Ophthalmologists from the University of Oxford have outlined the main sight restoration technologies currently being explored by leading eye surgeons. In an article published in Nature Biomedical Engineering, the authors, who are supported by the NIHR Oxford BRC, identified the major techniques ... READ MORE
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Lung abnormalities found in long COVID patients with breathlessness
Researchers have identified abnormalities in the lungs of long COVID patients who are experiencing breathlessness that cannot be detected with routine tests. The EXPLAIN study, which involves teams in Oxford, Sheffield, Cardiff and Manchester, is using hyperpolarised xenon MRI scans to ... READ MORE
Duchess of Cornwall opens new musculoskeletal science wing
A new building at the University of Oxford's Botnar Institute for Musculoskeletal Sciences has been opened by The Duchess of Cornwall. The Botnar Institute for Musculoskeletal Sciences, on the site of the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre (NOC), carries out research, much of it supported by the NIHR ... READ MORE
Cancer Research UK to invest £11 million into cancer science in Oxford
Cancer Research UK has invested £11 million in the University of Oxford and Oxford-based NHS to accelerate the translation of its world-leading cancer research for patient benefit. The highly competitive Cancer Research UK Centre awards recognise the UK’s most innovative, high-impact cancer ... READ MORE
Metal pins no better that plaster casts to treat broken wrists
A University of Oxford study has found that the use of metal K-wires, commonly known as ‘pins’, to hold broken wrist bones in place while they heal are no better than a traditional moulded plaster cast. The DRAFFT2 study by researchers from the university’s Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, ... READ MORE
Big drop in hospital admissions for child infections since start of COVID-19 pandemic
There have been dramatic reductions in hospital admissions for common and severe childhood infections in England since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study. The study by researchers from Oxford Population Health, published by The BMJ, was supported by the NIHR Oxford ... READ MORE
Diversity in Research Group Event
The Oxford and Oxford Health BRCs Diversity in Research Group have met in person for the first time to celebrate the important contributions from the group to health research throughout the pandemic. A networking and thank you lunch took place in December 2021 at St Anne’s College, Oxford, with ... READ MORE
Spin-out company Alethiomics launched
A new Oxford-based drug-discovery company has been launched with the aim of developing targeted therapies for a specific family of blood cancers. Alethiomics was founded by Oxford BRC-supported researchers Professor Adam Mead and Professor Beth Psaila, with support from Oxford ... READ MORE
Doctors making AI-assisted decisions more accurate and confident in decision-making
New research has shown that doctors who use an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm to assess echocardiograms are more accurate and more confident in their decision making. The study, published in the journal JACC Cardiovascular Imaging, is the first to show that an algorithm can ... READ MORE
Drug could more effectively treat patients hospitalised with COVID-19 pneumonia, research finds
A proof-of-concept trial involving Oxford researchers has identified a drug that may benefit some patients hospitalised with COVID-19 pneumonia. The CATALYST Trial tested the rheumatoid arthritis treatment namilumab as a potential therapeutic to treat patients who are hospitalised with COVID-19 ... READ MORE
People with long COVID after hospitalisation face limited recovery after one year
People who were hospitalised with COVID-19 and continued to experience symptoms five months later show limited further recovery one year after hospital discharge, according to the latest results of a major national study looking at the long-term health impacts of COVID-19 on hospitalised ... READ MORE
COVID-19 infection more likely than vaccines to cause rare cardiovascular complications
Researchers have reported the results of the largest ever study to compare the risks of cardiovascular events - such as myocarditis, pericarditis, and cardiac arrhythmia - between different vaccines and COVID-19 infection, and the first to investigate the association between cardiac events and the ... READ MORE
RECOVERY Trial launched in South Africa
The world’s largest clinical trial investigating treatments for COVID-19 has now been launched in South Africa, with the first patient recruited today. Since March 2020, the RECOVERY Trial, which is supported by the NIHR Oxford BRC, has discovered three effective treatments for COVID-19: the ... READ MORE
Study shows extent of BRC’s publications and collaborations
An analysis of the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre’s (BRC) publications between 2012 and 2017 has revealed not only the large number of research publications by its researchers, but also the huge network of collaborations in which they were involved. The study, published in the Journal ... READ MORE
Blog: the implications of the OxVALVE-Survive study on GP practice
Academic GPs Dr Clare Taylor and Dr Nick Jones (pictured) from the University of Oxford’s Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences outline the findings of the OxVALVE-Survive study and implications for their own clinical practice. Valvular heart disease occurs when valves become either ... READ MORE
OUH children’s diabetes service featured on One Show
An innovative new treatment for children with type 1 diabetes that is offered at the Oxford Children’s Hospital has been featured on primetime BBC television. The report shown on The One Show featured six-year-old patient Maebh, who has been fitted with a hybrid closed-loop system, also known ... READ MORE
Blood pressure drugs could protect against type 2 diabetes
Lowering high blood pressure is an effective way to reduce a person’s risk of developing type 2 diabetes in the future, according to a new study. Doctors already prescribe blood pressure-lowering drugs to reduce a person’s chance of having a life-threatening heart attack or stroke, but whether ... READ MORE
Whole genome sequencing improves diagnosis of rare diseases, study says
A world-first scientific study has shown that whole genome sequencing (WGS) can uncover new diagnoses for people across the broadest range of rare diseases investigated to date and could deliver enormous benefits across the NHS. The pilot study of rare undiagnosed diseases, published today in ... READ MORE
Genetic study highlights links between IBS and mental health disorders
Research funded and supported by the NIHR has revealed that symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) may be caused by the same biological processes as mental health conditions such as anxiety. IBS is a common condition worldwide, affecting around 1 in 10 people. The condition causes a wide ... READ MORE
Study uncovers gene that doubles risk of death from COVID-19
University of Oxford researchers have identified the gene responsible for doubling the risk of respiratory failure from COVID-19. Sixty percent of people with South Asian ancestry carry the high-risk genetic signal, which could partly explain the excess deaths seen in some UK communities, ... READ MORE
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