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Studies highlight importance of mental health among new parents
Research
14 November 2014
The importance of looking after the mental health of parents during pregnancy and after childbirth, in order to promote the physical and mental wellbeing of both parents and child, is highlighted by researchers in a new series of articles in The Lancet.
Oxford to lead trial of experimental drug in Ebola patients
Research
13 November 2014
A clinical trial is to be carried out in West Africa to see whether a novel antiviral drug called brincidofovir is effective against Ebola, subject to regulatory approval.
Abide Therapeutics announces collaborative agreement with the University of Oxford
Research
7 November 2014
Oxford University and the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust have partnered with Abide Therapeutics to explore the therapeutic potential of serine hydrolases, a relatively underexplored class of drug targets. The collaboration will support new target discovery with the goal of running several early phase clinical studies to demonstrate proof of biology and therapeutic opportunity in man.
Brain stimulation for your stammer
Research
22 October 2014
Stammering is a common condition in children that may last into adulthood and can affect people's self-esteem, education and employment prospects.
Giant £132m investment in cancer research at Oxford University
Research
22 October 2014
• £110m Precision Cancer Medicine Institute to be established, with £35m Hefce grant • New institute will include research on the use of proton beam therapy • £22m Centre for Molecular Medicine to focus on cancer genomics and molecular diagnostics, through a partnership with the Chan Soon-Shiong Institute
Smartphone solution for diabetes management wins 'best digital initiative'
General Research
20 October 2014
The smartphone-based system records blood glucose levels in real-time and transmits data directly to healthcare professionals to inform their next intervention.
Reverse the Odds – Cancer Research Needs You
Research
14 October 2014
Dr Anne Kiltie and her team of scientists in the Department of Oncology are trying to give patients with bladder cancer the information they need to choose between radiotherapy and surgery.
Schools are key to reaching children with mental health problems
Research
7 October 2014
Schools are a vital way of reaching the 10–20% of children and young people across the globe who would benefit from some sort of mental health intervention, says Dr Mina Fazel, a child psychiatrist at the University of Oxford.
The Thirsty Mind
Research
2 October 2014
The New Yorker reports on an article by a group of researchers from the Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour in the latest issue of the journal Nature Neuroscience. The group, which is led by Scott Waddell, studies rewards, motivation, and memory in the comparatively simple brain of the fruit fly.
One-in-ten antibiotic prescriptions 'fail' in general practice
Research
1 October 2014
More than one in ten of all antibiotic treatments in the primary care setting are associated with failure, according to research recently published in the BMJ.
Scientists discover gene which is directly related to both ageing and cancer
Research
29 September 2014
Recent work by Professor Kristijan Ramadan, Associate Professor and MRC Senior Group Leader in the University of Oxford's Department of Oncology, his team Dr. Bruno Vaz, Swagata Halder and Judith Oehler, and colleagues from across the world has discovered a gene which is directly related to both ageing and cancer.
Alison Woollard takes the CHRISTMAS LECTURES® to the Far East
Research
22 September 2014
Department of Biochemistry's Alison Woollard travelled East this Summer to entertain youngsters with her 'Life Fantastic' lectures.
Trials of novel Ebola drugs to be fast-tracked in West Africa
General Research
22 September 2014
Potential new treatments for Ebola are to be tested in West Africa for the first time as part of an international initiative to fast-track trials of the most promising drugs against the disease that has already led to over 2,600 deaths.
Dry roasting could help trigger peanut allergy
Research
21 September 2014
Dry roasted peanuts are more likely to trigger an allergy to peanuts than raw peanuts, suggests an Oxford University study involving mice.
First volunteer receives new Ebola vaccine in UK trial
Research
17 September 2014
The first healthy UK volunteer has received a candidate Ebola vaccine in Oxford in a safety trial carried out by the University of Oxford.
First international standards to assess growth of babies in the womb and size of newborns
Research
4 September 2014
The first international standards for fetal growth and newborn size have been developed by a global team led by scientists from Oxford University.
Brain link to primacy in primates
Research
2 September 2014
The size of different brain regions relates to our status in the social hierarchies we encounter every day.
Oxford to lead Ebola vaccine trial
Research
27 August 2014
An unprecedented international consortium, including Oxford, has been assembled to accelerate trials of a candidate Ebola vaccine
New approach could transform treatment of depression in cancer patients
Research
27 August 2014
Around three-quarters of cancer patients who have major depression do not currently receive treatment for their depression, new research led by Oxford University has found. But the researchers show that a new treatment programme is strikingly more effective at reducing depression and improving quality of life among cancer patients than current care.