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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

New stroke research centre opens in Oxford

5 March 2020 · Listed under Neurological Conditions, Stroke and Vascular Dementia

Wolfson Centre for the Prevention of Stroke and Dementia (CPSD) in Oxford

Research into strokes and vascular dementia took a major step forward on Thursday (5th March) with the official opening of the Wolfson Centre for the Prevention of Stroke and Dementia (CPSD) in Oxford, based at the new Wolfson Building at the John Radcliffe Hospital. The new centre is the only purpose-built clinical research centre looking … Read more

Oxford researchers test ‘Viagra’ drug to prevent recurrent strokes

16 January 2020 · Listed under Stroke and Vascular Dementia

University of Oxford researchers have begun a clinical trial to assess whether the drug sildenafil, more commonly known by its commercial name Viagra, could improve blood flow to the brain and so have the potential to reduce damage to small blood vessels in the brain and prevent strokes. Chronic damage to small blood vessels deep … Read more

Stroke deaths in England halved in ten years, study finds

23 May 2019 · Listed under Clinical Informatics and Big Data, Stroke and Vascular Dementia

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 had strokes. … 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

New research on recovery following intensive care treatment

14 August 2018 · Listed under Neurological Conditions, Stroke and Vascular Dementia

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 Department of Clinical Neurosciences and the Kadoorie Centre, based at the John Radcliffe Hospital, covered … Read more

One dose of aspirin doesn’t fit all

16 July 2018 · Listed under Other News, Stroke and Vascular Dementia

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 more tailored strategy is required. Daily aspirin reduces blood clots … Read more

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

3 July 2018 · Listed under Stroke and Vascular Dementia

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 Department of … Read more

Oxford medical researchers win prestigious national awards

23 February 2018 · Listed under Antimicrobial Resistance and Modernising Microbiology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Gastroenterology and Mucosal Immunity, Haematology and Stem Cells, Obesity, Diet and Lifestyle, Partnerships for Health, Wealth and Innovation, Stroke and Vascular Dementia, Surgical Innovation and Evaluation, Vaccines for Emerging and Endemic Diseases

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 research”. The successful candidates are all prominent researchers in the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre … Read more

Oxford researchers develop new scan to predict stroke

24 August 2017 · Listed under Cardiovascular, Imaging, Stroke and Vascular Dementia

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 published in the journal JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging. It … Read more

A breathless and magical experience for foreign students

4 August 2017 · Listed under Partnerships for Health, Wealth and Innovation, Respiratory, Stroke and Vascular Dementia

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 Department of Clinical Neuroscience, based at the John Radcliffe Hospital on Thursday 3 August. … Read more

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

2 September 2016 · Listed under Cardiovascular, Stroke and Vascular Dementia

                                                    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 … Read more

New tool to improve blood pressure measurement

21 March 2016 · Listed under Cardiovascular, Stroke and Vascular Dementia

Scientists at Oxford University have developed a new way of estimating our true underlying blood pressure that overcomes common problems in a clinical setting which can lead to misleading results. Blood pressure measurement is frequently used by medics to understand our health, and dangerously high blood pressure (hypertension) can lead to serious conditions like heart … Read more

Electrical brain stimulation could support stroke recovery

16 March 2016 · Listed under Neurological Conditions, Stroke and Vascular Dementia

Applying an electric current to the brain can help recovery from stroke, Oxford University researchers at the John Radcliffe Hospital have found. A team from Oxford’s Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, led by Professor Heidi Johansen-Berg and Dr Charlotte Stagg, studied the use of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) to support rehabilitation training. The technique … Read more

WATCH: Simple approach to research is key to improving stroke treatment

15 July 2013 · Listed under Stroke and Vascular Dementia

Stroke is one of the biggest killers in the UK but world class research is helping cut the number of deaths and improve prevention. In the latest Oxford Biomedical Research Centre public talk, clinical neurologist Professor Peter Rothwell outlines leading stroke and related dementia research. He examines how new understanding is pioneering  earlier recognition of … Read more

Remodelling the Brain: an insight into research that could aid stroke recovery

11 December 2012 · Listed under Neurological Conditions, Stroke and Vascular Dementia

Our brains adapt whenever we learn a new skill, such as juggling and they also adapt after damage such as stroke. In this Oxford Biomedical Research Centre public talk, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience Heidi Johansen-Berg shows how brain imaging allows us to watch the brain remodel, reorganise and rewire. Prof Johansen-Berg, a Wellcome Trust Senior … Read more

Study seeks people with memory loss

23 January 2012 · Listed under Stroke and Vascular Dementia

Research study (SCarlet RoAD) opens to test an investigational medication for the treatment of prodromal Alzheimer’s disease On 20 January 2012 the OPTIMA Project (Oxford Project to Investigate Memory and Ageing: Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford) based at the John Radcliffe Hospital, started recruiting for the SCarlet RoAD study, a research study of … Read more

Treating the brain with tiny electric currents may aid stroke recovery

7 December 2011 · Listed under Stroke and Vascular Dementia

Tiny electric currents applied across regions of the brain can improve hand movements in recovering stroke patients for a short period, an Oxford University study has demonstrated. The researchers are hopeful that developing this brain stimulation technique further may provide a useful addition to standard physiotherapy in helping the recovery of stroke patients. The study … Read more

The amazing story of my father’s brain

10 October 2011 · Listed under Stroke and Vascular Dementia

The Thomas Willis Oxford Brain collection features in a Sunday Telegraph article by local journalist Vikki Owen.  She talks movingly about donating her father’s brain to research and his struggle with MS. The Thomas Willis Oxford Brain Collection is a collaborating centre for the Brains for Dementia Research Initiative (BDR), which is a recently developed nationwide network of centres … Read more

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