A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, funded by Cancer Research UK, has found that the risk of breast cancer recurring persists undiminished for at least 20 years after diagnosis, suggesting that hormonal treatments should continue for even longer to reduce the risk of late recurrence.
The 2017 round of Teaching Excellence Awards have been celebrated in a ceremony hosted by Professor Gavin Screaton (Head of Division), Professor David Vaux (Associate Head of Division - Education), and Ms Jane Dale (Senior Assistant Registrar - Education).
A group of researchers led by Colin Kleanthous in the Department of Biochemistry has shown for the first time how a toxin released by bacteria delivers its toxic payload into cells.
A collaboration between the University of Oxford and Thailand\u2019s Mahidol University has been shortlisted for the prestigious 2017 Newton Prize for its project aiming to understand the early stages of scrub typhus in Thailand.
Modified silk from Asian wild silkworms could be used in a strategy to repair damaged spinal cords, according to scientists from the universities of Aberdeen and Oxford.
Researchers at the Universities of Dundee and Oxford have shown how combining the tetanus vaccine with a viral particle that normally affects cucumbers can be used to treat psoriasis and allergies, and may even protect against Alzheimer\u2019s disease.
Study suggests Alzheimer\u2019s Disease and Type 2 diabetes might both be the price of a longer lifespan, with altered insulin function the common cause.
Responding to the growing mandate for researchers to share their clinical data, WWARN is joining with partners to host a 3-day workshop in January sponsored by the British Council\u2019s Newton Researcher Links Programme in order to develop the skills and network needed to produce high quality data capable of maximising the impact of initial findings.
A new approach to targeting key cancer-linked proteins, thought to be \u2018undruggable\u2019, has been discovered through an alliance between industry and academia.
For the first time, a strong link has been established between high blood pressure and the most common heart valve disorder in high-income countries, by new research from The George Institute for Global Health at the University of Oxford.
The British Heart Foundation has awarded a total of \u00a37.6 million to research programmes at the world-leading Burdon Sanderson Cardiac Science Centre in the Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics
Professor Nicola Sibson of the Department of Oncology has been awarded a grant worth almost \u00a3200,000 by research charity Breast Cancer Now to fund cutting-edge research to uncover novel treatment combinations to control breast cancer that has spread to the brain.
115 years of malaria data collected in Africa gives the most detailed picture yet of where efforts to control malaria infection are being won and lost across the continent.
A new Oxford University collaboration will support understanding and action around one of the world\u2019s biggest health threats, drug-resistant infections.
With the University of Oxford's Public Engagement with Research Seed Fund now open for applications, a new series of case studies highlights projects from the Division which have received funding
The physical cause of trench foot has been uncovered more than 100 years after the painful and debilitating condition was first identified in the First World War.
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