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Oxford biologists and engineers awarded £2 million to grow human neurons as brain circuits in chambers made of oil
14 February 2025
The circuits of the brain linking together the regions known as the midbrain, the striatum and the cortex are critical to understanding disorders such as Parkinson’s disease, addiction and autism. Understanding and modelling how the circuit works in human neurons has been difficult, mainly due to the inaccessibility of the human brain and the limitations of current technologies to reliably grow circuits of human neurons in the laboratory.
British and Japanese young people make mental health recommendations for public health emergencies
13 February 2025
Twenty eight young people from the UK and Japan played a leading role in co-designing the research, interviewing other young people and adults, analysing the findings, and developing the recommendations for policy makers.
New partnership to advance public health and life science research collaboration in West Africa
13 February 2025
The Pandemic Sciences Institute, including principal investigators from the Oxford Vaccine Group, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Institut Pasteur de Dakar (IPD) to become a partner institution. PSI and Institut Pasteur de Dakar (IPD) will cooperate on developing vaccines and rapid diagnostics – as well as strengthening workforce in the vaccinology, clinical trials and biomanufacturing sectors.
Breaking Barriers: Celebrating the International Day of Women and Girls in Science
11 February 2025
The International Day of Women and Girls in Science, observed on February 11, serves as a reminder of the gender disparities that persist in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields.
Oxford Martin School epilepsy programme launches innovative research centre
11 February 2025
International, national and local partners have been welcomed to the launch of the world’s first centre dedicated to empowering global epilepsy research and care.
Pancreatic cancer immune map provides clues for precision treatment targeting
7 February 2025
Study shows why there are differences in prognosis between different pancreatic tumours and identifies potential avenues for improved treatment approaches.
Digital health applications: How open, integrated feedback tools could improve safety and acceptance
4 February 2025
In a paper published today in Nature Medicine, an international team of researchers, including those from the University of Oxford and TUD Dresden University of Technology, show how user trust and pathways to market for digital health applications could be enhanced.
Broaching weight loss conversations: new research offers effective guidance for clinicians
3 February 2025
New research from the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences sets out evidence-based guidance to help clinicians have more effective and supportive conversations about weight loss with patients living with obesity.
Weight loss programmes improve disordered eating symptoms, new study finds
3 February 2025
New research from the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences and Department of Psychiatry provides reassurance that weight loss programmes do not worsen disordered eating symptoms and may lead to improvements in people who already exhibit symptoms of disordered eating.
Researchers develop new method to identify fake Covid-19 vaccines
31 January 2025
Researchers at the University of Oxford and their collaborators, including the Serum Institute of India, have developed an innovative method to identify falsified vaccines without opening the vaccine vial.
New study shows that early support for children living in marginalised communities can improve their developmental outcomes
29 January 2025
Research by experts at the Department of Paediatrics, and published in the European Journal of Paediatrics shows that early interventions of support to the development of children living in disadvantaged settings, can significantly improve their neurodevelopmental outcomes during early childhood.
Oxford and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) launch £50million immuno-prevention programme to advance novel cancer research
27 January 2025
Global biopharma company GSK invests up to £50 million in a collaboration with Oxford to advance the understanding of how cancer develops, which could inform future development of vaccines to prevent cancer.
New insights into mpox clinical outcomes and transmission
21 January 2025
Results of MOSAIC, a European observational study led by researchers at Pandemic Sciences Institute (PSI) and International Severe Acute Respiratory and Emerging Infection Consortium (ISARIC), provides evidence on how the clade IIb mpox virus affects patients and the risks of onward transmission.
Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences researchers awarded ARIA funding for future adoption of neurotechnologies
21 January 2025
Project teams led by Associate Professor Melanie Fleming and Professor Ben Seymour have been awarded funding from the Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA) to advance research that could unlock next-generation precision neurotechnologies.
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) funded trauma project launched
17 January 2025
Oxford University Global Surgery Group has launched a new project on reducing childhood mortality and morbidity from injuries in Tanzania and Zimbabwe, funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).
Wellcome Discovery Award of £5m to fund pioneering research to combat deadly diarrhoea
17 January 2025
The Ineos Oxford Institute has been awarded a £5 million Wellcome Discovery Award to develop vaccines against pathogens that cause diarrhoea - the third most common cause of death for children under five years of age. The work will be led by Professor Sam Sheppard, Principal Investigator of IOI’s digital microbiology programme.
First patients scanned in new study investigating traumatic brain injury in young athletes
14 January 2025
Researchers at The Podium Institute for Sports Medicine and Technology, situated within Oxford University’s Institute of Biomedical Engineering, have recruited their first participants for a new study exploring the impact of head injuries on the brains of 11 to 18-year-olds using cutting-edge neuroimaging techniques.
Body Mass Index (BMI), blood pressure and physical activity levels in childhood linked to brain differences
9 January 2025
Poorer cardiovascular health in childhood and adolescence may be linked to early differences in brain structure, particularly in areas of the brain known to be affected in dementia in later life, according to a new scientific study.
Inhaled vaccines could reduce viral transmission
9 January 2025
An important step toward advancing vaccines for human use, a recent study has shown that inhaled vaccines could potentially improve efficiency and reduce viral transmission.