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Severe reactions to grief can be predicted and treated in the first months following a bereavement

8 October 2019 · Listed under Preventive Neurology

Memory, coping strategies and resilience immediately following a loss have been shown to predict the path of a bereaved person’s grief according to new research. The study, published in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, also suggested that clinical intervention in the ... READ MORE

International students learn about Oxford’s neuroscience and diabetes research

2 August 2019 · Listed under Metabolic Experimental Medicine, Other News, Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement, Preventive Neurology

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 ... READ MORE

Smartphone test predicts how symptoms develop in Parkinson’s

31 July 2019 · Listed under Digital Health from Hospital to Home, Preventive Neurology

Researchers in Oxford have found that a simple test carried out on a smartphone can help to accurately predict future change in people in the early stages of Parkinson’s, helping to determine the support they may need. This study, supported by the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) ... READ MORE

Stroke deaths in England halved in ten years, study finds

23 May 2019 · Listed under Preventive Neurology, Translational Data Science

Deaths from stroke in England halved in the first 10 years of the 21st Century, thanks to improved treatment, a study by Oxford BRC-funded researchers has found. However, the study, published in the BMJ, warned that there had been an increase in the number of people under the age of 55 who had ... READ MORE

NIHR Oxford BRC Senior Research Fellows named

14 May 2019 · Listed under Life-saving Vaccines, Modernising Medical Microbiology and Big Infection Diagnostics, Multimorbidity and Long-Term Conditions, Musculoskeletal, Other News, Preventive Neurology, Respiratory Medicine, Translational Data Science

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 . ... READ MORE

Event showcases BRC work tackling chronic diseases

27 March 2019 · Listed under Cardiovascular Medicine, Metabolic Experimental Medicine, Multimorbidity and Long-Term Conditions, Obesity, Diet and Lifestyle, Preventive Neurology

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, ... READ MORE

Oxford medical researchers win prestigious national awards

14 March 2019 · Listed under Life-saving Vaccines, Modernising Medical Microbiology and Big Infection Diagnostics, Multimorbidity and Long-Term Conditions, Musculoskeletal, Preventive Neurology, Respiratory Medicine

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 ... READ MORE

New research to investigate role of blood-brain barrier in neurological conditions

12 February 2019 · Listed under Preventive Neurology

A new consortium of 27 international partners from academia, industry, and small and medium enterprises, aims to tackle the unmet challenge of discovery and characterisation of blood-brain barrier targets and transport mechanisms for brain delivery of therapeutics to treat neurodegenerative ... READ MORE

Over half of former ICU patients report symptoms of psychological disorders

24 November 2018 · Listed under Digital Health from Hospital to Home, Preventive Neurology

Patients in the UK who have survived critical illnesses requiring care in an intensive care unit (ICU) frequently report symptoms of anxiety, PTSD and/or depression. Researchers at the University of Oxford investigated psychological disorders in a cohort of 4,943 former ICU patients. They found ... READ MORE

Smartphone insomnia treatment rolled out to NHS patients in South East

2 October 2018 · Listed under Preventive Neurology

People across the South East of England are to be given access to a new digital treatment for insomnia as an alternative to sleeping pills. The Sleepio app, a digital cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)-based programme that can be accessed via smartphone or the web, is to be made available later ... READ MORE

New research on recovery following intensive care treatment

14 August 2018 · Listed under Preventive Neurology

Out-of-hours discharge from intensive care is strongly associated with both in-hospital death and ICU readmission, according to a study supported by the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre. The systematic review and meta-analysis by researchers from the University of Oxford’s Nuffield ... READ MORE

One dose of aspirin doesn’t fit all

16 July 2018 · Listed under Other News, Preventive Neurology

About one billion people worldwide take regular aspirin, usually to prevent heart attacks or strokes. Writing in The Lancet, researchers have shown that ‘one-dose-fits-all’ use of aspirin to prevent heart attacks, stroke or cancer, is ineffective or harmful in the majority of people, and that a ... READ MORE

More awareness needed about stroke risk after mini-stroke, study finds

3 July 2018 · Listed under Preventive Neurology

A leading Oxford stroke specialist says more needs to be done to raise of awareness of the need to take rapid action after a mini-stroke in order to reduce the number of major strokes. The study of more than 2,200 patients across Oxfordshire was led by Prof Peter Rothwell (right), of the Nuffield ... READ MORE

Study launched to investigate link between sleep problems and Parkinson’s

2 July 2018 · Listed under Preventive Neurology

Researchers in the Oxford Parkinson’s Disease Centre have launched a new five-year study looking at the links between a condition known as Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Behaviour Disorder (RBD) and Parkinson’s. Supported by the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, the study seeks to improve the ... READ MORE

Oxford medical researchers win prestigious national awards

23 February 2018 · Listed under Gene and Cell Therapy, Inflammation across Tissues, Life-saving Vaccines, Metabolic Experimental Medicine, Modernising Medical Microbiology and Big Infection Diagnostics, Obesity, Diet and Lifestyle, Partnerships for Health, Wealth and Innovation, Preventive Neurology, Surgical Innovation, Technology and Evaluation

Leading health researchers in Oxford have been recognised in a prestigious national competition. Eight 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 ... READ MORE

Oxford researchers develop new scan to predict stroke

24 August 2017 · Listed under Cardiovascular Medicine, Imaging, Preventive Neurology

Researchers at the University of Oxford, supported by the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, have developed a new type of MRI scan to predict the risk of having a stroke. The non-invasive technique, developed with funding from the British Heart Foundation (BHF), is described in a paper ... READ MORE

A breathless and magical experience for foreign students

4 August 2017 · Listed under Partnerships for Health, Wealth and Innovation, Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement, Preventive Neurology, Respiratory Medicine

The NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre has welcomed students attending the 58th London International Youth Science Forum, a two-week residential event that attracts more than 500 of the world’s leading young scientists from more than 75 countries. Twenty-five students attended the Nuffield ... READ MORE

Record high for Oxford University Hospitals research studies

1 November 2016 · Listed under Preventive Neurology

  The number of medical research studies at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has hit a record high, new figures show. The number of studies active in May 2016 was 1,786, up seven per cent from 1,664 in May 2015. The figures – up 222 per cent from 554 in May 2008 – ... READ MORE

World first for robot eye operation

12 September 2016 · Listed under Preventive Neurology, Surgical Innovation, Technology and Evaluation

Surgeons at Oxford’s John Radcliffe Hospital have performed the world’s first operation inside the eye using a robot. Robert MacLaren, Professor of Ophthalmology assisted by Dr Thomas Edwards, Nuffield Medical Fellow, used the remotely controlled robot to lift a membrane 100th of a millimetre ... READ MORE

Unique Oxford study of vascular disease welcomes 10,000th participant

2 September 2016 · Listed under Cardiovascular Medicine, Preventive Neurology

                                                    Peter Casey was the study's 10,000th patient   The only project of its kind anywhere that studies all acute vascular events, such as strokes and heart attacks, to develop better treatments has recruited its 10,000th Oxfordshire ... READ MORE

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