:00 EST Everyday clothing may soon be able to capture and record body movements according to new research published by the Universities of Bristol and Bath. University of Bristol /articles/scientists-create-world-s-most-amazingly-difficult-maze-with-future-potential-to-boost-carbon-capture/?sc=rsin /articles/scientists-create-world-s-most-amazingly-difficult-maze-with-future-potential-to-boost-carbon-capture/?sc=rsin Mon, 01 Jul 2024 19:00:00 EST In new research physicists have wielded the power of chess to design a group of intricate mazes, which could ultimately be used to tackle some of the world's most pressing challenges. University of Bristol /articles/prehistoric-pompeii-discovered-most-pristine-trilobite-fossils-ever-found-shake-up-scientific-understanding-of-the-long-extinct-group/?sc=rsin /articles/prehistoric-pompeii-discovered-most-pristine-trilobite-fossils-ever-found-shake-up-scientific-understanding-of-the-long-extinct-group/?sc=rsin Thu, 27 Jun 2024 14:00:00 EST Researchers have described some of the best-preserved three-dimensional trilobite fossils ever discovered. The fossils, which are more than 500 million years old, were collected in the High Atlas of Morocco and are being referred to by scientists as "Pompeii" trilobites due to their remarkable preservation in ash. University of Bristol /articles/ammonites-fate-sealed-by-meteor-strike-that-wiped-out-dinosaurs/?sc=rsin /articles/ammonites-fate-sealed-by-meteor-strike-that-wiped-out-dinosaurs/?sc=rsin Thu, 27 Jun 2024 05:00:00 EST Ammonites were not in decline before their extinction, scientists have found. University of Bristol /articles/restricting-flavoured-vapes-could-harm-smoking-cessation-efforts-finds-study/?sc=rsin /articles/restricting-flavoured-vapes-could-harm-smoking-cessation-efforts-finds-study/?sc=rsin Thu, 13 Jun 2024 09:05:57 EST Restricting the choice of flavoured vapes, also known as e-cigarettes, could have an adverse effect on the many adults who use them to reduce or quit smoking, according to a new University of Bristol-led study published in the journal Harm Reduction. University of Bristol