AIMday in Women's Health - registration for academics now open
8 April 2021
Are you an academic interested in finding out how your knowledge can be used to solve industry challenges? Would you like to widen your network? Meet potential collaborators / future employees? Gain insights into relevant funding schemes? If you answer YES to any of the above, now is the time to register for the AIMday in Women's Health.
UK and EU regulators conclude benefits of vaccination continue to outweigh the risks
7 April 2021
Today, the medical regulators in the UK and Europe have announced their conclusions from their reviews of very rare cases of unusual blood clots in people who have received the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine.
Link between COVID-19 infection and subsequent mental health and neurological conditions found
7 April 2021
Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
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.
New national study of long-term impacts of debilitating lung damage from COVID-19
7 April 2021
Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
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
31 March 2021
Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
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.
New study shows overwhelming public support for donating vaccines to low-income countries
31 March 2021
Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
A survey led by Nuffield Department of Population Health's Health Economics Research Centre has found that most people in high-income countries support donating some of their country’s COVID-19 vaccine supplies to low-income nations who would otherwise struggle to gain access.
New target identified to develop treatment for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
30 March 2021
A new study from the Department of Physiology, Anatomy & Genetics (DPAG) has shed light on a key regulatory step in the initiation and progression of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm by revealing the protective role of a previously little known small protein.
MRC HIU researchers release cheap, quick COVID-19 antibody test
29 March 2021
Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
An international research team led by Oxford University scientists has developed a portable test for antibodies that fight the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.
New study finds strong immune response following COVID-19 vaccination
29 March 2021
Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
A new study has found that 99% of people generate a robust immune response against COVID-19 after just one dose of the Pfizer vaccine, and that after two doses levels of protection were even stronger.
University of Oxford to study nasal administration of COVID-19 vaccine
26 March 2021
Clinical Trials Coronavirus COVID-19 General
The University of Oxford is launching a study investigating the delivery of the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 coronavirus vaccine using a nasal spray.
AstraZeneca publish primary analysis from US trial of coronavirus vaccine
25 March 2021
Clinical Trials Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
Our partners AstraZeneca have today announced the high-level results from the primary analysis of their Phase III trial of the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 coronavirus vaccine in the US. They confirm that the vaccine efficacy is consistent with the interim analysis results announced on Monday 22 March 2021.
New partnership enables access to state-of-the-art radiotherapy machine
25 March 2021
The first NHS patient has received treatment on the cutting-edge ViewRay MRIdian technology, thanks to a new partnership between the University of Oxford, Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) NHS Foundation Trust and GenesisCare.
World TB Day: Finding new ways to test children for tuberculosis
24 March 2021
Dr Nisreen Khambati of the Oxford Vaccine Group writes for the Oxford Science Blog on why it is vital to find new ways to test children for tuberculosis.
Marking 100 years of the tuberculosis BCG vaccine
24 March 2021
The VALIDATE Network, a community of over 400 researchers based in more than 200 research institutions in 63 countries, will today launch the “BCG100 Programme” marking the centenary of the Bacille Calmette-Guérin Vaccine for tuberculosis.
The RECOVERY Trial: One year on
23 March 2021
Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
The Randomised Evaluation of COVid-19 thERapY (RECOVERY) trial was officially launched on 23 March 2020. It is the world's largest COVID-19 drug trial.
USA, Chile and Peru interim trial data show Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is safe and highly effective
22 March 2021
Clinical Trials Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
A Phase III study of the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine conducted by AstraZeneca plc in the USA, Chile and Peru has shown that vaccine is safe and highly effective, adding to previous trial data from the United Kingdom, Brazil and South Africa, as well as real-world impact data from the United Kingdom.