Search results
Found 6783 matches for
An internationally recognised centre of excellence for biomedical and clinical research and teaching
Medical Sciences Division announces new Industry Expert in Residence
Innovation
2 November 2018
Dr Andy Pearce, Director of Discovery Partnerships with Academia at GSK joins the scheme as a Drug Discovery and Development Expert
More action needed to prevent maternal deaths across the UK
Research
2 November 2018
There has been an increase in the number of women dying during pregnancy or in the six weeks after the end of pregnancy in the UK, according to a new report produced by researchers from the National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit at the University of Oxford.
Group therapy most effective treatment for anxiety in young people
Research
2 November 2018
Group-based talking therapies shown to be most effective treatment for young people with anxiety disorders.
Oxford - Axol collaboration secure funding to grow brains in the lab
Innovation
2 November 2018
Researchers at the University of Oxford, in a new industry partnership with Axol Bioscience of Cambridge, have secured funding from the BBSRC to collaborate in creating human models of the cerebellum with induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) for studies of neurological disorders.
Treatment for moderately high blood pressure may be best saved for those at high risk
Research
30 October 2018
The largest study of people with mild hypertension shows that medical treatment may not be worthwhile in those who are at low risk of heart attack and stroke.
Successful renewals of Athena SWAN Silver Awards announced
Athena Swan Awards and Appointments General
29 October 2018
My Mind Our Humanity
General
26 October 2018
The University of Oxford, Department of Psychiatry is working with partners to develop and lead The Young People’s Campaign for the Lancet Commission on Global Mental Health and Sustainable Development
Provide basic health services in villages to eliminate malaria, say researchers in Myanmar
Research
26 October 2018
The incidence of malaria cases continued to drop dramatically in rural and remote Myanmar villages after community workers trained only to detect and treat malaria began providing basic health care as well as malaria services, say University of Oxford affiliated researchers. Adding the health services to malaria control benefitted the villagers access to health and improved malaria services – paving the way for malaria elimination.
Brexit diet could lead to 5,600 deaths a year as fresh fruit and veg prices shoot up
Research
26 October 2018
Computer modelling used to discover and design new mental health drugs
Innovation
26 October 2018
Whole-brain computer modelling reveals the effects of LSD on the human brain
Professor Bafadhel receives prestigious Royal College of Physicians award
Awards and Appointments General
23 October 2018
Mona Bafadhel, Associate Professor Respiratory Medicine and NIHR postdoctoral fellow, in the Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, was awarded the Royal College of Physicians Graham Bull Prize in the Clinical Sciences last week.
Bacterial World exhibition launches at the Oxford Museum of Natural History
Research
23 October 2018
The new exhibition explores the influence of bacteria in our lives.
Gestational Diabetes App officially launched
Innovation
19 October 2018
A smartphone application for women with gestational diabetes, developed with support from NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, has been launched commercially.
TED talk of Professor Faith Osier published
General
19 October 2018
Professor Faith Osier's TED talk, accepted in April 2018, is now published as one of few by the TED Fellows Talks.
First genetic analysis of brain function and structure using UK Biobank imaging data yields exciting results
Research
12 October 2018
Oxford scientists report exciting new insights into the structure and function of the brain using genetic information and detailed brain images from UK Biobank
New test successfully predicts all women who will not develop pre-eclampsia
Innovation Research
12 October 2018
A new test that predicts with almost 100 per cent accuracy that a pregnant woman will not develop pre-eclampsia within the following seven days has been given the green light to be used as standard clinical practice in one of the UK’s biggest acute hospital trusts.
Balanced plant-based diets improve our health and the health of the planet
Research
12 October 2018
Well-balanced and predominantly plant-based diets can lead to improved nutrient levels, reduce premature deaths from chronic diseases by more than 20%, and lower greenhouse gas emissions, fertilizer application, and cropland and freshwater use, globally and in most regions, a new study finds.
Feeding 10 billion people by 2050 within planetary limits may be achievable, say researchers
Research
12 October 2018
A global shift towards healthy and more plant-based diets, halving food loss and waste, and improving farming practices and technologies are required to feed 10 billion people sustainably by 2050, a new study finds.
Largest ever diabetes genetics study uncovers mechanisms behind type 2 diabetes
Research
10 October 2018
A study published in the journal Nature Genetics used genetic data from nearly a million people across Europe and North America to highlight some of the key ways in which type 2 diabetes develops, and to find several genes which could be attractive targets for the creation of new therapeutic drugs.
Gene therapy breakthrough in treating rare form of blindness
Innovation Research
10 October 2018
Positive results of the world’s first gene therapy trial for a genetic cause of blindness known as choroideremia have been reported in Nature Medicine.