A study by Oxford orthopaedic researchers has found that hip replacements using cement improved the quality of life of patients, compared to uncemented implants. The findings of the White 5 trial, which is supported by the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), have been published in the ... READ MORE
Archives for 2022
BRC eye surgeons outline latest sight restoration approaches
Ophthalmologists from the University of Oxford have outlined the main sight restoration technologies currently being explored by leading eye surgeons. In an article published in Nature Biomedical Engineering, the authors, who are supported by the NIHR Oxford BRC, identified the major techniques ... READ MORE
Lung abnormalities found in long COVID patients with breathlessness
Researchers have identified abnormalities in the lungs of long COVID patients who are experiencing breathlessness that cannot be detected with routine tests. The EXPLAIN study, which involves teams in Oxford, Sheffield, Cardiff and Manchester, is using hyperpolarised xenon MRI scans to ... READ MORE
Duchess of Cornwall opens new musculoskeletal science wing
A new building at the University of Oxford's Botnar Institute for Musculoskeletal Sciences has been opened by The Duchess of Cornwall. The Botnar Institute for Musculoskeletal Sciences, on the site of the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre (NOC), carries out research, much of it supported by the NIHR ... READ MORE
Cancer Research UK to invest £11 million into cancer science in Oxford
Cancer Research UK has invested £11 million in the University of Oxford and Oxford-based NHS to accelerate the translation of its world-leading cancer research for patient benefit. The highly competitive Cancer Research UK Centre awards recognise the UK’s most innovative, high-impact cancer ... READ MORE
Metal pins no better that plaster casts to treat broken wrists
A University of Oxford study has found that the use of metal K-wires, commonly known as ‘pins’, to hold broken wrist bones in place while they heal are no better than a traditional moulded plaster cast. The DRAFFT2 study by researchers from the university’s Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, ... READ MORE
Big drop in hospital admissions for child infections since start of COVID-19 pandemic
There have been dramatic reductions in hospital admissions for common and severe childhood infections in England since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study. The study by researchers from Oxford Population Health, published by The BMJ, was supported by the NIHR Oxford ... READ MORE
Diversity in Research Group Event
The Oxford and Oxford Health BRCs Diversity in Research Group have met in person for the first time to celebrate the important contributions from the group to health research throughout the pandemic. A networking and thank you lunch took place in December 2021 at St Anne’s College, Oxford, with ... READ MORE