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« Back to NewsNuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences (NDORMS) leads study on burosumab for adults with rare inherited disorder
10 April 2025
NDORMS researchers have been awarded funding to explore the long-term effects of burosumab in adults with X-linked hypophosphataemia (XLH).
Study identifies direct link between inflammation and asthma attacks
10 April 2025
An international consortium of respiratory scientists, including researchers from the Nuffield Department of Medicine’s Experimental Medicine Division, have shed light on the role of inflammation in asthma. Through their findings, they have provided a new way of predicting and preventing asthma attacks.
Addressing healthcare workforce challenges with new research partnership
9 April 2025
Researchers from the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences are part of a major new research initiative aimed at tackling critical workforce challenges in healthcare, particularly in underserved communities.
Up to £16.5 million awarded to global consortium to overcome obstacles in infectious disease research
9 April 2025
The International Severe Acute Respiratory and emerging Infection Consortium (ISARIC) has been awarded up to £16.5 million to build on its globally-recognised efforts to prevent illness and deaths from epidemic-prone infectious diseases.
Blood cancer patients should continue treatment at time of COVID-19 vaccination, Oxford Clinical Trials Research Unit study shows
9 April 2025
Evidence shows for patients with a type of leukaemia, pausing BTKi therapy for COVID-19 vaccination does not improve antibody responses to the vaccine
Celebrate World Health Worker Week
7 April 2025
The world is facing a shortage of 11 million health workers by 2030. World Health Worker Week calls for increased investment in all cadres of the health workforce - nurses, doctors, pharmacists, and others vital to resilient health systems. Health workers save lives, support economies, and advance development goals. Collaborative efforts, such as OUCRU’s training programme in Dak Lak, Vietnam, demonstrate the benefits of investment, with increased vaccine uptake. Protecting, valuing, and training health workers strengthens global health.
Boosting vaccines with harmless bacteria to fight intestinal pathogens
4 April 2025
Published in Science, a ground-breaking study by the Slack group reveals how combining vaccines with friendly bacteria can boost vaccination efficacy and potentially reduce reliance on antibiotics.
The Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) signs landmark partnership with Wellcome and Oxford
3 April 2025
The Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) has officially entered into a seven-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Wellcome, a UK-based charitable foundation, and the University of Oxford. The £91 million agreement was signed at the Wellcome headquarters in London, marking a significant boost for medical research and training in Kenya.
Nuffield Department of Medicine researchers appointed co-Associate Directors of Oxford Global Health
2 April 2025
Professor Susanna Dunachie and Dr Caesar Atuire of the Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health have been appointed as Co-Associate Directors of the Oxford Global Health initiative.
New international guidelines for the treatment of schizophrenia
2 April 2025
Researchers from all regions of the UN have developed a set of consensus guidelines for the treatment of schizophrenia.
Study reveals one in ten people feel NHS has caused them harm
1 April 2025
One in ten people surveyed reported that the NHS has caused them physical or emotional harm, according to a new study by researchers at Oxford Population Health and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM). The study is published in BMJ Quality & Safety.
New paper on sleep published in Current Biology by members of the Vyazovskiy Group and colleagues
1 April 2025
This study reports novel fundings from a mouse model called rlss (for restless) of deficient synaptic neurotransmission, that results from a mutation in one of the key SNARE proteins VAMP2.
New study finds an epilepsy drug could be effective for people with depression
1 April 2025
A recent study has investigated whether ezogabine, an anticonvulsant drug given to people with epilepsy, is affective for people with depression.
Oxford unmasks the fraudsters behind the forgeries for April Fakes Day 2025
1 April 2025
Patricia Kingori, Professor of Global Health Ethics at Oxford Population Health’s Ethox Centre, and The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities (TORCH), kick off April Fakes Day 2025 with a week-long cultural programme of exhibits and events that expose history’s fakers, fraudsters and those who fool.
Translational Health Sciences academics co-authoring crucial sustainable health care book
31 March 2025
The climate crisis is reshaping every aspect of our world, including health care. While health systems are designed to protect and improve lives, they also contribute significantly to environmental degradation through greenhouse gas emissions, waste and pollution, and unsustainable supply chains. How can we transform health care to operate within planetary limits while maintaining fairness, equity, and optimal patient outcomes?
Landmark study finds no benefit of routine use of cerebral embolic protection devices on TAVI stroke risk
31 March 2025
Researchers say the devices cannot be recommended for routine clinical use in the UK.
£5.5M Research funding to transform bowel cancer care
31 March 2025
Cancer Research UK and partners have today committed £5.5m in funding to form a world-leading research team tasked with making personalised medicine a reality for people with bowel cancer. The team will be co-led by Professor Simon Leedham from the Nuffield Department of Medicine at the University of Oxford.
New research uncovers pathways to prevent premature cell death
28 March 2025
New research from the Kennedy Institute has revealed how two important proteins, TBK1 and IKKe, play a crucial role in preventing premature cell death, which can lead to serious inflammation in the body. The findings are particularly relevant for people with a mutation in the TBK1 gene who often develop multiorgan inflammation caused by excessive cell death even in the absence of any infection.
Professor Asifa Majid Named 2024 AAAS Fellow
27 March 2025
Professor Majid recognised for contributions to the understanding of language, culture, and cognition in the 2024 AAAS honours list
Making medical research work where it matters most: Global team calls for revolution in GP and community health and care trials
27 March 2025
An international team, led the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, is calling for a fundamental shift in how we conduct health research to better serve our real-world health and care needs.