The University of Oxford has launched the AI Cancer Scientist, a first-of-its-kind research project exploring whether a closed loop system using artificial intelligence and automation can significantly speed up the early stages of cancer vaccine discovery, supported by funding from the Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA).
Women who develop high blood pressure during pregnancy may be able to protect their long term brain health through better blood pressure management soon after giving birth, according to a new study by Oxford researchers.
Oxford University Global Surgery Group has published a new paper in Global Surgical Education (Springer Nature), showcasing the impact and global reach of its Global Surgery Short Course. Titled \u2018Perspectives and impact of a graduate global surgery course\u2019, the paper offers valuable insights into the course\u2019s role in shaping careers and advancing surgical care worldwide.
Research led by Dr Mariana Borsa at the Kennedy Institute has found that a cellular housekeeping mechanism called autophagy plays a major role in ensuring that T cells generate diverse progenies upon cell division. The findings, published in Nature Cell Biology, could help boost vaccine response in older adults.
The University of Oxford has licensed an investigational Rift Valley fever vaccine candidate to the Serum Institute of India (SII) as outbreaks of the disease continue in parts of West Africa.
Researchers at the University of Oxford have discovered that the most common liver disease follows a strong day-night pattern, and the metabolic changes that drive the disease are most pronounced overnight, when the body is least able to process sugar and fat.
Sami Barkal is a 5th year medical student at Oxford's Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology and is a visiting student from Witten/Herdecke University in Germany. In this student story, Sami details his journey from his home of Syria to Germany as a refugee, to where he is today studying for his medical degree.
Several Medical Sciences mid-career researchers identified as having the potential to become future translational research leaders have been appointed as the next cohort of NIHR Oxford Senior Research Fellows.
People tend to regain weight rapidly after stopping weight-loss drugs \u2013 and faster than after ending behavioural weight loss programmes \u2013 according to a new systematic review and meta-analysis from department researchers published in The BMJ today.
The latest set of data presented by the Mothers and Babies: Reducing Risk through Audits and Confidential Enquiries across the UK (MBRRACE-UK) Collaboration investigation into maternal deaths in the UK shows that the mortality rate for women who died during or soon after pregnancy between 2022 and 2024 was 20% higher than the maternal death rate between 2009 and 2011, when the UK government set an ambition to halve the rate of maternal deaths in England by 2025.
The Primary Care Medical Education team within the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences has received international recognition for its leadership in sustainable medical education, achieving Sustainable Quality Improvement Beacon Site Status from the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare.
FORTIFY is an international clinical trial to test a potential treatment for people with coronary inflammation. The first patient in Europe has been recruited by the team at the Acute Multidisciplinary Imaging and Interventional Centre (AMIIC). AMIIC is a state-of-the art facility in the Radcliffe Department of Medicine linking interventional, non-invasive imaging and artificial intelligence/big data capabilities.
The King\u2019s New Year Honours 2026 have been announced, marking the achievements and service of extraordinary people across the UK, including members of the University of Oxford.
Working with Camtech Innovations, the licensee of Oxford\u2019s technology, researchers in the Department of Physiology, Anatomy & Genetics (DPAG) have developed and tested a lateral flow device for detecting the biomarker.
A new University of Oxford-led study, published in The Lancet Planetary Health, is the first to link daily temperature data to health-care use and costs across primary and secondary care in England. Analysis of 4.37 million patient records in England has found resources asymmetrically impacted by winter cold and summer heat, with about 64% linked to common cold days while very hot days drive sharp same-day demand surges.
The NHS is facing severe pressure this winter as flu cases surge earlier than usual, with some calling it \u201csuper flu\u201d. Here\u2019s what you need to know about this year\u2019s flu season and how to protect yourself.
PSI\u2019s Nipah Virus Research Day showcased promising developments, spanning new insights into Nipah virus biology, clinical trials of vaccines, the development of policy responses, and progress in developing diagnostics and treatments, which are helping improve responses to outbreaks of this deadly virus.
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