A talk on a pioneering genetics project being led in the Thames Valley by Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust is now available to view online. Director of the Oxford NHS Genomic Medicine Centre and Associate Professor of Molecular Diagnostics for the University of Oxford’s Department of ... READ MORE
Archives for September 2015
Watch talk on antibiotic resistance
A public talk on the increasing prevalence of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria in hospitals and the community is now available to view online. Prof Angela Brueggemann spoke as part of a series of talks about research supported by the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre. Angela ... READ MORE
Blood pressure linked to diabetes in major new study
High blood pressure sufferers have an almost 60 per cent greater chance of developing diabetes, according to a major global study. Study author Professor Kazem Rahimi said that in face of earlier conflicting and inconclusive reports, this study now reliably shows the connection between high blood ... READ MORE
European first for JR rare disease conference
Dr Bart Loeys, Dr Alex Pitcher and Dr Hal Dietz (left to right) Patients, their families, clinicians and scientists came to the John Radcliffe Hospital from around the world for the first meeting of its kind in Europe on a rare cardiovascular disease. More than 160 people attended the Saturday, ... READ MORE
Visitors learn about brain research
Visitors to Oxford’s John Radcliffe Hospital learned how blood flows to and around the brain during a tour of medical facilities. The Friday, September 11 tours were part of the Oxford Open Doors programme of events, where city institutions opened to the public. Friday’s two free tours – which ... READ MORE