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\n \n\n \n \n \nUniversity-wide cultural programme will mark the centenary of the great writer\u2019s death
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\n \n\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 \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 \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 \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 \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 \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 \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 \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.
\n \n\n\n \n 21 February 2024\n \n
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\n \n\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 \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 \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 \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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\n \n\n \n \n \nNew 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\u2019s 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.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nCongratulations to all our Biomedical Sciences students and Medicine students who have been awarded prizes during the 2023-2024 academic year.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nIHTM has launched the first two episodes in an exciting new podcast series looking at emerging and recurrent themes in global health.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nA 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 \u201cmajority vote\u201d error correction leading to a substantial improvement in RNA molecular counting.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nThis 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.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nInvestigators immunised over 4800 young children in a trial in Burkina Faso, Kenya, Mali and Tanzania and found on average 78% efficacy in the 5\u201317-month age group over the first year\r\nTo date 25 million doses manufactured and ready for roll-out by The Serum Institute of India (SII) in the next three to four months
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\n \n\n \n \n \nAround 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.
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