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Oxford Ebola vaccine manufactured and shipped in record time by SII
General Research
16 December 2022
More than 40,000 doses of Oxford’s Ebola vaccine have been manufactured by SII (Serum Institute of India) in just 60 days and doses shipped to Uganda.
‘Thinking Family’ when an adult has a serious illness
General Research
15 December 2022
Every day, thousands of parents and grandparents are diagnosed with serious health conditions such as cancer, lung or heart disease. They are then faced with the unenviable task of sharing this information with the children they love.
Nearly 1 in 10 young people experience physical pain and suicidality
General Research
14 December 2022
Nearly one in 10 young people are experiencing both persistent physical pain and suicidal feelings, according to a new paper from researchers from the University of Oxford, Cambridge, Oslo (Norway), King’s College London, and the Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Deu (Spain).
Doctors regularly give ineffective weight loss advice to patients with obesity, study reveals
General Research
13 December 2022
A study published today in 'Family Practice', led by researchers at the University of Oxford, finds that when doctors tell patients living with obesity to lose weight, the guidance they give is generally vague, superficial, and commonly not supported by scientific evidence.
DPUK welcomes government’s £50m investment in MND research
General Research
13 December 2022
Part of this new funding will help the Dementias Platform UK team work with the MND community to translate scientific discoveries into real-world treatments.
Research confirms important differences in colorectal cancer patients with a history of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
General Research
12 December 2022
IBD-associated colorectal cancers were found to occur in younger patients and have worse outcomes. Researchers call for urgent improvement of early detection methods to provide more risk-based and personalised care.
EAVI2020: The Quest for an HIV Vaccine
General Research
2 December 2022
In this long read published to coincide with International AIDS Day, we explore how an international collaboration – of which the University of Oxford is a key partner – has boosted HIV vaccine research. We thank our partners at Imperial College London for allowing us to reproduce and abridge this article.
Smoking increases the risks of 56 diseases in Chinese adults
General Research
1 December 2022
Smoking increases the risks of 56 diseases and kills more than one million adults in China each year from 22 different causes, according to new research published in The Lancet Public Health.
Treating mental illness with electricity marries old ideas with modern tech and understanding of the brain – podcast
General Research
25 November 2022
Young lives under pressure as global crises hits mental health and well-being – report
General Research
25 November 2022
The well-being and mental health of young people in low - and middle - income countries have been dramatically affected by the series of crises hitting the world. As the international community continues to struggle with the impact of COVID-19, conflict and climate change, the latest report from the Young Lives project shows a long-running upward trend in young people’s well-being has been sharply reversed alongside widespread anxiety and depression. Young people are less confident about their futures for the first time in the 20-year study.
Bacterial infections linked to one in eight global deaths, according to GRAM study
General Research
23 November 2022
Data showing 7.7 million deaths from 33 bacterial infections can guide measures to strengthen health systems, particularly in low-income settings
First evidence drug resistant bacteria can travel from gut to lung, increasing infection risks
General Research
22 November 2022
A new Oxford University study released during World Antimicrobial Awareness Week has significant findings on how antimicrobial resistance (AMR) arises and persists. The results, published today in Nature Communications, provide the first direct evidence of AMR bacteria migrating from a patient’s gut microbiome to the lungs, increasing the risk of deadly infections.
The risk of seizures and epilepsy is higher after COVID than after the flu – new research
General Research
22 November 2022
Many adolescents game a lot without negative effects on their wellbeing
General Research
21 November 2022
A new study published by University of Oxford researchers in an open-access journal, JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting, shows that although many school-age adolescents are spending considerable time gaming, it is not having a negative impact on the wellbeing.
Oxford’s Ebola vaccine recommended for deployment against Uganda outbreak
Clinical Trials General Research
18 November 2022
A vaccine developed by the Oxford Vaccine Group’s Prof Teresa Lambe and supported in clinical trials and manufacture scale-up by researchers from the Jenner Institute (Nuffield Department of Medicine) has been recommended for inclusion in a ring vaccination trial to combat a Sudan ebolavirus outbreak in Uganda.
E-cigarettes are more effective than nicotine-replacement therapy in helping smokers quit
General Research
17 November 2022
The latest Cochrane Review finds high certainty evidence that nicotine e-cigarettes are more effective than traditional nicotine-replacement therapy (NRT) in helping people quit smoking.
Researchers make miniature ‘bone marrows in a dish’ to improve anti-cancer treatments
General Research
16 November 2022
Scientists from Oxford University and the University of Birmingham have made the first bone marrow ‘organoids’ that include all the key components of human marrow. This technology allows for the screening of multiple anti-cancer drugs at the same time, as well as testing personalised treatments for individual cancer patients.
Key cause of type 2 diabetes uncovered
General Research
14 November 2022
Oxford research reveals high blood glucose reprograms the metabolism of pancreatic beta-cells in diabetes.
New study shows clinical symptoms for Alzheimer’s can be predicted in preclinical models
General Research
10 November 2022
Establishing preclinical models of Alzheimer’s 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’s brain is in fact reflected in individual patient induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cortical neurons.
New tool could help GPs predict and prevent serious falls
General Research
8 November 2022
Researchers, 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.