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\n \n\n \n6 March 2024
\n \n \n \nDepartment of Oncology researcher Gulnar Abdullayeva has been honoured with the \"Presidential Award 2024 for Youth\" by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan for her distinction in the field of Science.
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\n \n\n \n5 March 2024
\n \n \n \nThe X-Net project \u2013 a partnership between the Universities of Edinburgh, Dundee, and Oxford \u2013 publishes its recommendations following extensive consultation with the biomedical research community.
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\n \n\n \n5 March 2024
\n \n \n \nArtificial Intelligence has helped scientists reveal a new form of aggressive prostate cancer, which could revolutionise how the disease is diagnosed and treated in the future.
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\n \n\n \n5 March 2024
\n \n \n \nAn innovative research project with the potential for transforming our understanding and treatment of the long-term cardiovascular consequences of diabetes will soon get underway at Oxford University thanks to support from the Kusuma Trust.
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\n \n\n \n4 March 2024
\n \n \n \nUniversity-wide cultural programme will mark the centenary of the great writer\u2019s death
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\n \n\n \n1 March 2024
\n \n \n \nA new review has concluded that hospitals that are privatised typically deliver worse quality care after converting from public ownership. The study, led by University of Oxford researchers, has been published in The Lancet Public Health.
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\n \n\n \n28 February 2024
\n \n \n \nProfessor Caroline Hartley, Principal Investigator, and Dr Marianne van der Vaart, Postdoctoral Researcher, in the Paediatric Neuroimaging Group at the Department of Paediatrics, have today launched a series of animations aimed at improving parental understanding of brain development in premature infants, and the effect it has on breathing and apnoeas (the cessation of breathing).
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\n \n\n \n23 February 2024
\n \n \n \nDr. Jose Villar, Professor of Perinatal Medicine at the University of Oxford's Nuffield Department of Women\u2019s & Reproductive Health, has been honoured with the prestigious 2024 March of Dimes Agnes Higgins Award in Maternal-Fetal Nutrition.
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\n \n\n \n23 February 2024
\n \n \n \nZEISS is partnering with the University of Oxford bringing ground-breaking microscopy imaging equipment, and analysis tools, to advance the study of global health and disease.
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\n \n\n \n22 February 2024
\n \n \n \nNorman Heatley is often described as the unsung hero of the penicillin story. A recent PhD graduate with a genius for invention, he became a pivotal member of the Oxford team that developed the miracle drug in the early 1940s. A new Medium article features an interview with Norman's eldest daughter, Rose Heatley, about his work, legacy and her memories of him as a father.
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\n \n\n \n22 February 2024
\n \n \n \nRapid advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) have opened the way for the creation of a huge range of new healthcare tools, but to ensure that these tools do not exacerbate pre-existing health inequities, researchers urge the use of more representative data in their development.
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\n \n\n \n22 February 2024
\n \n \n \nA new study led by the University of Oxford has found that a high proportion of SARS-CoV-2 infections in the general population lead to persistent infections lasting a month or more. The findings have been published today in the journal Nature.
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\n \n\n \n22 February 2024
\n \n \n \nA new study by researchers at Nuffield Department of Population Health\u2019s Demographic Science Unit reveals that used vehicles sent from Great Britain to lower-income countries fail British roadworthiness standards, are more polluting and less fuel efficient than those sent to be scrapped.
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\n \n\n \n21 February 2024
\n \n \n \nThe University of Oxford has announced today that Professor Sir John Bell will step down from his role as Regius Professor of Medicine on 31 March, to take up the new position of President of Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT) Oxford. He will also become Co-CEO of EIT Global, alongside Dr David Agus.
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\n \n\n \n20 February 2024
\n \n \n \nGout is associated with an increased risk of a broad range of cardiovascular diseases, according to new research which looked at the health records of more than 860,000 people.
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\n \n\n \n19 February 2024
\n \n \n \nResearchers in Nuffield Departments of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences (NDORMS) have identified how cells work to resolve frozen shoulder, opening up potential new targets for treatment and reducing the need for surgery.
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\n \n\n \n16 February 2024
\n \n \n \nThis year, around 100,000 people in the UK will have a stroke. AI algorithms developed by a University of Oxford spinout company are ensuring that more stroke patients will receive better care and outcomes.
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