Multimorbidity and Long-Term Conditions Archives - NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre

Eight BRC projects get RCF funding

7 September 2020 · Listed under Cardiovascular, Clinical Informatics and Big Data, Diabetes and Metabolism, Gastroenterology and Mucosal Immunity, Genomic Medicine, Haematology and Stem Cells, Imaging, Molecular Diagnostics, Multi-Modal Cancer Therapies, Multimorbidity and Long-Term Conditions, Neurological Conditions, Stroke and Vascular Dementia, Surgical Innovation and Evaluation, Technology and Digital Health

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 care The creation of a state-of-the-art imaging centre; and of a new … Read more

Oxford University and ZOE partner on COVID-19 treatment trials

3 August 2020 · Listed under COVID-19, Multimorbidity and Long-Term Conditions, Respiratory

The University of Oxford has joined forces with the COVID Symptom Study app to widen access to two clinical trials of potential treatments for COVID-19. The two trials include the STOIC trial, which is supported by the NIHR Oxford BRC. Run by the University’s Nuffield Department of Medicine (NDM), it is aiming to learn if … Read more

Oxford leads development of risk prediction model for smarter COVID-19 shielding advice

23 June 2020 · Listed under COVID-19, Multimorbidity and Long-Term Conditions, Technology and Digital Health

People at highest risk of serious illness from SARS-CoV-2 infection may soon have access to better shielding advice based on a new data-driven risk prediction model being developed by an Oxford University-led team. The Principal Investigator, Professor Julia Hippisley-Cox of the University of Oxford’s Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, said: ”Driven by real patient data, this risk assessment tool could enable a more sophisticated approach to identifying and managing those most at risk of infection … Read more

BRC funds new COVID-19 research projects

6 April 2020 · Listed under COVID-19, Imaging, Multimorbidity and Long-Term Conditions, Respiratory, Technology and Digital Health

The NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) has allocated funding to three COVID-19 research projects in an attempt to improve treatment, understand how the virus interacts with chronic diseases, and the longer-term effects of infection on organs. The funding, originally earmarked for BRC cross-theme cluster projects, has been diverted to research projects in the BRC’s … Read more

GP practices urged to join COVID-19 research

30 March 2020 · Listed under Clinical Informatics and Big Data, COVID-19, Multimorbidity and Long-Term Conditions

Oxford researchers have launched a study to track the spread of COVID-19 in the population and develop a deeper understanding of the virus in general practice. The University of Oxford’s Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences (NDPCHS) and the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) have joined forces with clinical system supplier EMIS Health … Read more

Link between high cholesterol and aortic valve disease risk found

20 February 2020 · Listed under Cardiovascular, Multimorbidity and Long-Term Conditions

Oxford researchers have found that while having high cholesterol levels does not influence a person’s risk of aortic or mitral regurgitation, it does increase their risk of developing another major heart valve disease – aortic stenosis. Aortic stenosis is the most common form of heart valve disease in developed countries and is thought to affect … Read more

Almost half of chronic kidney disease is unrecognised

11 February 2020 · Listed under Multimorbidity and Long-Term Conditions

A study by Oxford researchers has found that more than 18 percent of over-60s have chronic kidney disease (CKD), around 44 percent of whom are undiagnosed without screening. CKD is a potentially serious condition, but is associated with few, if any, symptoms. It is thought to affect around 15 percent of people aged over 35 … Read more

Heart failure care must address patients’ broader health if survival rates are to improve

3 September 2019 · Listed under Cardiovascular, Clinical Informatics and Big Data, Multimorbidity and Long-Term Conditions

Oxford BRC-supported researchers have provided new evidence that might explain why the prognosis of heart failure patients has improved so little over the past decade. Findings show that a decline in cardiovascular deaths has been offset by an increase in the number of deaths from infections and respiratory problems, highlighting the importance of focusing on … Read more

Research suggests high blood pressure is major cause of heart valve disease

10 July 2019 · Listed under Cardiovascular, Multimorbidity and Long-Term Conditions

New research has conclusively found that long-term exposure to high blood pressure increases the risk of heart valve disease, with significant implications for clinical practice guidelines and health management. “Clinical practice guidelines currently make little reference to preventative strategies for major valvular heart diseases, but this study highlights that high blood pressure should be considered … Read more

