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New Oxford Sparks podcast launched: How tricky is it to make a COVID-19 tracing app?
Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
20 May 2020
In this episode of the Big Questions podcast, Dr Grant Blank (Oxford Internet Institute) gives his thoughts on how tricky it is to make a COVID-19 tracing app.
RECOVERY team reflect on International Clinical Trials Day 2020
Clinical Trials Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
20 May 2020
How to set up a trial in nine days
Clinical Trials Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
20 May 2020
Why we need the human touch in contact tracing for coronavirus
Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
19 May 2020
T cell responses may be key to fighting off COVID-19
Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
19 May 2020
An analysis of blood samples from COVID-19 patients has found that patients with elevated levels of a marker for T cells activity went on to develop only mild symptoms. The study, led by Professor Tao Dong (Radcliffe Department of Medicine) found that patients with lower levels of this marker had more severe symptoms.
Interdisciplinary project could lead to a personalised approach for mood stabilisation for bipolar patients
General Research
18 May 2020
An interdisciplinary project with scientists and clinicians from across the Medical Sciences Division used bipolar patient-derived fibroblasts to gain a deeper understanding into patient circadian rhythms, and how these rhythmic changes could predict lithium sensitivity in bipolar disorder.
Funding and manufacturing boost for UK vaccine programme
Awards and Appointments Clinical Trials Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
18 May 2020
The Government has announced £65.5 million of new funding for the vaccine being developed at the University of Oxford as coronavirus vaccine trials accelerate.
Oxford University and Sichuan University form joint Centre for Gastrointestinal Cancer
General Research
15 May 2020
University of Oxford-Sichuan University Huaxi Joint Centre for Gastrointestinal Cancer, a new international collaboration led by Prof. David Kerr (Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford) and Prof. Li Yang (Sichuan University) was launched today, Friday 15 May 2020.
How research on ticks could offer potential COVID-19 breakthrough
Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
15 May 2020
Radcliffe Department of Medicine's Professor Shoumo Bhattacharya has been working with a UK-based biotechnology firm to find out if his research on the ‘pharmacological goldmine’ in tick saliva might offer a treatment option for COVID-10 patients.
New weight-loss drug brings hope for safer obesity treatment
General Research
14 May 2020
A collaborative research team from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, co-led by Department of Physiology, Anatomy & Genetics Associate Professor Ana Domingos, have developed a new weight-loss amphetamine that could potentially avoid the harmful side effects of traditional treatments.
New weapon identified in arsenal against disease
General Research
13 May 2020
Researchers in the Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology & Musculoskeletal Sciences (NDORMS) reveal supramolecular attack particles are autonomous killing entities released from cytotoxic T lymphocytes
Pregnant women are not at greater risk of severe COVID-19 than other women
Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
12 May 2020
Researchers from the Nuffield Department of Population Health, in collaboration with the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, the Universities of Leeds and Birmingham, Kings and Imperial Colleges London, have published new research that suggests pregnant women are no more likely to become ill with severe COVID-19 than non-pregnant woman. However, the majority of women who did become severely ill were in their third trimester of pregnancy, emphasising the importance of social distancing for this group.
Coronavirus: scientists promoting chloroquine and remdesivir are acting like sports rivals
Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
12 May 2020
New BBC Radio Series: The Anatomy of Melancholy
General Research
11 May 2020
A new BBC Radio 4 series: The Anatomy of Melancholy will air from Monday 11 May at 1.45 pm. The first episode is entitled - Who is free from melancholy?
Common diabetes drug helps reverse diabetic patients’ heart disease risk
General Research
7 May 2020
Risk factors for COVID-19 death revealed in world’s largest analysis of patient records
Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
7 May 2020
The largest study to date, analysing NHS health data from 17.4 million UK adults between 1 February 2020 and 25 April 2020, has given the strongest evidence on risk factors associated with COVID-19 death.
Major stressors for parents during COVID-19 revealed in new report
Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
7 May 2020
Work was cited as the most frequent source of stress for parents, followed by their children's wellbeing
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative awards funding to two Oxford teams to support inflammation research
Awards and Appointments General Research
30 April 2020
Two different teams from the Medical Sciences Division have received a share of $14 million in funding from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative as one of 29 projects that will explore emerging ideas regarding the role of inflammation in disease.
Music-making brings us together during the coronavirus pandemic
Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
30 April 2020
Results of remdesivir trial released
Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
30 April 2020
The results of a placebo-controlled trial of remdesivir in COVID-19 patients have been published in the Lancet.