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Female body shape gene may increase risk of type 2 diabetes
Research
10 April 2018
Scientists at the University of Oxford have identified a gene that in women is linked to the creation and location of new fat cells and in turn contributes to an increased risk of type 2 diabetes.
Professor Irene Tracey appointed to new MRC Council
Awards and Appointments General
9 April 2018
Head of Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences confirmed as a member of new MRC council
£1.1m for seven research projects to improve pancreatic cancer survival
Awards and Appointments General
9 April 2018
Seven cutting edge research projects, including a project led by Professor Peter Friend from the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, have been awarded grants totalling £1.1 million by the UK medical research charity, Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund (PCRF). The grants bring the charity’s total research support to £10 million.
Household air pollution linked to cardiovascular disease risk
Research
5 April 2018
Exposure to household air pollution from using wood or coal for cooking and heating is associated with higher risk of death from heart attack and stroke, according to new research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
Oxford-Cambridge Student Conferences
General
5 April 2018
Academics and course directors offer an insight into Oxford Medical Sciences undergraduate courses
Oxford achieves HR Excellence in Research
Awards and Appointments General
5 April 2018
Oxford announces its re-accreditation as an HR Excellence in Research (HREIR) award holder.
Decider or ditherer? How we make decisions
Research
4 April 2018
Professors Peter Brown and Rafal Bogacz in the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences describe their research team’s discovery that a certain ‘hold your horses’ function in decision-making occurs in an extremely brief window of time, and involves bursts of a specific type of activity in a brain centre known as the subthalamic nucleus.
Litchfield Lectureships announced
Awards and Appointments General
4 April 2018
Three distinguished scientists have been appointed to deliver a Litchfield Lecture in Oxford.
Oxford spinout Brainomix secures £7m investment to tackle strokes with AI
Innovation
3 April 2018
Brainomix, a medical imaging company using artificial intelligence (AI) for the fast diagnosis and treatment of stroke victims, has attracted £7m ($9.8m) of investment to bring its software to the global healthcare market. The company was spun out from Oxford University research.
Oxford Vaccine Group leads meningitis vaccine trial for teenagers
Clinical Trials Research
28 March 2018
Researchers are working with schools around the county to find 24,000 volunteers aged 16 to 18 years to take part in the Be on the TEAM (Teenagers Against Meningitis) trial, led by the Oxford Vaccine Group at the Oxford University's Paediatrics Department with funding and support from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR).
Psychiatry researcher awarded prestigious public engagement funding
General
28 March 2018
Dr Elizabeth Tunbridge (Department of Psychiatry) has received an award from the Royal Society's new Public Engagement Fund for her project 'Genetics and the Self.'
Oxford win major MRC Mental Health Pathfinder Award
Awards and Appointments General
28 March 2018
Oxford is one of nine universities to receive a multimillion pound grant from the MRC to harness the power of data science for mental health research.
Podcast: How do you mend a broken heart?
Research
28 March 2018
New Oxford Sparks podcast with DPAG researcher Nicola Smart offers new insights into cardiology
Medical Sciences celebrates Brain Awareness Week
General
21 March 2018
Divisional researchers take part in Brain Discovery Festival to highlight Brain Awareness Week (BAW).
Premature hearts less able to cope with exercise
Research
20 March 2018
Changes in the structure and function of the hearts of people born prematurely may make them less able to cope with the pressures of exercise in adulthood, and could lead to increased risk of heart failure later in life.
Medical Sciences heads to the Big Bang Fair
General Public Engagement with Research
19 March 2018
Researchers from NDORMS, the Department of Oncology and Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics attend the Big Bang Fair 2018 to inspire the next generation of scientists.
Concerns raised over rising deaths in England and Wales
Research
15 March 2018
Health chiefs are failing to investigate a clear pattern of rising death rates and worsening health outcomes in England and Wales, argue experts in The BMJ, as the latest figures show more than 10,000 extra deaths in first weeks of 2018 compared with previous years.