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AI test rules out a COVID-19 diagnosis within one hour in A&E

14 December 2020 · Listed under COVID-19, Translational Data Science

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An artificial intelligence test has been shown to be able to rapidly screen patients arriving in emergency departments for COVID-19, using clinical information routinely available within the first hour of coming to hospital. Results of the CURIAL study, published in The Lancet Digital Health, ... READ MORE

Key step for hepatitis research as patient database created

10 December 2020 · Listed under Life-saving Vaccines, Translational Data Science

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For the first time, a comprehensive database comprising an initial cohort of more than 1,300 patients with chronic hepatitis B or hepatitis C infections has been developed for potential future research into the conditions. The methodology to develop a pipeline to collect and manage this data ... READ MORE

Hidden lung damage from COVID-19 revealed in new study

1 December 2020 · Listed under COVID-19, Imaging, Translational Data Science

Early findings from a study into longer-term damage in patients recovering from COVID-19 suggest that cutting-edge scanning techniques may detect previously unseen lung damage. The research by the universities of Oxford and Sheffield is the first in Europe to use hyperpolarised Xenon gas with MRI ... READ MORE

Prior COVID-19 infection offers protection from re-infection for at least six months

20 November 2020 · Listed under COVID-19, Modernising Medical Microbiology and Big Infection Diagnostics, Translational Data Science

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A new study suggests that individuals who have previously had COVID-19 are highly unlikely to contract the illness again, for at least six months following their first infection. The study, done as part of a major collaboration between the University of Oxford and Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) ... READ MORE

COVID antibodies wane within months, healthcare workers study shows

5 November 2020 · Listed under COVID-19, Modernising Medical Microbiology and Big Infection Diagnostics, Translational Data Science

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Antibodies to COVID-19 fall by half in less than 90 days, and antibody levels peak lower and fall faster in younger adults, an ongoing study of staff at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has revealed. The findings, published on the pre-print server medRxiv, also showed that ... READ MORE

Hydroxychloroquine does not benefit hospitalised COVID-19 patients, RECOVERY Trial finds

9 October 2020 · Listed under COVID-19, Translational Data Science

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Oxford scientists have confirmed that there is no clinical benefit from using hydroxychloroquine on COVID-19 patients in hospital. The findings were published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Hydroxychloroquine was one of the potential COVID-19 treatments being studied as part of the ... READ MORE

Hospitalised COVID-19 patients ‘younger and healthier than flu patients’

7 October 2020 · Listed under COVID-19, Translational Data Science

Patients hospitalised with COVID-19 were more likely male, younger and - in the US and Spain - had fewer comorbidities and lower medication use than hospitalized influenza patients according to a study published by the Observational Health Data Sciences and Informatics (OHDSI) community. This ... READ MORE

RECOVERY Trial to test ‘antibody cocktail’

14 September 2020 · Listed under COVID-19, Translational Data Science

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The RECOVERY Trial, the world’s largest randomised trial to find effective COVID-19 treatments, will evaluate the impact of an anti-viral antibody cocktail developed to tackle the virus. The announcement was made on 14 September by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and the University of Oxford, which ... READ MORE

Eight BRC projects get RCF funding

7 September 2020 · Listed under Cancer, Cardiovascular Medicine, Digital Health from Hospital to Home, Gene and Cell Therapy, Genomic Medicine, Imaging, Inflammation across Tissues, Metabolic Experimental Medicine, Molecular Diagnostics, Multimorbidity and Long-Term Conditions, Preventive Neurology, Surgical Innovation, Technology and Evaluation, Translational Data Science

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Eight Oxford BRC proposals, many covering a number of themes, have been awarded NIHR Research Capability Funding (RCF) funding to take forward key areas of research. The selected projects that will be supported include: Developing a research centre devoted to urgent and acute careThe ... READ MORE

Low-dose corticosteroids found to reduce mortality in patients with severe COVID-19

2 September 2020 · Listed under COVID-19, Translational Data Science

Oxford patients, clinicians and researchers have contributed important data to new global research which shows that corticosteroids can significantly improve outcomes for severely ill patients with COVID-19. Four research papers published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association ... READ MORE

