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Depression and anxiety during pregnancy more common among young women today than their mothers
Research
18 July 2018
Prof Alan Stein co-authors a new paper revealing the increase of depression and anxiety in today's generation of young pregnant women.
'Family trees' of Acute Myeloid Leukaemia treated with enasidenib mapped for the first time
Research
17 July 2018
The study led by MRC WIMM researchers as part of an international team aims to understand what happens when patients stop responding to treatment.
One dose of aspirin doesn’t fit all
Research
13 July 2018
About one billion people worldwide take regular aspirin, usually to prevent heart attacks or strokes. Writing in The Lancet, researchers have shown that ‘one-dose-fits-all’ use of aspirin to prevent heart attacks, stroke or cancer, is ineffective or harmful in the majority of people, and that a more tailored strategy is required.
Virtual reality used to treat fear of heights
Innovation Research
12 July 2018
A study published in The Lancet Psychiatry provides first evidence that psychological therapy can be successfully delivered in virtual reality (VR).
Focussed ultrasound and nanomedicine offer new hope for improving effects of cancer drugs
Research
10 July 2018
Researchers have made a breakthrough in more precisely targeting drugs to cancers.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients' quality of life improved by socialising and regular exercise
Research
6 July 2018
Regular contact with healthcare professionals, support from peers and engaging in organised exercise could help people with chronic lung conditions to lead more active - and generally better lives, according to new research.
More awareness needed about stroke risk after mini-stroke
Research
4 July 2018
Professor Peter Rothwell (Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences) says more must be done to raise awareness of the need to take rapid action after a mini-stroke in order to reduce the number of major strokes.
Researchers explore malaria vaccines and antibiotic resistance at RS Summer Science Exhibition
Research
2 July 2018
This week marks the beginning of the prestigious Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition, and two groups from the Medical Sciences Division are there to engage visitors with their research.
Oxford gets government funding to expand antimicrobial resistance work
General Research
29 June 2018
Reducing the need for 24-hour blood pressure monitors in general practice
Innovation Research
29 June 2018
Satellite images cut survey costs and help identify hard-to-reach populations
General Research
19 June 2018
In an article for the LSE Impact Blog, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine researcher explains how satellite images can help identify hard-to-reach populations .
First human test of robotic eye surgery a success
Innovation Research
19 June 2018
Researchers from the University of Oxford have completed the first successful trial of robot-assisted retinal surgery.
First-hand accounts of premature baby loss inspire new resource
Research
19 June 2018
A new, free information resource launched by Oxford-based charity to improve support for parents losing a baby before 24 weeks of pregnancy.
World’s largest autism grant will transform research landscape
Research
19 June 2018
The largest research grant ever given for neurodevelopmental conditions has been awarded by the Innovative Medicines Initiative to an international consortium.
Oxford researcher gets £1m boost to study immunology of asthma
Research
14 June 2018
A University of Oxford researcher has received a £1m grant to expand his research into the immunology of lung diseases, including asthma.
Safety doubts unwarranted, important anti-malarial drug DHA-PPQ is safe to use
Research
8 June 2018
One of the world’s most widely used anti-malarial drugs is safe to use, say researchers, after a thorough review and analysis of nearly 200,000 malaria patients who’d taken the drug dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DHA-PPQ). There is such a low risk of sudden unexpected death from DHA-PPQ, one of the world’s most effective medicines to treat malaria, that there is no need to limit its current use.
Tackling poor quality medicines
Research
29 May 2018
Prof Paul Newton, Head of the Medicine Quality Group at the Infectious Diseases Data Observatory (IDDO), explains the need for new strategies for tackling poor quality medical products.
Could we work with our bacteria to stop infection?
Research
29 May 2018
As microbes have become increasingly resistant to antibiotics and antimicrobials scientists have become interested in new solutions to the growing superbug crisis, including the use of defensive microbes and faecal transplants. In new research, Oxford University scientists have developed a lab-based approach, creating positive co-dependent relationships between hosts and bacteria, quickly - termed ‘mutualisms’. These lab-developed bacterial relationships demonstrate how microbes can work with their hosts to prevent infection.