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Focussed ultrasound and nanomedicine offer new hope for improving effects of cancer drugs
Research
10 July 2018
Researchers have made a breakthrough in more precisely targeting drugs to cancers.
COPD patients' quality of life improved by socialising and regular exercise
Research
6 July 2018
Regular contact with healthcare professionals, support from peers and engaging in organised exercise could help people with chronic lung conditions to lead more active - and generally better lives, according to new research.
More awareness needed about stroke risk after mini-stroke
Research
4 July 2018
Professor Peter Rothwell (Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences) says more must be done to raise awareness of the need to take rapid action after a mini-stroke in order to reduce the number of major strokes.
Researchers explore malaria vaccines and antibiotic resistance at RS Summer Science Exhibition
Engagement Opportunities Research
2 July 2018
This week marks the beginning of the prestigious Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition, and two groups from the Medical Sciences Division are there to engage visitors with their research.
Oxford gets government funding to expand antimicrobial resistance work
General Research
29 June 2018
Reducing the need for 24-hour blood pressure monitors in general practice
Innovation Research
29 June 2018
Satellite images cut survey costs and help identify hard-to-reach populations
General Research
19 June 2018
In an article for the LSE Impact Blog, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine researcher explains how satellite images can help identify hard-to-reach populations .
First human test of robotic eye surgery a success
Innovation Research
19 June 2018
Researchers from the University of Oxford have completed the first successful trial of robot-assisted retinal surgery.
First-hand accounts of premature baby loss inspire new resource
Research
19 June 2018
A new, free information resource launched by Oxford-based charity to improve support for parents losing a baby before 24 weeks of pregnancy.
World’s largest autism grant will transform research landscape
Research
19 June 2018
The largest research grant ever given for neurodevelopmental conditions has been awarded by the Innovative Medicines Initiative to an international consortium.
Oxford researcher gets £1m boost to study immunology of asthma
Research
14 June 2018
A University of Oxford researcher has received a £1m grant to expand his research into the immunology of lung diseases, including asthma.
Safety doubts unwarranted, important anti-malarial drug DHA-PPQ is safe to use
Research
8 June 2018
One of the world’s most widely used anti-malarial drugs is safe to use, say researchers, after a thorough review and analysis of nearly 200,000 malaria patients who’d taken the drug dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DHA-PPQ). There is such a low risk of sudden unexpected death from DHA-PPQ, one of the world’s most effective medicines to treat malaria, that there is no need to limit its current use.
Tackling poor quality medicines
Research
29 May 2018
Prof Paul Newton, Head of the Medicine Quality Group at the Infectious Diseases Data Observatory (IDDO), explains the need for new strategies for tackling poor quality medical products.
Could we work with our bacteria to stop infection?
Research
29 May 2018
As microbes have become increasingly resistant to antibiotics and antimicrobials scientists have become interested in new solutions to the growing superbug crisis, including the use of defensive microbes and faecal transplants. In new research, Oxford University scientists have developed a lab-based approach, creating positive co-dependent relationships between hosts and bacteria, quickly - termed ‘mutualisms’. These lab-developed bacterial relationships demonstrate how microbes can work with their hosts to prevent infection.
Using portable, real time DNA sequencing to fight drug-resistant TB
Research
29 May 2018
Scientists from the Madagascar National TB Program, Institute Pasteur Madagascar, University of Oxford, European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) and Stony Brook University are collaborating to train Malagasy scientists to rapidly detect tuberculosis (TB) and drug-resistance using DNA sequencing. The goal of the project is to improve diagnosis and treatment, and will provide insights on disease transmission.
Researchers develop new regimen to block transmission of malaria in sub-Saharan Africa
Research
29 May 2018
Primaquine can be used to prevent the transmission of falciparum malaria from human to mosquito. Bob Taylor and colleagues at the Mahidol Oxford Research Unit (MORU) have developed an age-based regimen for single low-dose primaquine to block the transmission of malaria in sub-Saharan Africa.
HIV researchers create Chelsea garden to raise awareness of disease stigma
Engagement Opportunities Events Research
18 May 2018
Scientists and designers have teamed up with young people living with HIV, to create a garden at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show to highlight the successes and challenges still faced by young people living with HIV.
Using management thinking to fight the superbug crisis
Research
11 May 2018
Dr Marco J Haenssgen discusses the application of management thinking to solving the growing global problem of antimicrobial resistance.
Partial knee replacements better for many patients and cheaper for NHS
Research
2 May 2018
Researchers at the Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences (NDORMS) have found that many more patients could be given a partial knee replacement instead of a total knee replacement, resulting in improvements in their quality of life and lower costs for the healthcare system.