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Kerpow! Sleep science gets a comic book make over
General Research
1 June 2021
In a new Oxford Science Blog, Dr Manuel Spitschan (Department of Experimental Psychology) and Coline Weinzaepflen share their new comic book which they designed for teens and above who are curious about circadian rhythms, sleep, and the effects of light on our body and brain.
AIMday in Experimental Medicine in Psychiatry - registration for academics now open
Events Innovation
1 June 2021
Are you an academic interested in finding out how your knowledge can be used to solve industry challenges? Would you like to widen your network? Meet potential collaborators / future employees? Gain insights into relevant funding schemes? If you answer YES to any of the above, now is the time to register for the AIMday in Experimental Medicine in Psychiatry.
University of Oxford to launch Pandemic Sciences Institute
General Research
28 May 2021
The University of Oxford has today announced the launch of a new centre of global research collaboration and excellence, the Pandemic Sciences Institute.
The Oxford-Harrington Rare Disease Centre initiates first disease priority area: Friedreich’s Ataxia
General Research
27 May 2021
The Oxford-Harrington Rare Disease Centre is redoubling efforts to develop a therapeutics programme for Friedreich’s Ataxia.
New clinical trial for patients affected by blood cancer
General Research
27 May 2021
Radcliffe Department of Medicine's Professor Adam Mead is leading PROMise, a new clinical trial offering a novel treatment option for patients with a type of blood cancer called myelofibrosis.
SARS-CoV-2 RNA discovery unlocks new potential treatments
Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
27 May 2021
An international and multidisciplinary team led by researchers at the University of Oxford, University of Glasgow, and University of Heidelberg, has uncovered the interactions that SARS-CoV-2 RNA establishes with the host cell, many of which are fundamental for infection.
Immune cells imperfect at distinguishing friend from foe
General Research
27 May 2021
When it comes to distinguishing a healthy cell from an infected one that needs to be destroyed, the immune system’s killer T cells sometimes make mistakes. This discovery, described today in the journal eLife, upends a long-held belief among scientists that T cells were nearly perfect at discriminating friend from foe. The results may point to new ways to treat autoimmune diseases that cause the immune system to attack the body, or lead to improvements in cutting-edge cancer treatments.
Study confirms longer-term lung damage after COVID-19
Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
25 May 2021
A study by Oxford and Sheffield researchers using a cutting-edge method of imaging has identified persistent damage to the lungs of COVID-19 patients at least three months after they were discharged from hospital, and for some patients even longer.
Oxford to play host to crucial G7 health talks
General
25 May 2021
Oxford University will host the 2021 G7 Health Ministers’ Meeting in early June
A million reasons for talking to Professor Martin Landray
Blogs Research
21 May 2021
Imagine saving a million lives. While the world was in the first throes of the pandemic and paralysed in the face of the seemingly unstoppable spread of the coronavirus, two Oxford professors, Peter Horby and Martin Landray, started a trial which is estimated to have saved around one million lives with a £5 medicine that is available across the world.
Peter Scanlon wins national award
Awards and Appointments General
21 May 2021
Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences' Associate Professor Peter Scanlon has been named as a winner at the prestigious Royal College of Physicians’ (RCP) Excellence in Patient Care Awards.
The Botnar Research Institute appoints new Director
Awards and Appointments General
18 May 2021
The Nuffield Department of Orthopaedic, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences (NDORMS) is delighted to announce that Professor Jonathan Rees has been appointed as the new Director of the Botnar Research Institute
How the kidney contributes to healthy iron levels and disease
General Research
18 May 2021
A new study from Department of Physiology, Anatomy & Genetics has addressed a long-standing gap in our understanding of systemic iron homeostasis. It provides the first formal demonstration that the hormone hepcidin controls iron reabsorption in the kidney, in a manner that impacts the body’s iron levels, under normal physiological conditions. It also demonstrates for the first time how this mechanism becomes critically important in the development of iron disorders.
Preliminary data suggests mixing Covid-19 vaccine increases reactogenicity
Clinical Trials Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
18 May 2021
Researchers running the University of Oxford-led Com-COV study – launched earlier this year to investigate alternating doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine and the Pfizer vaccine – report preliminary data revealing more frequent mild to moderate reactions in mixed schedules compared to standard schedules.
Childhood abdominal pain may be linked to disordered eating in teenagers
General Research
18 May 2021
New research shows that people who suffer from recurrent abdominal pain in childhood may be more likely to have disordered eating as teenagers.
Oxford University and Oracle partner to speed identification of COVID-19 variants
Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
18 May 2021
The partnership will enable global genomic sequencing and examination through a specialist platform developed on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure to help mitigate the impact of potentially dangerous COVID-19 variants.
Having a healthier heart associated with better problem-solving and reaction time
General Research
17 May 2021
People with healthier heart structure and function appear to have better cognitive abilities, including increased capacity to solve logic problems and faster reaction times, according to a study involving University of Oxford and Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) researchers.
COVID vaccine hesitancy: spell out the personal rather than collective benefits to persuade people – new research
Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
17 May 2021
Dunbar’s number: why my theory that humans can only maintain 150 friendships has withstood 30 years of scrutiny
General Research
17 May 2021