Six Oxford University Hospitals healthcare professionals have completed the first stage of their research journey by presenting the research projects they have undertaken on the NIHR BRC: Oxford internship programme. Every year, the NIHR Biomedical Research Centre: Oxford (BRC) makes funds ... READ MORE
News Archive
AI tool reveals hidden organ damage caused by high blood pressure
Researchers at the University of Oxford have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that may help doctors better understand how high blood pressure damages different organs in different people - potentially paving the way for more personalised treatment in future. The ... READ MORE
Nurses and doctors – three OUH nurses complete doctoral studies
Three Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) nurses have graduated from their doctoral programmes at Oxford Brookes University, boosting the number of doctoral-prepared nurses at OUH. Dr Carol Forde-Johnston, Recruitment and Retention Nurse Lead in the NOTSSCAN division, Dr Lian Lee, Deputy Matron ... READ MORE
Kneecap resurfacing should be standard procedure during knee replacement, study finds
The largest clinical trial of its kind has found that resurfacing the kneecap during total knee replacement is likely to be the most cost-effective approach for patients and healthcare systems in the long term. Researchers from the Universities of Oxford and Aberdeen followed more than 1,700 ... READ MORE
Decades-old puzzle solved as scientists uncover cause of inflammatory bowel disease
Scientists have identified the missing link between a long-known genetic signal in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and a damaging immune response that switches off the body’s natural control of inflammation - opening the door to faster diagnosis and targeted treatment. The discovery of this ... READ MORE
BRC celebrates its support for career development achievements
The NIHR Biomedical Research Centre: Oxford has held its first Academic Career Development Symposium, attended by a wide range of researchers who have benefitted from BRC support. The event, held at St Anne’s College in Oxford, featured research presentations, inspiring career talks, and poster ... READ MORE
Study reveals core biological pathways underlying osteoarthritis
A major international study led by researchers at the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology at the University of Oxford has found that osteoarthritis (OA) – the most common form of arthritis worldwide – is not a collection of separate diseases, as many scientists had previously speculated, but rather a ... READ MORE
Professor Ellie Barnes named BRC Oxford Deputy Director
Professor Ellie Barnes has been appointed as Deputy Director of the NIHR Biomedical Research Centre: Oxford. Professor Barnes, currently Co-theme Lead for the BRC Oxford’s Life-saving Vaccines Theme, will be Deputy Director for the remainder of this BRC funding round, until March 2028. She will ... READ MORE
Visitors flock to annual showcase of Oxford’s research
Oxford’s annual Health Research Showcase, which brings researchers from many disciplines together with members of the public, attracted hundreds of half-term visitors to Oxford’s Westgate Centre on 28 May. The event, organised by Oxford’s two NIHR Biomedical Research Centres (BRC), is aimed at ... READ MORE
Blood stem cells can ‘remember’ inflammation, study reveals
Researchers have discovered that some human blood stem cells retain a lasting ‘memory’ of inflammation, a finding that could help explain links between ageing, chronic disease and blood cancers. The study, published in Nature, identifies a previously unknown subset of blood stem cells that are ... READ MORE
For its 20th anniversary, let’s celebrate the NIHR’s long-term investment in research infrastructure
Blog by Professor Helen McShane, Director of the NIHR Biomedical Research Centre: Oxford This year marks the 20th anniversary of the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). Its creation was a landmark moment; not only did it establish a system for funding high quality research in ... READ MORE
Oxford scientists devise method to speed up diagnosis of bloodstream infections
Scientists in Oxford have developed a faster way to identify the organisms causing bloodstream infections and to predict antibiotic resistance using rapid DNA sequencing, a move that could improve the care of sepsis patients in hospital and reduce unnecessary antibiotic use. Up to 245,000 ... READ MORE
International study reveals how our genes shape blood proteins linked to disease
Oxford researchers have taken part in one of the largest studies to date exploring how genetic differences influence the proteins circulating in our blood, offering new clues about why diseases develop and where new treatments might be found. Large-scale genetic studies have been conducted for ... READ MORE
Heart scan and blood test found to improve risk prediction for inherited heart condition
A large international study has identified a new model for predicting outcomes for the inherited heart condition, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), the most frequent cause of sudden cardiac death in younger people. The findings, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, ... READ MORE
Trial of non-invasive scan marks possible breakthrough for endometriosis diagnosis
Researchers from the University of Oxford say an experimental imaging agent they have tested may help to locate endometriosis lesions that standard scans can miss and could represent a non-invasive tool for diagnosing and monitoring the condition, which could benefit millions of women across the ... READ MORE
Large UK trial shows bone healing ‘superpower’ in children
Most children with a severely broken wrist can be treated without surgery, according to a major UK trial led by researchers at the University of Oxford. The findings of the CRAFFT trial, which was funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) and supported by the NIHR ... READ MORE
Rapid development of Oxford COVID vaccine and set-up of RECOVERY trial praised by COVID Inquiry
The UK’s COVID Inquiry has praised the speed with which the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID vaccine was developed and the rapid set-up of the Oxford-led RECOVERY trial, which identified the first effective treatment for COVID. The Inquiry was publishing its fourth report, this one on vaccines and ... READ MORE
Oxford plays key role in new national transplant programme
An Oxford BRC researcher is playing a leading role in a new national NHS programme to use machine perfusion to preserve and assess organs for transplantation. Professor James Hunter, Associate Professor of Transplant Surgery and lead for the Oxford BRC surgical sub-theme looking at organ ... READ MORE
OUH healthcare professionals’ research career pathway boosted with new Clinical Lectureships
Four Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) health and care professionals have become the first to be awarded a new Academic Clinical Lectureship, to be based in the Oxford University Clinical Academic Graduate School (OUCAGS). The new Academic Clinical Lectureship is aimed at providing a clear ... READ MORE
New AI tool can predict heart failure at least five years before it develops
A pioneering artificial intelligence (AI) tool can predict a person's chance of developing heart failure at least five years before the debilitating condition develops, according to new research supported by the NIHR Biomedical Research Centre: Oxford and the BHF. The research team from the ... READ MORE
- 1
- 2
- 3
- …
- 49
- Next Page »