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HIV-1 recombinants: The challenges of increasing genetic diversity
General Research
10 November 2020
Dr Joris Hemelaar, University Research Lecturer and expert in maternal HIV infection at the Nuffield Department of Women's & Reproductive Health, published a new article: "Global and regional epidemiology of HIV-1 recombinants in 1990-2015" in the Lancet HIV.
Almost 20% of COVID-19 patients receive psychiatric diagnosis within 90 days
Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
10 November 2020
New study suggests that having COVID-19 increases a person’s risk of developing psychiatric disorders, and that having a psychiatric disorder increases the chance of getting COVID-19. The study, published in The Lancet Psychiatry, used the TriNetX electronic health records of 69 million people in the USA including over 62,000 cases of COVID-19.
Virtual wards: caring for COVID-19 patients at home could save lives
Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
9 November 2020
Odds and evens: a strategy for safely exiting lockdown 2
Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
9 November 2020
COVID antibodies wane within months, healthcare workers study shows
Coronavirus COVID-19 Research
6 November 2020
Antibodies to COVID-19 fall by half in less than 90 days, and antibody levels peak lower and fall faster in younger adults, an ongoing study of staff at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has revealed.
Analysis shows that funding gender equity incentives can work
Athena Swan General Research
4 November 2020
A paper by Oxford BRC-supported researchers says that linking research funding to Athena SWAN gender equality action plans has been associated with a rise in the number of women in mid-level leadership positions and the proportion of funding going to women.
New research confirms obesity is a cause of kidney disease
General Research
4 November 2020
Scientists at the University of Oxford have discovered that obesity can increase the chances of someone developing kidney disease.
Hearing voices can be frightening and isolating – but talking can help
General Research
4 November 2020
Innovative drug delivery techniques show promise in clinical trials
General Research
2 November 2020
Trials of Oxford coronavirus vaccine begin in Kenya
Clinical Trials Coronavirus COVID-19 Research
2 November 2020
Kenya has joined the global efforts in search of an effective vaccine for COVID-19 with the start of a trial evaluating the ChAdOx1 nCoV-2019 Oxford coronavirus vaccine.
Knee osteoarthritis guidance for clinicians simplified and streamlined
Research
29 October 2020
Researchers review the similarities and differences between OARSI and ESCEO 2019 guidelines for the management of knee osteoarthritis (OA) and provide a narrative to help steer health-care providers through the complexities of non-surgical management of the disease.
Social activity can be good for mental health, but whether you benefit depends on how many friends you have
General Research
29 October 2020
Breast cancer study wins 2020 ONS Research Excellence Award
Awards and Appointments General Research
29 October 2020
Dr Gurdeep Mannu from the Nuffield Department of Population Health has won the Office for National Statistics (ONS) Research Excellence Award for a study which highlighted early risk factors for breast cancer patients.
Novel COVID-19 Antibody Therapy Candidates Identified by Leading UK Biotech Consortium
Coronavirus COVID-19 Innovation Research
29 October 2020
Understanding the physics of the immune response necessitates new technology
General Research
29 October 2020
Professor Marco Fritzsche has joined the Kennedy Institute as the Principal Investigator of the Biophysical Immunology Laboratory (BPI), as part of a joint appointment with the Rosalind Franklin Institute. His lab is leading the development of a lattice light sheet microscope that will significantly advance the study of live cells.
Minimal risk of catching COVID-19 as a result of endoscopy, study finds
Coronavirus COVID-19 Research
29 October 2020
More than 6,000 patients who underwent endoscopy at 18 NHS hospitals since the start of pandemic have been tested and none contracted COVID as a result of the procedure, a study involving clinicians from Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) NHS Foundation Trust has found.
Ethnic representation within the Tendon Human Cell Atlas to be improved with Chan Zuckerberg Initiative funding
Research
29 October 2020
Researchers in Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences (NDORMS) have been awarded funding from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to ensure that tendon samples from understudied ethnic groups are included in the Tendon Human Cell Atlas.
Global clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccine resume
Clinical Trials Coronavirus COVID-19 Research
23 October 2020
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has today authorised a restart of clinical trials of the ChAdOx1 nCov-2019 Oxford coronavirus vaccine in the USA following the trials restarting in the UK, Brazil, South Africa and Japan.
Oxford COVID-19 vaccine follows its programmed genetic instructions, independent analysis finds
Clinical Trials Coronavirus COVID-19 Research
22 October 2020
A team at Bristol University has used recently developed techniques to validate that the vaccine accurately follows the genetic instructions programmed into it by the Oxford team.