NIHR Oxford BRC Professor Sarah Walker has received a prestigious national research award. Professor Walker, Professor of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology at the Nuffield Department of Medicine and Oxford BRC Theme Lead for Modernising Medical Microbiology and Big Infection Diagnostics, has ... READ MORE
UK’s most ambitious melanoma research study created for patients, by patients
“Any melanoma patient can be part of it. You don’t have to go into a hospital, you don’t have to live near a university that’s active in research, all you need is access to the internet.” Kelly Norman, patient representative MyMelanoma is an online-based research project for melanoma ... READ MORE
Glowing dye helps surgeons eradicate prostate cancer
A glowing marker dye that sticks to prostate cancer cells could help surgeons to remove them in real-time, according to new research. Scientists at the University of Oxford and Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, supported by Cancer Research UK and the NIHR Oxford Biomedical ... READ MORE
Viagra drug improves brain blood flow and could help to prevent dementia
A University of Oxford trial has shown that sildenafil, commonly known as Viagra, enhances blood flow to the brain and improves the function of brain blood vessels in patients at a heightened risk of vascular dementia. This new study, published in Circulation Research and supported ... READ MORE
Heart scans could help thousands avoid unnecessary invasive procedure
Thousands of patients admitted to hospital every year with suspected heart attacks could avoid an unnecessary invasive procedure if they have a routine heart MRI scan first, according to new research. The study, funded by the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) and British Heart ... READ MORE
AI analysis of heart scans predicts risk of developing heart problems ten years in advance
A University of Oxford research team has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) technology which can accurately predict the risk of a heart attack, heart failure or cardiac death from routine cardiac CT scans, up to ten years in advance. The study, funded by the British Heart Foundation and ... READ MORE
New bronchoscopy capability expands capacity for respiratory and vaccine trials
The NIHR Oxford Clinical Research Facility (EMCRF) has expanded its capability to undertake research bronchoscopies and welcomed its first volunteers as part of the Oxford Airways Study, which is supported by the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, to help understand the causes of ... READ MORE
Oxford BRC gets £86.6m funding for healthcare research
Health and care research in Oxford is to receive £122 million in government funding over the next five years to improve diagnosis, treatment and care for NHS patients. The funding was awarded to the city’s two National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centres ... READ MORE
Workshop helps public contributors become ‘citizen experts’ on equality and diversity in research
Members of the public who are involved in health research in Oxford have attended a training workshop focused on the ways in which equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) can help improve the quality of research and its relevance to society as a whole. The workshop aimed to increase delegates’ ... READ MORE
Gene variant links trigger finger and carpal tunnel syndrome
A study by University of Oxford researchers has found a genetic variant that increases the risk of both carpal tunnel syndrome and trigger finger, and opens the door for potential new therapies. The study, which was supported by the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), was published in The ... READ MORE
Researchers learn how to involve diverse communities in their research
On 21 June, around 30 Oxford researchers and 12 public contributors came together at Oxford’s Old Fire Station to discuss ways of involving people from diverse communities in health research. Health researchers want to engage with people from these communities so that their research is more ... READ MORE
Study highlights ongoing COVID-19 risk in some cancer patients despite vaccination
A study has found that while COVID-19 vaccination is effective in most cancer patients, the level of protection against COVID-19 infection, hospitalisation and death offered by the vaccine is less than in the general population and vaccine effectiveness wanes more quickly. The study, published in ... READ MORE
Event highlights value of involving diverse communities in research work
The NIHR Oxford and Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centres (BRCs) have held a networking and learning event focused on the importance of diversity in research. The event took place at the Blavatnik School of Government in Oxford on 22nd March 2022 and was attended by around 60 ... 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
New PPIE Strategy launched by Oxford BRC
The NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre’s (Oxford BRC) patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE) strategy 2022-2027 is now finalised and can be viewed from our PPIE Strategy page. The strategy aims to deliver excellent PPIE in collaboration with researchers and PPIE contributors. ... READ MORE
Largest ever global study of tuberculosis identifies genetic causes of drug resistance
Using cutting-edge genomic sequencing techniques, researchers at the University of Oxford have identified almost all the genomic variation that gives people resistance to 13 of the most common tuberculosis (TB) drug treatments. The Comprehensive Resistance Prediction for Tuberculosis ... READ MORE
Black History Month talk explores health inequalities
To mark Black History Month, the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) sponsored an online talk by the health activist, social commentator and cultural historian, Patrick Vernon OBE on the subject of Inequalities in Healthcare and Research. In the University of Oxford Medical ... READ MORE
Consultation on the draft NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement Strategy (2022-2027)
We are undertaking a public consultation on the draft Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) Strategy (2022-2027). The consultation runs until 12th September 2021. In order to hear views from a diverse range of people, we ... READ MORE
Study investigates whether digital technologies can help reduce loneliness
An Oxford BRC study has found that digital technology interventions are not effective for reducing loneliness in older adults. From 4939 screened articles, the authors reviewed six research papers on digital technology interventions for loneliness in a systematic review and meta-analysis ... READ MORE
Oxford academics named NIHR Senior Investigators
Four academics supported by the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre have been awarded a prestigious national award. The University of Oxford professors have been named National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Senior Investigators in recognition of being “among the most prominent and ... READ MORE
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