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New guidance published to aid researchers evaluating surgical robots
General Research
26 January 2024
Surgical robotics are amongst the most complex devices entering healthcare, but how should we evaluate them? Published in Nature Medicine, the Idea, Development, Exploration, Assessment and Long-term monitoring (IDEAL) Robotics Colloquium outlines the latest guidance to aid researchers evaluating surgical robots.
Researchers develop easy-to-deploy federated learning system that safeguards patient data
General Research
25 January 2024
Researchers in Oxford have developed a new, easy-to-use technique for hospitals to contribute to the development of artificial intelligence (AI) models, without patient data leaving the hospital’s premises.
Study assesses long-term risk of invasive breast cancer after pre-invasive disease
General Research
25 January 2024
Women who are diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) outside the National Health Service breast screening programme are around four times as likely to develop invasive breast cancer and to die from breast cancer than women in the general population, finds a University of Oxford study published by the British Medical Journal (BMJ)
New reporting guideline will provide transparency in consensus research
General Research
24 January 2024
Published in The Public Library of Science (PLOS), the new guideline will help the scientific community to write complete and transparent research reports involving consensus methods.
Using Innovation Enhancing Techniques (IETs) as a framework for creative solutions
General Research
22 January 2024
Medical student, Anuraag Vazirani, and fellow colleagues from St Cross College, recently published a paper in the journal Scientific Reports, in which they introduce Innovation Enhancing Techniques (IETs) to address challenges in healthcare and biomedicine, offering a versatile framework for creative solutions. Their study aims to give entrepreneurs, innovators, and researchers a toolkit to create innovative solutions to problems they are trying to solve. By adapting a technique called 'BrainSwarming', which enables a problem-solver to overcome psychological obstacles to thinking up new solutions to a problem, they can effectively generate innovative solutions - an alternative to traditional 'brainstorming'.
Research uncovers mechanism behind stubborn memories
General Research
22 January 2024
Researchers from the Medical Research Council Brain Network Dynamics Unit at the University of Oxford and the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences have identified a novel mechanism by which the brain produces powerful lasting memories that drive ill-advised actions.
Innovative Imaging solution offers potential breakthrough in endometriosis detection
General Innovation Research
19 January 2024
The DETECT study, led by Nuffield Department of Women's and Reproductive Health Professors Christian Becker and Krina Zondervan explores the potential of visualizing endometriosis, including hard-to-detect superficial peritoneal disease, using Serac's innovative imaging agent.
Study highlights importance of ‘junk’ DNA in unlocking diagnosis
General Research
18 January 2024
A recent study led by the Centre for Human Genetics at the Nuffield Department of Medicine has revealed that areas of the human genome that are routinely overlooked in clinical tests may be the cause of some rare diseases.
Lymph node research pioneers’ new approach to vaccine design for the most vulnerable
General Research
17 January 2024
The Oxford Experimental Medicine Clinical Research Facility (EMCRF) at Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences (NDORMS) has received its first volunteers as part of the LEGACY03 trial to improve vaccine design for different age groups.
Novel inhaled TB vaccine
General Research
16 January 2024
The Jenner Institute is conducting a new study, using BCG, the current licensed vaccine against tuberculosis. In this study, they will give BCG a second time to people who have already had BCG once before, and will compare whether giving it by inhalation is better at protecting people against tuberculosis than giving it into the skin
Research into ancient DNA sheds new light on cause of Multiple Sclerosis and other neurodegenerative diseases
General Research
15 January 2024
Research led by scientists at the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge, Copenhagen, Bristol and California (Berkeley) reveals the evolutionary origins of multiple sclerosis (MS). This new insight into the genetic architecture of this disease changes scientists’ view of its causes and has implications for its treatment, as well as paving the way for further investigations into other diseases.
Maternal death rates in the UK have increased to levels not seen for almost 20 years
General
12 January 2024
The latest set of data presented by the Mothers and Babies: Reducing Risk through Audits and Confidential Enquiries (MBRRACE-UK) Collaboration investigation into maternal deaths in the UK shows that the mortality rate for women who died during or soon after pregnancy has increased to levels not seen since 2003-05.
First-in-human vaccine trial for deadly Nipah virus launched
General Research
12 January 2024
First clinical trial participants received doses of the ChAdOx1 NipahB vaccine over the last week at University of Oxford. UK trial is first step to developing a vaccine against Nipah virus – a devastating disease mostly found in South-East Asia – that can be fatal in up to 75% of cases. The milestone clinical trial comes as the global health community marks the 25th anniversary of the first Nipah virus outbreaks. There are still no approved vaccines or treatments for the disease.
COVID-19 vaccines found effective in reducing long COVID symptoms
General Research
12 January 2024
A recent study has revealed the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines in preventing long COVID
Research into ancient DNA sheds new light on cause of Multiple Sclerosis and other neurodegenerative diseases
General Research
11 January 2024
Research led by scientists at the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge, Copenhagen, Bristol and California (Berkeley) reveals the evolutionary origins of multiple sclerosis (MS). This new insight into the genetic architecture of this disease changes scientists’ view of its causes and has implications for its treatment, as well as paving the way for further investigations into other diseases.
Sir Stewart Cole joins the Ineos Oxford Institute for antimicrobial research as Executive Chair
Awards and Appointments General
10 January 2024
Sir Stewart Cole, KCMG, FRS has joined the Ineos Oxford Institute for antimicrobial research (IOI) as Executive Chair. The IOI is a world-leading centre of research, training, and education in the field of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) based at the University of Oxford. It was established thanks to an unprecedented £100 million gift from INEOS, one of the world’s largest chemical companies.
Next step in plans for Warneford Park
General Innovation
8 January 2024
Plans for Warneford Park have taken a step forward as partners in the project signed a Conditional Option Agreement (COA) and Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), agreeing how they will work together going forward.
Study shows that the way the brain learns is different from the way that artificial intelligence systems learn
General Research
8 January 2024
Researchers from the MRC Brain Network Dynamics Unit and Oxford University’s Department of Computer Science have set out a new principle to explain how the brain adjusts connections between neurons during learning. This new insight may guide further research on learning in brain networks and may inspire faster and more robust learning algorithms in artificial intelligence.
What is selective mutism? And is it a lifelong condition?
General Research
8 January 2024
Selective mutism is an anxiety disorder characterised by a consistent pattern of silence in specific social situations where speech is expected (for example, at school or work) while the person is able to speak comfortably in other situations.
New Year's Honours 2024
Awards and Appointments General
2 January 2024
Members of the Medical Sciences Division have been recognised in the New Year's Honours list for 2024