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Eight BRC projects get RCF funding

· 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

Event showcases BRC work tackling chronic diseases

· 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

· 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

· 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

· 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

Oxford medical researchers win prestigious national awards

· 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

· 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

· 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

New tool to improve blood pressure measurement

· 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

· 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

· 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

· 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

· 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

· 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

· 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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