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\n \n\n \n10 November 2022
\n \n \n \nEstablishing preclinical models of Alzheimer\u2019s that reflect in-life clinical symptoms of each individual is a critically important goal, yet so far it has not been fully realised. A new collaborative study from the University of Oxford has demonstrated that clinical vulnerability to an abnormally abundant protein in Alzheimer\u2019s brain is in fact reflected in individual patient induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cortical neurons.
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\n \n\n \n8 November 2022
\n \n \n \nResearchers, led by the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, have developed a new tool for doctors to identify patients at high risk of serious falls. The tool could have a big impact on the way older patients are managed in primary care, improving targeting of drug treatment and fall prevention strategies for high-risk individuals.
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\n \n\n \n7 November 2022
\n \n \n \nThe University of Oxford has led the largest and most comprehensive analysis of the entire genomic landscape of the commonest type of blood cancer called chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) as part of the UK\u2019s 100,000 Genomes Project. This work defines five genomic subgroups of CLL and associates these with clinical outcomes, and these subgroups provide a better estimation of patient prognosis than achieved by previous single gene analyses, allowing more tailored patient care.
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\n \n\n \n7 November 2022
\n \n \n \nResearchers from the University of Oxford have today reported findings from a study that investigated whether previously identified correlates of protection associated with risk of full-blown tuberculosis (TB) disease could also be associated with risk of infection from the bacteria that causes TB - highlighting certain correlates in the process.
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\n \n\n \n4 November 2022
\n \n \n \nA phase I/IIa clinical trial that the University of Oxford collaborated on has demonstrated that a T-cell therapeutic HIV vaccine was associated with better control of the virus rebound when antiretroviral therapy (ART) was temporarily withdrawn.
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\n \n\n \n3 November 2022
\n \n \n \nA new study published in the journal Science Advances sheds light on how Gram-negative bacteria like E. coli construct their outer membrane to resemble body armour, which has far-reaching implications for the development of antibiotics.
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\n \n\n \n2 November 2022
\n \n \n \nPancreatic cancer could be identified in patients up to three years earlier than current diagnoses, new research suggests. Weight loss and increasing blood glucose levels are early indicators of pancreatic cancer and could lead to a more timely diagnosis, helping to improve survival rates.
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\n \n\n \n1 November 2022
\n \n \n \nIt is with great sadness that we report Peter Morris\u2019s death. Peter died peacefully of metastatic colon cancer on Saturday 29 October at the age of 88, at home in Witney, surrounded by his wife Jocelyn and members of his large family. Peter has been one of the greatest Oxford medicine figures and was the third Nuffield Professor of Surgery between 1974 and 2001.
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\n \n\n \n28 October 2022
\n \n \n \nThe 2021 and 2022 MSD Teaching Excellence Awards were celebrated in a ceremony at St Catherine\u2019s College earlier this week.
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\n \n\n \n28 October 2022
\n \n \n \nResearchers from Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology & Musculoskeletal Sciences (NDORMS) at the University of Oxford have investigated claims that some adenovirus-based COVID-19 vaccines increase the risk of rare blood clots compared to their mRNA-based counterparts.
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\n \n\n \n27 October 2022
\n \n \n \nOxford University has been ranked as the world's best institution for clinical and health teaching and research for the twelfth consecutive year in the latest Times Higher Education World University Rankings.
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\n \n\n \n26 October 2022
\n \n \n \nThe UK\u2019s efforts to tackle the monkeypox outbreak will receive a huge boost with the creation of a new research consortium \u2013 in which the University of Oxford is a key partner \u2013 working together to develop better diagnostic tests, identify potential therapies and study vaccine effectiveness.
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\n \n \n \nAll Medical Sciences staff are invited to log into HR self-service and ensure their contact, diversity background and disability details are up to date. Between 6% and 27% of staff in the Division are missing their diversity data which makes it difficult to complete statutory reporting, understand or track our population changes and to plan actions around staff diversity and equality \u2013 make sure your data is complete today!
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\n \n\n \n21 October 2022
\n \n \n \nProfessor Christopher Fairburn has been awarded the 2022 American Psychological Association (APA) Award for Distinguished Scientific Applications of Psychology.
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\n \n\n \n20 October 2022
\n \n \n \nNew research led from the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences has shown that, overall, the average salt content of food products sold at supermarkets has not changed between 2015 and 2020. \r\nThe results also showed that for certain products (ready meals, pizzas and soups) the volume of salt sold increased during this time.
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