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Gaming addiction as a mental disorder: it’s premature to pathologise players
Research
13 February 2018
Viewing ourselves and others through ‘rose-tinted glasses’
Research
5 February 2018
Humans can be 'vicariously optimistic' for those we care about, enabling us to view our own lives - and those of our friends and family - through ‘rose-tinted glasses’.
Home-based treatment for postnatal depression helps child development
Research
5 February 2018
Intensive, home-based and effective treatment of postnatal depression has been shown to be associated with positive child development.
It’s time to make genetic surveillance part of regional malaria elimination policies
Research
5 February 2018
Researchers show that genetic surveillance can detect drug resistance years before the first warning signs appear in clinics—and help to answer crucial questions about how resistance emerges and spreads.
Persistent, severe postnatal depression impacts children’s development
Research
5 February 2018
Postnatal depression which persists beyond six months after birth and is severe, increases the risk of children exhibiting behavioural problems, achieving lower GCSE mathematics grades at 16 years and having depression at 18 years of age.
Should flu symptoms be treated with antivirals in primary care?
Research
25 January 2018
2,000 people have been recruited into the world’s largest clinical trial to test the clinical and cost effectiveness of the controversial flu drug oseltamivir (Tamiflu) in primary care. The trial aims to clear up the widespread uncertainty over whether people with flu symptoms should be treated with antiviral drugs in the community.
Progress in clinical research in surgery and IDEAL
Research
24 January 2018
A team led by Peter McCulloch, Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences professor and Chair of IDEAL, has examined how surgical research has improved in the last two decades and whether the IDEAL Framework and Recommendations have contributed.
Mobile phones can worsen healthcare inequalities
Research
23 January 2018
The fast spread of mobile phones across low-income countries like India can make it harder for poorer people without phones to access essential health services, new research has suggested.
Blows not concussion cause brain disease, according to new research
Research
19 January 2018
The effects of repeat concussion injuries on athletes, particularly American football and rugby players, is one of the biggest concerns in competitive sports today. However, a new Oxford University collaboration suggests that blows to the head can cause lasting trauma - even in the absence of signs of concussion.
Flu vaccine study recruits first participants
Clinical Trials Research
19 January 2018
The world’s first NHS trial for a universal flu vaccine has recruited its first round of participants, with over 862 people signing up to take part since the trial launched in October 2017.
Women’s reproductive health linked to risk of heart disease and stroke
Research
16 January 2018
Girls who start their periods before they turn 12 are at greater risk of developing heart disease and stroke in later life, according to a new study of nearly 300,000 women in the UK by The George Institute for Global Health at the University of Oxford.
War in Ukraine has escalated HIV spread in the country
Research
16 January 2018
Conflict in Ukraine has increased the risk of HIV outbreaks throughout the country as displaced HIV-infected people move from war-affected regions to areas with higher risk of transmission, according to analysis by scientists.
Genetic test predicts men’s risk of developing prostate cancer
Research
11 January 2018
Predictive genetic tool developed to better inform men whether and when to take PSA blood test.
New five year research and development partnership announced
Innovation Research
10 January 2018
The University of Oxford, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and the Patient experience healthcare company Oneview Healthcare have signed a research and development (R&D) agreement for clinical pathways, following the success of a Prostate Cancer Pathway pilot.
Finding the tipping point for sleep
Research
8 January 2018
Sleep is essential for many aspects of normal life, but how we actually fall asleep remains a mystery.
The iceberg model of self-harm
Research
14 December 2017
Researchers have created a model of self-harm that shows high levels of the problem in the community, especially in young girls, and the need for school-based prevention measures.
Wide-ranging new research partnership with Berlin universities
Research
12 December 2017
Oxford is teaming up with four Berlin institutions, the Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Technische Universität Berlin, the Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, creating a new partnership which will open up exciting new initiatives across all academic disciplines.
Scanning Santa
General Research
11 December 2017
Scientists at the Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging (WIN) were intrigued by the results of the brain scans of one recent visitor. With his luxuriant white beard and dashing red suit, the elderly, somewhat rotund Volunteer X looked pretty ‘normal’ on the surface, but the testing revealed something altogether startling!
Study highlights the importance of continuing medication in pregnancy
Research
8 December 2017
Pregnant women and those who are planning pregnancy should not discontinue their medication without consulting a specialist, says a major new report from researchers at the University of Oxford.