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Bangladesh malaria vaccine and drug administration trial begins
24 February 2025
After more than a year of community engagement and preparation in 100 villages with over 12,000 inhabitants across the Chittagong Hill Tracts, a mass malaria vaccine (R21/Matrix M) and drug administration (DHA, piperaquine, and single low dose primaquine) study was launched on 15 February.
New study on how positive psychology interventions can benefit incarcerated people
21 February 2025
Max Klapow and colleagues have conducted the first-ever empirical evaluation of positive psychology interventions (PPIs) in prison settings.
At-home test could play key role in type-1 diabetes screening
21 February 2025
A new home test to diagnose type-1 diabetes (T1D) is being investigated in a major UK study led by researchers at the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Oxford Biomedical Research Centre.
Lifestyle and environmental factors affect health and ageing more than our genes
21 February 2025
A new study led by researchers from Oxford Population Health has shown that a range of environmental factors, including lifestyle (smoking and physical activity) and living conditions, have a greater impact on health and premature death than our genes.
Novel AI tool studies cellular interactions in human brain tissues
20 February 2025
Dr David A Menassa is one of the senior authors on a new paper in Nature Communications that reports on the use of DeepCellMap - an adaptable open-source deep learning tool which studies cellular interactions in human brain tissues in an automated way.
Major investment to transform mental health treatment research and further develop secure NHS data platform
19 February 2025
Department researchers awarded £17 million from Wellcome to analyse NHS talking therapy outcomes and enhance secure data research. The project will enable unprecedented mental health treatment research through the OpenSAFELY platform.
March 2025 - Volunteer opportunities
19 February 2025
Sixty Seconds with Mark Walker, Director of MSD IT Services
19 February 2025
New MSD IT Services Director Mark Walker talks to us about supporting world class research, why invisibility is a positive thing, and the joy of unexpectedly discovering DJing.
Oxford Researchers Uncover a Key Mechanical Signalling Pathway Linked to Neurological Disorders
17 February 2025
A team of researchers at the Department of Oncology have uncovered a key mechanism by which cells respond to their physical environment. In a pioneering study, published in Science Advances, Eric O’Neill and his team describe a new signalling cascade, through which mechanical forces trigger the assembly of nuclear actin, crucial for nuclear integrity.
Innovation at the MRC WIMM
17 February 2025
Here at the MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, we foster a strong culture of innovation.
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.
How fast is your gut? The answer to this question is important to your health
7 February 2025
Many of us pay attention to the foods we’re putting in our bodies – asking ourselves whether they’re nutritious and healthy for us. But have you ever stopped to ask yourself how fast this food is moving through your gut? The answer to this question is actually really important, as the speed that food moves through your digestive tract affects your health and wellbeing in many ways.
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.