A new study has found that several commonly used drugs could significantly reduce the risk of delirium in older people following surgery. Delirium – a sudden state of confusion and memory problems – affects around one in seven older adults after an operation. People who get delirium spend ... READ MORE
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Study warns of risks in AI chatbots giving medical advice
The largest user study of large language models (LLMs) for assisting the general public in medical decisions has found that they present risks to people seeking medical advice due to their tendency to provide inaccurate and inconsistent information. The research reveals a major gap between the ... READ MORE
Study tests whether deep brain stimulation can treat chronic pain
The first three patients have undergone revolutionary brain surgery in a bid to treat the chronic pain they have experienced since suffering a stroke. A research study by Oxford neurosurgeons and engineers is trialling whether deep brain stimulation (DBS) – delivering an electrical pulse into ... READ MORE
New Kadoorie Institute for Trauma, Emergency and Critical Care established
Oxford Trauma and Emergency Care at the Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences (NDORMS), along with the Critical Care Research Team at the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences (NDCN) have formally become a new institute within the University of ... READ MORE
Surgery unnecessary for elbow fractures in children, new study finds
Researchers in Oxford and Liverpool have found that surgery for a common elbow fracture in children offers no clinical benefit compared to non-surgical care. The findings could have significant implications for treatment and offer significant cost savings to the NHS. Published in The Lancet, ... READ MORE
Public contributors make recommendations for involving underserved communities in research
A group of patient and public involvement contributors have developed some key recommendations for researchers when engaging with under-served communities, including ensuring that the right people were involved, building relationships and being mindful of practicalities, such as payment and ... READ MORE
Study suggests blood pressure care after giving birth could protect brain health
Women who develop high blood pressure during pregnancy may be able to protect their long‑term brain health through better blood pressure management soon after giving birth, according to a new study by Oxford researchers. The study found that women who monitored and managed their blood pressure ... READ MORE
Night-time changes in metabolism may be driving common liver disease, study finds
Researchers at the University of Oxford have discovered that the most common liver disease follows a strong day-night pattern, and the metabolic changes that drive the disease are most pronounced overnight, when the body is least able to process sugar and fat. Furthermore, they found that these ... READ MORE
New NIHR Oxford Senior Research Fellows named
Eight mid-career researchers identified as having the potential to become future translational research leaders have been appointed as the next cohort of NIHR Oxford Senior Research Fellows. The selection process was a coordinated effort by the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) and ... READ MORE
Oxford team treats first patient in ground-breaking retinal gene therapy trial
The first patient has been treated in Oxford in the second phase of an international clinical trial testing a new gene therapy for Stargardt disease - a rare inherited eye condition that leads to progressive vision loss and eventually blindness in children and adults. The ASTRA trial is ... READ MORE
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