Gestational Diabetes App officially launched
19 October 2018
A smartphone application for women with gestational diabetes, developed with support from NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, has been launched commercially.
TED talk of Professor Faith Osier published
19 October 2018
Professor Faith Osier's TED talk, accepted in April 2018, is now published as one of few by the TED Fellows Talks.
First genetic analysis of brain function and structure using UK Biobank imaging data yields exciting results
12 October 2018
Oxford scientists report exciting new insights into the structure and function of the brain using genetic information and detailed brain images from UK Biobank
New test successfully predicts all women who will not develop pre-eclampsia
12 October 2018
A new test that predicts with almost 100 per cent accuracy that a pregnant woman will not develop pre-eclampsia within the following seven days has been given the green light to be used as standard clinical practice in one of the UK’s biggest acute hospital trusts.
Balanced plant-based diets improve our health and the health of the planet
12 October 2018
Well-balanced and predominantly plant-based diets can lead to improved nutrient levels, reduce premature deaths from chronic diseases by more than 20%, and lower greenhouse gas emissions, fertilizer application, and cropland and freshwater use, globally and in most regions, a new study finds.
Feeding 10 billion people by 2050 within planetary limits may be achievable, say researchers
12 October 2018
A global shift towards healthy and more plant-based diets, halving food loss and waste, and improving farming practices and technologies are required to feed 10 billion people sustainably by 2050, a new study finds.
Largest ever diabetes genetics study uncovers mechanisms behind type 2 diabetes
10 October 2018
A study published in the journal Nature Genetics used genetic data from nearly a million people across Europe and North America to highlight some of the key ways in which type 2 diabetes develops, and to find several genes which could be attractive targets for the creation of new therapeutic drugs.
Gene therapy breakthrough in treating rare form of blindness
10 October 2018
Positive results of the world’s first gene therapy trial for a genetic cause of blindness known as choroideremia have been reported in Nature Medicine.
Oxford firm launches to predict and prevent heart attacks years before they happen
10 October 2018
Caristo Diagnostics, an Oxford University spinout company, has been launched to commercialise a new coronary CT image analysis technology that can flag patients at risk of deadly heart attacks years before they occur.
Award-winning citizen science project tackling TB gets millionth classification
5 October 2018
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An award-winning Oxford-based international project to tackle antibiotic resistance has achieved its one millionth classification.
Medical Sciences heads to IF Oxford
5 October 2018
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Researchers from the Medical Sciences Division will be running activities on topics from genetic editing to chocolate.
Regenerative medicine spinout OxStem launches subsidiaries
5 October 2018
Subsidiaries of the Oxford University spinout, OxStem Immuno and OxStem Beta, will draw on research from the institution.
MRC Brain Networks Dynamics Unit hosts Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health
5 October 2018
The Unit recently welcomed Lord James O’Shaughnessy, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health, for a site visit organised as part of The Royal Society’s Pairing Scheme.
Significant progress made on new NDCN research building
5 October 2018
'Topping out' ceremony carried out, with completion on course for next summer
DNA sequencing and patient data used to halt infection outbreak
5 October 2018
Clinical and research teams at Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) NHS Foundation Trust, using infection prevention and control best practice, whole genome sequencing and electronic patient data, have halted an outbreak of a potentially deadly fungal pathogen after detecting that multi-use patient equipment was responsible.
WIMM Senior Scientist featured in BBC programme
3 October 2018
Dr Kathryn Robson from the MRC Weatherall Instititute of Molecular Medicine explains how a genetic mutation leads to haemetochromatosis, where people have too much iron.
Overcoming the challenges of rural surveys in developing countries
3 October 2018
Field researchers, Dr Giacomo Zanello, Dr Marco Haenssgen, Ms Nutcha Charoenboon and Mr Jeffrey Lienert explain the importance of continuing to improve survey research techniques when working in rural areas of developing countries.
University of Oxford initiates research on endocrinology of human lactation
3 October 2018
The Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation (FLRF) has awarded £2.9 million to the Nuffield Department of Women’s & Reproductive Health at the University of Oxford to establish a research centre focused on studying the endocrinology of human lactation.
Single cell analysis paves the way for better treatments for IBD
28 September 2018
Researchers at MRC HIU examined the large intestine using sophisticated single cell technology, in work that paves the way for better treatments for IBD.