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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
Oxford vaccine professor: rich countries have a moral duty to share their COVID-19 shots
Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
30 April 2021
The role of mAbs (neutralising monoclonal antibodies) in the fight against COVID-19
Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
30 April 2021
Neutralising mAbs, a form of anti-viral medicine, are being explored as an attractive option to treat symptoms of COVID-19 and in some cases prevent infection. But what are the pros and cons of this type of treatment and what should regulators consider before granting approval?
New method for cost-effective genome-wide DNA methylation analysis
General Research
28 April 2021
Ludwig Cancer Research team build on its TAPS method to develop an alternative to costly whole-genome sequencing for the detection of DNA methylation.
Azithromycin not effective against COVID-19, trial confirms
Clinical Trials General Research
28 April 2021
A clinical trial by University of Oxford researchers has confirmed that the antibiotic azithromycin has no clinical benefit in people with moderate COVID-19.
New malaria vaccine proves highly effective – and COVID shows how quickly it could be deployed
General Research
28 April 2021
Significant reductions in COVID-19 infections found after single dose of Oxford-AstraZeneca and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine
Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
23 April 2021
COVID-19 infections fell significantly – by 65% - after a first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca or Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines in this large community surveillance study.
Malaria vaccine becomes first to achieve WHO-specified 75% efficacy goal
Clinical Trials General Research
23 April 2021
Researchers from the University of Oxford and their partners have today reported findings from a Phase IIb trial of a candidate malaria vaccine, R21/Matrix-M, which demonstrated high-level efficacy of 77% over 12-months of follow-up.
National survey reveals big reductions in COVID-19 infections with single dose of Oxford-AZ and Pfizer vaccines
Coronavirus COVID-19 Research
23 April 2021
Data from the COVID-19 Infection Survey, a partnership between the University of Oxford, the Office of National Statistics (ONS) and the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC), is the first to show the impact of vaccination on antibody responses and new infections in a large group of adults from the general population aged 16 years and older.
Research uncovers high risk to pregnant women from COVID-19
Coronavirus COVID-19 Research
23 April 2021
A study of more than 2,100 pregnant women across 18 countries worldwide has revealed that COVID-19 is associated with a higher risk of severe maternal and newborn complications than previously recognised.
General anaesthesia should be available for dying patients - medical and ethical experts
General Research
21 April 2021
General anaesthesia should be more widely available for patients at the end of their lives, according to Oxford experts in ethics and anaesthesia, according to a paper published by Anaesthesia (a journal of the Association of Anaesthetists).
Risk of rare blood clotting higher for COVID-19 than for vaccines
Coronavirus COVID-19 Research
15 April 2021
COVID-19 leads to a several-times higher risk of cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) blood clots than current COVID-19 vaccines.
Asthma drug budesonide shortens recovery time in non-hospitalised patients with COVID-19
Clinical Trials Coronavirus COVID-19 Research
12 April 2021
Inhaled budesonide, a common corticosteroid, is the first widely available, inexpensive drug found to shorten recovery times in COVID-19 patients aged over 50 who are treated at home and in other community settings, reports the PRINCIPLE trial in 1,779 participants.
Link between COVID-19 infection and subsequent mental health and neurological conditions found
Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
7 April 2021
One in three COVID-19 survivors received a neurological or psychiatric diagnosis within six months of infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, an observational study of more than 230,000 patient health records published in The Lancet Psychiatry journal estimates. The study looked at 14 neurological and mental health disorders.
Cognitive behavioural therapy: we discovered a data gap on its effectiveness for different ethnic groups
General Research
7 April 2021
New national study of long-term impacts of debilitating lung damage from COVID-19
Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
7 April 2021
A new national study will investigate the long-term effects of lung inflammation and scarring from COVID-19. The study, launched with £2 million of funding from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), aims to develop treatment strategies and prevent disability.
Opportunities for final goodbyes must be prioritised in COVID-19 pandemic
Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
31 March 2021
Bereaved relatives described the ongoing pain of being absent at the end of a loved-one's life. Many had not seen their relative for weeks or months due to the pandemic. Opportunities must be prioritised for essential connections between families at end-of-life care.