Gout increases the risk of a broad range of cardiovascular diseases
20 February 2024
Gout 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.
Frozen shoulder holds the key to understanding fibrosis resolution
19 February 2024
Researchers 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.
Oxford spinout Brainomix is revolutionising stroke care through AI
16 February 2024
This 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.
Online tool that empowers parents to treat child anxiety could expand access to child mental health services
9 February 2024
New research from the University of Oxford has revealed that an online program that empowers parents to apply Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) principles in their child’s day to day lives is just as effective as traditional talking therapies for child anxiety problems, while substantially reducing the amount of therapist time required and making support more accessible for many families. The approach provides parents online tools and some therapist guidance to help children overcome problems with anxiety.
Student Prizes for Biomedical Sciences and Medicine 2023-2024
8 February 2024
Awards and Appointments General Staff and student stories
Congratulations to all our Biomedical Sciences students and Medicine students who have been awarded prizes during the 2023-2024 academic year.
New Global Health Podcast Series from International Health and Tropical Medicine (IHTM)
5 February 2024
IHTM has launched the first two episodes in an exciting new podcast series looking at emerging and recurrent themes in global health.
New research improves accuracy of molecular quantification in high throughput sequencing
5 February 2024
A team at Nuffield Department of Orthopaedic Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences (NDORMS) has developed a new approach to significantly improve the accuracy of Ribonucleic acid (RNA) sequencing. They pinpoint the primary source of inaccurate quantification in both short and long-read RNA sequencing, and have introduced the concept of “majority vote” error correction leading to a substantial improvement in RNA molecular counting.
World Cancer Day 2024: Highlighting Cancer Research at the Medical Research Council Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine (MRC WIMM)
4 February 2024
This World Cancer Day, we heard from four Group Leaders at the MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine about their work and how their groups are helping in the fight against cancer.
New phase 3 trial data confirm the uniquely high efficacy and good safety profile of the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine in African children
1 February 2024
Clinical Trials General Research
Investigators immunised over 4800 young children in a trial in Burkina Faso, Kenya, Mali and Tanzania and found on average 78% efficacy in the 5–17-month age group over the first year To date 25 million doses manufactured and ready for roll-out by The Serum Institute of India (SII) in the next three to four months
New data shows prevalence of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
30 January 2024
Around 1.6% of women and girls have symptomatic Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD), according to a new review of global studies published in the Journal of Affective Disorders.
FCDO Minister meets with University of Oxford’s vaccine researchers
29 January 2024
The University of Oxford today welcomed the Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP, Minister for Development and Africa, to the laboratories and clinics of several of its vaccine development groups.
2024 Jill and Herbert Hunt Travelling Scholarship open for applications
29 January 2024
Applications are invited for the 2024 Jill and Herbert Hunt Travelling Scholarship to support travel abroad for clinical study or research from graduates of the Oxford University Medical School.
New guidance published to aid researchers evaluating surgical robots
26 January 2024
Surgical robotics are amongst the most complex devices entering healthcare, but how should we evaluate them? Published in Nature Medicine, the Idea, Development, Exploration, Assessment and Long-term monitoring (IDEAL) Robotics Colloquium outlines the latest guidance to aid researchers evaluating surgical robots.
Researchers develop easy-to-deploy federated learning system that safeguards patient data
25 January 2024
Researchers in Oxford have developed a new, easy-to-use technique for hospitals to contribute to the development of artificial intelligence (AI) models, without patient data leaving the hospital’s premises.
Study assesses long-term risk of invasive breast cancer after pre-invasive disease
25 January 2024
Women who are diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) outside the National Health Service breast screening programme are around four times as likely to develop invasive breast cancer and to die from breast cancer than women in the general population, finds a University of Oxford study published by the British Medical Journal (BMJ)
New reporting guideline will provide transparency in consensus research
24 January 2024
Published in The Public Library of Science (PLOS), the new guideline will help the scientific community to write complete and transparent research reports involving consensus methods.
Using Innovation Enhancing Techniques (IETs) as a framework for creative solutions
22 January 2024
Medical student, Anuraag Vazirani, and fellow colleagues from St Cross College, recently published a paper in the journal Scientific Reports, in which they introduce Innovation Enhancing Techniques (IETs) to address challenges in healthcare and biomedicine, offering a versatile framework for creative solutions. Their study aims to give entrepreneurs, innovators, and researchers a toolkit to create innovative solutions to problems they are trying to solve. By adapting a technique called 'BrainSwarming', which enables a problem-solver to overcome psychological obstacles to thinking up new solutions to a problem, they can effectively generate innovative solutions - an alternative to traditional 'brainstorming'.
Research uncovers mechanism behind stubborn memories
22 January 2024
Researchers from the Medical Research Council Brain Network Dynamics Unit at the University of Oxford and the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences have identified a novel mechanism by which the brain produces powerful lasting memories that drive ill-advised actions.
Innovative Imaging solution offers potential breakthrough in endometriosis detection
19 January 2024
The DETECT study, led by Nuffield Department of Women's and Reproductive Health Professors Christian Becker and Krina Zondervan explores the potential of visualizing endometriosis, including hard-to-detect superficial peritoneal disease, using Serac's innovative imaging agent.
Study highlights importance of ‘junk’ DNA in unlocking diagnosis
18 January 2024
A recent study led by the Centre for Human Genetics at the Nuffield Department of Medicine has revealed that areas of the human genome that are routinely overlooked in clinical tests may be the cause of some rare diseases.