Hydroxychloroquine study finds increased cardiovascular risk with azithromycin

24 August 2020 · Listed under COVID-19, Musculoskeletal, Translational Data Science

The combination of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) and azithromycin (AZM) has been linked to significant cardiovascular risks, including mortality, in the largest safety study ever performed on both HCQ and HCQ+AZM. This network study, led by the Observational Health Data Sciences and Informatics ... READ MORE

Common heart medication does not increase risk of COVID-19 hospitalisation

10 August 2020 · Listed under Cardiovascular Medicine, COVID-19, Digital Health from Hospital to Home, Translational Data Science

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A study by Oxford researchers, supported by the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), found that ACE inhibitors and ARBs – both common treatments for high blood pressure and heart failure – are not generally linked to an increased risk of severe COVID-19 disease or an increased likelihood of ... READ MORE

Mild COVID-19 symptoms might not result in positive antibody test, research finds

31 July 2020 · Listed under COVID-19, Modernising Medical Microbiology and Big Infection Diagnostics, Translational Data Science

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Oxford researchers have found that COVID-19 antibody tests might not give a positive result if people have only had mild symptoms, like loss of taste and smell. Microbiology and data experts from the Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Oxford made the ... READ MORE

AI test identifies COVID-19 within an hour in emergency departments

30 July 2020 · Listed under COVID-19, Modernising Medical Microbiology and Big Infection Diagnostics, Translational Data Science

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University of Oxford scientists specialising in infectious disease and clinical machine learning have developed an artificial intelligence test that can rapidly screen for COVID-19 in patients arriving in emergency departments. The initial findings of the ‘CURIAL’ AI test, which has been ... READ MORE

Thousands miss out on life-saving heart attack treatment due to COVID-19 pandemic

15 July 2020 · Listed under Cardiovascular Medicine, COVID-19, Translational Data Science

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Researchers at the University of Oxford have published new research that shows that by the end of May there had been about 5,000 fewer hospital admissions with heart attack in 2020 than would be expected, suggesting that many patients have missed out on lifesaving treatment. The research showed ... READ MORE

Varying risk of COVID-19 to health workers revealed

30 June 2020 · Listed under COVID-19, Modernising Medical Microbiology and Big Infection Diagnostics, Translational Data Science

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A study at Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) NHS Foundation Trust has revealed the different levels of risk faced by healthcare workers dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. In a major collaboration with the University of Oxford, almost 10,000 staff were tested both for presence of the virus ... READ MORE

Breakthrough in RECOVERY COVID-19 drug treatment trial

17 June 2020 · Listed under COVID-19, Translational Data Science

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A cheap and widely available steroid has been found to save lives of patients hospitalised with COVID-19 in a national trial being led by University of Oxford researchers. Dexamethasone was one of the drugs being tested as part of the RECOVERY trial, the world's biggest trial looking at whether ... READ MORE

Study sheds light on breast cancer risk after pre-invasive disease

28 May 2020 · Listed under Cancer, Translational Data Science

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Women who are diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ (known as DCIS) during breast screening go on to experience higher risks of developing breast cancer and of death from breast cancer, compared with the general population, according to a study by Oxford researchers. DCIS is a disease where ... READ MORE

Large-scale COVID-19 infection and antibody test study launched

23 April 2020 · Listed under COVID-19, Modernising Medical Microbiology and Big Infection Diagnostics, Translational Data Science

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Some 20,000 households across England are being contacted to take part in the first wave of a major new government study to track the COVID-19 coronavirus in the general population. The study will help improve understanding around the current rate of infection and how many people are likely to ... READ MORE

Oxford-led research describes the safety profile and potential harms of hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin

16 April 2020 · Listed under COVID-19, Translational Data Science

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Over 300 researchers from the Observational Health Data Sciences and Informatics (OHDSI) international community studied data from almost 1 million patients who have previously taken hydroxychloroquine. They declared hydroxychloroquine safe for short-term use, but urge caution in using it in ... READ MORE

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