NIHR Oxford BRC Senior Research Fellows named

14 May 2019 · Listed under Antimicrobial Resistance and Modernising Microbiology, Clinical Informatics and Big Data, Multimorbidity and Long-Term Conditions, Musculoskeletal, Neurological Conditions, Other News, Respiratory, Vaccines for Emerging and Endemic Diseases

The Oxford BRC is delighted to announce the appointment of seven new Senior Research Fellows. They were chosen from an extremely strong field of 47 applicants from across the scientific and clinical community because they demonstrated that their research was high impact and of high quality . They were also able to demonstrate leadership, independence … Read more

Event showcases BRC work tackling chronic diseases

27 March 2019 · Listed under Cardiovascular, Diabetes and Metabolism, Multimorbidity and Long-Term Conditions, Neurological Conditions, Obesity, Diet and Lifestyle, Stroke and Vascular Dementia

Around 170 people attended a BRC event on Tuesday (26 March) that provided an opportunity to network and to hear about the breadth of research taking place in Oxford to combat chronic diseases such as diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease and dementia. The Chronic Disease Cluster, which brings together six research themes – Obesity, Multimorbidity, Diabetes, … Read more

Oxford medical researchers win prestigious national awards

14 March 2019 · Listed under Antimicrobial Resistance and Modernising Microbiology, Multimorbidity and Long-Term Conditions, Musculoskeletal, Respiratory, Stroke and Vascular Dementia, Vaccines for Emerging and Endemic Diseases

Four leading healthcare academics in Oxford have received a prestigious national award. The University of Oxford professors have been named National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Senior Investigators in recognition of their “outstanding contribution to clinical and applied health and social care research”. The successful candidates are all prominent researchers in the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre … Read more

Only “modest” improvement in heart failure survival rates since 2000

14 February 2019 · Listed under Cardiovascular, Multimorbidity and Long-Term Conditions

Survival after a diagnosis of heart failure in the United Kingdom has shown only modest improvement in the 21st Century and lags behind other serious conditions, such as cancer, a large study supported by the Oxford Biomedical Research Centre has found. The findings, published by the BMJ, also show that survival is worse for people … Read more

Researchers worried that people with chronic disease are not active enough

6 February 2019 · Listed under Multimorbidity and Long-Term Conditions

A study of over 96,000 men and women in the UK, with an average age of 64.5 years, has found that those with chronic conditions are spending considerably less time on physical activity than their healthy peers, and so are missing out on its health management benefits. The George Institute for Global Health at the … Read more

BRC Theme Lead Richard Hobbs appointed CBE

8 January 2019 · Listed under Multimorbidity and Long-Term Conditions

Professor Richard Hobbs, the NIHR Oxford BRC’s Theme Lead for Multimorbidity and Long-term Conditions, has been appointed a CBE in the 2019 New Year’s Honours for his services to medical research. Prof Hobbs, a practising inner-city GP for over 38 years, is Head of the University of Oxford’s Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences … Read more

3,200 Oxfordshire residents to take part in kidney disease study

12 April 2018 · Listed under Multimorbidity and Long-Term Conditions

One of UK’s largest observational studies of incident chronic kidney disease (CKD) in general practice gets underway this month, with 3,205 Oxfordshire residents involved. Over the next two years, the New onset Kidney Impairment (NewKI) study will work with 13 Oxfordshire GP surgeries to investigate how people over the age of 60 progress from mild … Read more

Sharp rise in heart disease patients experiencing five or more other conditions

7 March 2018 · Listed under Cardiovascular, Multimorbidity and Long-Term Conditions

The proportion of people experiencing heart disease and stroke who have five or more other health conditions quadrupled between 2000 and 2014, and the rise was not driven by age, according to new research funded by the NIHR Oxford BRC. The study by The George Institute for Global Health at the University of Oxford could … Read more

GP practices prescribing ‘low priority’ treatments identified

3 October 2017 · Listed under Multimorbidity and Long-Term Conditions

A new tool developed by Oxford University researchers has been launched to identify which GP practices are prescribing ineffective and wasteful treatments. The tool is found on the OpenPrescribing.net, the first website of its kind to enable health professionals, patients and the public to easily explore patterns of prescribing nationally, in CCGs and by individual … Read more

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