A smartphone application for women with gestational diabetes, developed at Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) and the University of Oxford, has won a national award. GDm-Health won the MedTech, Device or Hardware Innovation Award at the HSJ Partnership Awards on Thursday (27th February). The app was developed initially as a ‘proof-of-concept’ collaboration between OUH’s Women’s Centre … Read more
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Oxford BRC welcomes visitors to expand international links
The Oxford BRC has recently hosted leading healthcare groups from South Korea, Brazil and Turkey to expand its international links and identify opportunities for collaboration. During their visits, the foreign guests met the BRC management team, key researchers and industry partnership managers. They were given a tour of Old Road Campus, where a number of … Read more
Critical care nurse is first from OUH to get an NIHR clinical doctoral fellowship
A critical care research nurse based at the John Radcliffe Hospital has become the first Oxford University Hospitals nurse to receive funding for a PhD from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). Jody Ede, a sister in the Adult Intensive Care Unit and a researcher in the Kadoorie Centre for Critical Care Research and … Read more
Exhibition on NHS research launched in Oxford
A photography exhibition showcasing ground-breaking NHS research taking place across the Thames Valley has been launched in Oxford. ‘The Body Unlocked: How Research is Changing Lives’ features life-sized photographs of people who have taken part in studies, researchers at work and microscopic images of cells and bacteria. Images include surgeons preparing a pioneering gene therapy … Read more
All-singing all-dancing research at the Oxford Science and Ideas Festival
Oxford BRC-supported researchers have been sharing stories from their work through music and dance at IF Oxford, the Oxford Science and Ideas Festival. As part of the festival’s programme of over 100 events, the Oxford BRC supported a dance performance for primary school children and their families featuring giant inflatable cells. Researchers from the MRC … Read more
Promising therapy for common form of eczema identified in early-stage trial
A new therapy that targets the immune system has shown promise for treating atopic dermatitis, the most common form of eczema, in a trial led by University of Oxford scientists. The small initial study, published in the journal Science Translational Medicine, is the first trial in humans to show that atopic dermatitis could be treated … Read more
Study lays groundwork for review of digital interventions to tackle loneliness
Researchers at the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) have produced a protocol to carry out a review and meta-analysis of the various digital technology interventions to address the growing problem of loneliness. “Loneliness is an emerging public health problem, associated with social, emotional, mental and physical health issues,” said the study’s lead author, Dr … Read more
Future life sciences leaders immerse themselves in Oxford collaborations
A group of emerging health sector leaders taking part in a new national leadership programme have visited Oxford to learn about how academics, clinicians and industry partners are collaborating to drive innovation to benefit patients. The Immersion Day, which was organised by the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), allowed the participants, who come from … Read more
Achieving Type 2 diabetes treatment targets would improve health and reduce healthcare costs
Improvements in health and reductions in healthcare costs could be achieved if blood glucose, blood pressure and cholesterol treatment targets were met. Researchers from the Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, assessed the long-term impact of achieving treatment targets for Type 2 diabetes on diabetes-related complications, life expectancy, and healthcare costs. The study, … Read more
International students learn about Oxford’s neuroscience and diabetes research
Around 50 international students interested in a career in medicine or science have visited Oxford BRC-funded research facilities. Half the students, who are taking part in the London International Youth Science Forum (LIYSF), visited the John Radcliffe Hospital’s Neuroscience department, while the rest spent the day at the Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism … Read more
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