NIHR Oxford BRC researcher Professor Ronjon Chakraverty has received a prestigious national research award. Professor Chakraverty, Professor of Haematology in the Radcliffe Department of Medicine and Oxford BRC Co-theme Lead for Gene and Cell Therapy, was named a National Institute of Health ... READ MORE
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New bronchoscopy capability expands capacity for respiratory and vaccine trials
The NIHR Oxford Clinical Research Facility (EMCRF) has expanded its capability to undertake research bronchoscopies and welcomed its first volunteers as part of the Oxford Airways Study, which is supported by the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, to help understand the causes of ... READ MORE
COVID jab linked to lower risk of COVID-19-related clot and heart complications
The risk of cardiac and clot-related complications following COVID-19 is substantially reduced in people who receive the COVID-19 vaccination, compared with unvaccinated individuals, according to new research. The observational study, which was supported by the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research ... READ MORE
Oxford wins funding to set up UK’s first registry of those at risk of type 1 diabetes
Oxford researchers have received funding to set up a UK registry for children and adults who are at risk of type 1 diabetes (T1D), by testing positive for diabetes autoantibodies. Diabetes autoantibodies are proteins that appear when the insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas are damaged. ... READ MORE
Frozen shoulder holds key to understanding fibrosis resolution
Oxford researchers have identified how cells work to resolve frozen shoulder, opening up potential new targets for treatment and reducing the need for surgery. Frozen shoulder is a painful and disabling condition affecting the ligaments that form the shoulder joint capsule. Patients experience ... READ MORE
Race Inclusion talk explores improving diversity and inclusion in clinical trials
The NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) has sponsored a talk looking at how inclusion and diversity can be supported in clinical trials. The talk by Professor Mahendra Patel was organised a talk by Oxford University Hospitals BAME staff network as part of Race Inclusion ... READ MORE
BRC interns take first step on their research pathway
Eight Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) healthcare professionals have taken their first steps on the clinical academic pathway after presenting the results of their six-month NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) internship research projects. The internships are aimed at nurses, ... READ MORE
Evaluation hears benefits and challenges of citizen science project
A three-year NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) citizen science research study looking at treatments for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) entered its final stages with a final visit from a European evaluation team. The study by the Oxford BRC and the Oxford Centre for ... READ MORE
Researchers cast the net widely for atrial fibrillation trial
An Oxford trial to detect atrial fibrillation has been designed to include as many eligible people as possible, including those who rarely interact with the healthcare system or take part in clinical trials. Working with 27 general practice surgeries, the AMALFI study, which is funded by the ... READ MORE
Study assesses long-term risk of invasive breast cancer after pre-invasive disease
A new study has provided evidence that women who have been diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) outside the NHS breast screening programme are around four times as likely to develop invasive breast cancer and to die from breast cancer than women in the general population. The study by ... READ MORE
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