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« Back to NewsLonger-term organ abnormalities confirmed in some post-hospitalised COVID patients
25 September 2023
Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
A study looking at the longer-term impact of COVID-19 has found that nearly a third of patients displayed abnormalities in multiple organs five months after infection, some of which have been shown through previous work to be evidence of tissue damage.
Young people’s mental health deteriorated at greater rate during the pandemic
25 September 2023
Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
Young people’s mental health deteriorated during COVID-19, with higher levels of depression and social, emotional and behavioural difficulties than before the pandemic hit, a comprehensive new study has shown.
Evidence shows COVID-19 triggers sustained inflammatory gene expression
22 September 2023
In a study, recently published in Genomics Medicine, researchers from NDM’s Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics and the CAMS Oxford Institute investigated the long-term impact of COVID-19 on immune cells.
Study shows detrimental impact of Long Covid on the education and lives of children and young people
20 September 2023
Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
New research from the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences at the University of Oxford, and the universities of Stirling and Aberdeen funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), has shone a spotlight on the profound effect Long Covid can have on children and young people’s school experience and wider lives.
Blood clots during COVID-19 may be a cause of ongoing cognitive problems
4 September 2023
Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
High levels of two proteins at the time of COVID-19 have been found in patients who later experienced cognitive problems, including ‘brain fog’, giving a major clue as to one cause of their symptoms: blood clots.
COVID-19 measures reduced life-threatening invasive bacterial infections
28 July 2023
Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
Containment measures introduced to prevent the spread of SARS-CoV-2 resulted in a sustained reduction in the transmission of certain bacteria that cause diseases such as meningitis, sepsis and pneumonia, according to a new study published in The Lancet Digital Health by the Invasive Respiratory Infection Surveillance (IRIS) Consortium.
The safety of GP prescribing in England was not adversely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic
19 May 2023
Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
Researchers from the universities of Oxford and Nottingham have found that despite substantial disruption to primary care services, the safety of GP prescribing in England was largely unaffected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Landmark antibody study to test immune responses against COVID-19
17 April 2023
Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
Thousands of immunosuppressed people, including patients at Oxford University Hospitals (OUH), have the chance to take part in a landmark new study investigating which people are still at the greatest risk of COVID-19 infection after vaccination.
Trial investigating potential treatment for fatigue relief in people with long COVID reports results
17 April 2023
Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
Researchers from the University of Oxford have reported findings from a Phase 2 clinical trial investigating the efficacy of an investigational treatment against long COVID fatigue. The study (reported in Lancet eClinical Medicine) found participants given the treatment, developed by US pharmaceutical company Axcella Therapeutics, reported feeling less fatigued than those given a placebo.
School closures may reduce COVID-19 transmission, but may also harm children's education and wellbeing
31 March 2023
Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
Researchers at the University of Oxford have conducted a systematic overview of reviews to assess the impact of school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic.
NHS COVID-19 app saved estimated 10,000 lives in its first year, new research finds
22 February 2023
A team of experts at the Pandemic Sciences Institute at the University of Oxford and Department of Statistics at the University of Warwick estimate the NHS COVID-19 app prevented around 1 million cases, 44,000 hospitalisations and 9,600 deaths during its first year.
Study supports evidence ivermectin not effective to treat COVID-19
21 February 2023
High doses of the drug ivermectin, controversially recommended by some high-profile political and media figures during the COVID-19 pandemic, is ineffective at treating the COVID-19 virus, say University of Oxford-affiliated researchers in a study published today in eLife.
Coronavirus Vaccines Research and Development Roadmap launched
21 February 2023
Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
The Coronavirus Vaccines Research and Development Roadmap is a comprehensive plan to galvanize a global effort to protect the world from this large and dangerous family of viruses.
COVID-19 is a leading cause of death in children and young people in the US
31 January 2023
Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
A new study led by researchers at the University of Oxford’s Department of Computer Science has found that, between 2021 and 2022, COVID-19 was a leading cause of death in children and young people in the United States, ranking eighth overall. The results demonstrate that pharmaceutical and public health interventions should continue to be applied to limit the spread of the coronavirus and protect again severe disease in this age group.
COVID-19 increased public trust in science, new survey shows
26 January 2023
Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
A survey of over 2000 British adults has found that public trust in science, particularly genetics, increased significantly during the pandemic. However, those with extremely negative attitudes towards science tend to have high self-belief in their own understanding despite low textbook knowledge.
Vaccination shown to protect against pregnancy complications from COVID-19 Omicron variant
17 January 2023
Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
The global network led by the Oxford Maternal and Perinatal Health Institute (OMPHI) at the University of Oxford has today published, in The Lancet, the results of the ‘2022 INTERCOVID Study’ conducted in 41 hospitals across 18 countries.
Research at the Outbreak of a Pandemic – thanking our donors
12 December 2022
A 35-page full-colour report was sent out to hundreds of donors as a thank you for their important contributions, and to show them the difference they helped to make during the pandemic.
Study reveals new evidence on rare blood-clotting condition after covid-19 vaccination
28 October 2022
Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
Researchers from Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology & Musculoskeletal Sciences (NDORMS) at the University of Oxford have investigated claims that some adenovirus-based COVID-19 vaccines increase the risk of rare blood clots compared to their mRNA-based counterparts.
COVID-19 continued to hit life expectancy in 2021 in unvaccinated populations and Eastern Europe
17 October 2022
Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
COVID-19 has caused a protracted shock to life expectancy levels, leading to global mortality changes unprecedented in the last 70 years, according to research published in Nature Human Behaviour from Oxford’s Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science and the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research.
Gene associated with better immune response, protection after COVID-19 vaccination
13 October 2022
Researchers from the University of Oxford have today reported new findings from a study exploring how certain genes can help generate a strong immune response following vaccination with two commonly used COVID-19 vaccines – identifying a particular gene associated with a high antibody response.