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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
COVID-19: is obesity really more of a risk factor for men than women?
Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
12 May 2021
Eoghan Mulholland receives prestigious Lee Placito Research Fellowship
Awards and Appointments General
12 May 2021
Dr Eoghan Mulholland has received the prestigious Lee Placito Research Fellowship in Gastrointestinal Cancer. Eoghan will use this 3-year position to research cell interactions in colorectal cancers.
Eleven Oxford professors honoured by the Academy of Medical Sciences
Awards and Appointments General
12 May 2021
The Academy of Medical Sciences has elected 11 University of Oxford biomedical and health scientists to its fellowship.
3,400 different medicines used globally to treat COVID-19
Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
11 May 2021
Insufficient data, and misleading recommendations led to significant early heterogeneity in global COVID-19 patient management, according to recent BMJ study.
Children and Adolescents’ Mental Health: One Year On
Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
10 May 2021
Parents and carers reported that behavioural, emotional and attentional difficulties in their children changed considerably throughout the past year, increasing in times of national lockdown and decreasing as restrictions eased and schools reopened, according to the latest Co-SPACE (COVID-19 Supporting Parents, Adolescents, and Children in Epidemics) study, led by experts at the University of Oxford.
Tackling climate concerns through sustainable healthcare
General
10 May 2021
A new initiative by Oxford Medical Students and faculty is accelerating the learning of sustainable healthcare at Oxford.
Future-Proofing Mental Health
General Research
10 May 2021
UK academics are calling for targets for mental health research in order to meet the healthcare challenges of the next decade. Published today in Journal of Mental Health, researchers set out four overarching goals that will speed up implementation of mental health research and give a clear direction for researchers and funders to focus their efforts when it comes to better understanding the treatment of mental health.
May 2021 Volunteer Opportunities
10 May 2021
Promising malaria vaccine enters final stage of clinical testing in West Africa
Clinical Trials General Research
7 May 2021
First vaccinations have now begun in Mali in a phase III trial of a malaria vaccine developed at the University of Oxford. Known as R21/Matrix-M, it recently showed efficacy of 77% over 12 months in a phase IIb trial, and it is hoped that this phase III trial will help to lead to licensure of this malaria vaccine by 2023.
Oxford researchers elected to Royal Society
Awards and Appointments General
7 May 2021
Six scientists from the University of Oxford, including Professor Adrian Hill and Professor Frances Platt from the Medical Sciences Division, have joined the Royal Society as Fellows.
Student Prizes for Biomedical Sciences and Medicine 2020-2021
Awards and Appointments General
5 May 2021
Congratulations to all our Biomedical Sciences students and Medicine students who have been awarded prizes during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Study reveals the three most important aspects of care for hip fractures
General Research
5 May 2021
Older patients with hip fractures recover better if they receive treatment under the supervision of both a surgeon and a specialist in elderly care; are checked to avoid future falls; and are assessed for memory problems.
Multi-partner 'OpenMind' consortium to develop technology for new generation of neurostimulation devices
General Research
5 May 2021
Investigators at the University of Oxford, University of California San Francisco (UCSF), Brown University and the Mayo Clinic have joined forces to develop open-source technology platforms for a new generation of neurostimulation devices that not only provide stimulation to the brain but also sense, record, and stream brain activity.
Why we must expand newborn screening
General Research
4 May 2021
Professor Laurent Servais of the Department of Paeditrics writes for the Oxford Science Blog on why it is important that we become much more efficient in the diagnosis of treatable conditions and in the treatment of these diseases.
Severe COVID in young people can mostly be explained by obesity – new study
General Research
4 May 2021
Top place for Oxford Clinical Medical Student in prestigious national Ophthalmology Duke Elder Prize Examination
Awards and Appointments General
4 May 2021
Sixth year Clinical Medical student, Ryan Purdy (Worcester College), placed first in the Royal College of Ophthalmology's annual Prize Examination.