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\n \n\n \n2 June 2023
\n \n \n \nAn NHS trial of a new blood test for more than 50 types of cancer correctly revealed two out of every three cancers in more than 5,000 people who had visited their GP with suspected symptoms, in England or Wales. The test also also correctly identified the original site of cancer in 85% of those cases.
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\n \n\n \n1 June 2023
\n \n \n \nA new cohort study has provided compelling evidence that quitting smoking can lead to improved mental health outcomes among people with and without mental health disorders, alleviating concerns raised by both clinicians and smokers.
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\n \n\n \n22 May 2023
\n \n \n \nMental Health and Dementia are a global healthcare crisis, affecting over one billion people worldwide. Of those, over 400 million people are on the Alzheimer's disease continuum, with one person diagnosed every three seconds, and the figure expected to rise as the global population of those over 60 is set to double by 2050.
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\n \n\n \n22 May 2023
\n \n \n \nNearly one billion people worldwide suffer from some form of mental disorder, according to UN data, but relatively few can access the treatment they need. Innovative AI based therapy, developed by researchers at Oxford, is now enabling a greater number of people to get help.
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\n \n\n \n19 May 2023
\n \n \n \nResearchers from the universities of Oxford and Nottingham have found that despite substantial disruption to primary care services, the safety of GP prescribing in England was largely unaffected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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\n \n\n \n16 May 2023
\n \n \n \nOn Thursday 4 May, the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS) hosted a special information day for patients with prostate cancer participating in the WINGMEN clinical trial.
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\n \n\n \n12 May 2023
\n \n \n \nDeveloping better connections between ethnic minority patients and health care professionals could deliver more positive health care experiences for ethnic minority patients, according to a new study. The results have been published in PLOS ONE.
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\n \n\n \n10 May 2023
\n \n \n \nWhen so much time and effort goes into developing the best medical treatments, we expect them to be available when we need them. The same goes for addiction treatments, so it\u2019s worrying that two of the most effective drugs for quitting smoking aren\u2019t available in the UK.
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\n \n\n \n10 May 2023
\n \n \n \nOxford Cancer is pleased to announce the endowment of a Chair in Clinical Oncology, thanks to generous philanthropic support from The Howat Foundation.
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\n \n\n \n9 May 2023
\n \n \n \nA new population-based study of 22 million people shows that autoimmune disorders now affect about one in ten individuals. The work, published in The Lancet, also highlights important socioeconomic, seasonal, and regional differences for several autoimmune disorders and provides new clues on possible causes behind these diseases.
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\n \n\n \n3 May 2023
\n \n \n \nThe European Medicines Agency (EMA) initiative DARWIN EU\u00ae has completed its first studies and is calling for new data partners
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\n \n\n \n26 April 2023
\n \n \n \nNew research published in Nature, led by Department of Physiology, Anatomy & Genetics researchers Dr Zeynep Okray, Dr Pedro Jacob and Professor Scott Waddell, has discovered a detailed neural circuit mechanism that explains how multisensory learning improves memory performance.
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\n \n\n \n26 April 2023
\n \n \n \nA new study has shown the need for more widespread screening for frailty in unplanned admissions to hospitals to better inform the care received by patients.
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\n \n\n \n26 April 2023
\n \n \n \nNew research has found that the consequences of anxiety disorders in young people can include mental health issues in adulthood, lower grades at school and lower earnings.
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\n \n\n \n21 April 2023
\n \n \n \nA recent study to test the feasibility of running a randomised controlled trial of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for post-menopausal women with hand osteoarthritis, has produced positive results. The HOPE-e feasibility study paves the way for researchers to design a full trial.
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\n \n\n \n21 April 2023
\n \n \n \nA new analysis of elephant seal brainwave patterns has revealed that these mammals take short naps while holding their breath on deep dives, averaging just 2 hours of sleep per day during their long trips at sea. The findings have been published today in the journal Science.
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\n \n\n \n21 April 2023
\n \n \n \nIf you think back to 1998, you might remember it as the year that Google came into existence, or the year that construction began on the International Space Station, or perhaps even the year that the UK won the Eurovision Song Contest. But it was also a very significant year for medical sciences: the year that the Oxford Centre for Functional MRI of the Brain (FMRIB) officially opened.
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\n \n\n \n17 April 2023
\n \n \n \nThousands of immunosuppressed people, including patients at Oxford University Hospitals (OUH), have the chance to take part in a landmark new study investigating which people are still at the greatest risk of COVID-19 infection after vaccination.
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\n \n\n \n17 April 2023
\n \n \n \nResearchers from the University of Oxford have reported findings from a Phase 2 clinical trial investigating the efficacy of an investigational treatment against long COVID fatigue. The study (reported in Lancet eClinical Medicine) found participants given the treatment, developed by US pharmaceutical company Axcella Therapeutics, reported feeling less fatigued than those given a placebo.
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