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Xenon gas successfully delivered to baby in ambulance

29 April 2013

The first baby in the world to receive xenon gas and cooling therapy while being transferred from one hospital to another, in a bid to prevent brain injury following a lack of oxygen at birth, is now at home after being discharged from St Michael’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Bristol.

Dr Churchill helps women take the lead

17 April 2013

Bristol’s School of Clinical Sciences has appointed Amanda Churchill, Consultant Senior Lecturer in Ophthalmology, to the new role of School Lead for Women in Science.

The School of Clinical Sciences welcomes its new appointments in April

8 April 2013

New staff joining SOCS in April 2013

Medical student launches Europe's first 'trade' pharmacy

21 March 2013

Europe’s first ‘trade’ pharmacy, offering the public prescription and pharmacy drugs at heavily discounted prices, has been launched by a student at the University of Bristol.

The School of Clinical Sciences welcomes its new appointments in March

11 March 2013

The School of Clinical Sciences welcomes new staff and appointments in March 2013

Could blood pressure drug slow down Alzheimer's?

5 March 2013

A ground-breaking trial that hopes to discover if a drug commonly used to treat high blood pressure could slow down the progression of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) will begin shortly.

Hypermobility is risk factor for teenagers

28 February 2013

Young people with joint hypermobility, also known as double-jointedness, are at increased risk of developing musculoskeletal pain in their teenage years, according to new research led by academics at the University of Bristol.

Surgical trials centre to open in Bristol

12 February 2013

A new centre that will enable surgeons to learn more about how to deal with a range of conditions, assess new surgical techniques and discover surgical breakthroughs to help deliver better care to thousands of patients will open in Bristol.

Diabetes affects bone marrow stem cells

1 February 2013

New research has shown the presence of a disease affecting small blood vessels, known as microangiopathy, in the bone marrow of diabetic patients.

How does our brain “learn” from stressful events?

10 January 2013

A study that aims to investigate how the brain processes stress and creates memories of psychologically stressful events will begin shortly thanks to funding of £758,000 from the BBSRC.