Using aspirin urgently could substantially reduce the risk of major strokes in patients who have minor ‘warning’ events, a group of European researchers has found. Writing in the Lancet, the team say that immediate self-treatment when patients experience stroke-like symptoms would considerably ... READ MORE
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Heart warning over “fight or flight” tumour
A rare tumour that randomly secretes stress hormones – historically leading some doctors to diagnose sufferers with a psychiatric disorder – does more damage to the heart than previously thought, University of Oxford research reports today. In the largest study of its kind, researchers said ... READ MORE
Statin treatment before heart surgery does not prevent heart damage or atrial fibrillation
Giving daily doses of statins for a few days before and after heart surgery does not prevent heart muscle damage or the development of atrial fibrillation (AF), according to an international clinical trial led by the University of Oxford and co-funded by the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research ... READ MORE
“Bionic eye” to feature on ITV documentary
The story of a patient who was among the first in the UK to receive the world's most advanced 'bionic eye' is to feature on ITV this month. Nikki Watson’s story will feature on “What Would Be Your Miracle?” on ITV 1 on Thursday, May 12 at 9pm. The 48-year-old, from Devon, was diagnosed with ... READ MORE
Gene therapy shows long-term benefit for treating rare blindness
Pioneering gene therapy has restored some vision to patients with a rare form of genetic blindness for as long as four years, raising hopes it could be used to cure common causes of vision loss, new University of Oxford research published today shows. A technique which involves injecting a virus ... READ MORE
Study examines factors affecting whether women choose a medical research career
Unless exposed to positive research experience and role models during their medical education and training, women are unlikely to consider careers in academic medicine seriously. That’s one conclusion of an Oxford University study supported by the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre published ... READ MORE
Hundreds enjoy BRC open day
Hundreds of people visited an open day at the John Radcliffe Hospital about biomedical research taking place in Oxford. The event showcased the work of the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), a partnership between the Trust and University of Oxford to fund and support research that can ... READ MORE
Researchers target intensive care’s intensive noise problem
Researchers have been working with patients to study how to reduce noise in the intensive care unit (ICU) at the John Radcliffe Hospital. Television presents one picture of an intensive care unit – dimmed lights, hushed voices and softly bleeping machines. The reality is that it’s more like a ... READ MORE
New tool to improve blood pressure measurement
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 ... READ MORE
Electrical brain stimulation could support stroke recovery
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 ... READ MORE
Inspiring Open Day on medical research by the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre
A public open day to showcase groundbreaking medical research that is taking place in Oxford across a range of conditions such as cancer and diabetes will be held at the John Radcliffe Hospital (JR) next month. Talks, a tour of clinical facilities, stalls and a debate about the opportunities and ... READ MORE
Get inside your own head during brain week
How do we perceive pain? How does light affect out mood? Can sound affect the taste of food? Do genes make some people more sociable? All these questions – and more – will be answered during Oxford’s Brain Awareness Week, running from 14 – 20 March. A series of interactive activities and public ... READ MORE
Prostate cancer vaccine trial seeks volunteers
Oxford University scientists have started a clinical trial to test a new vaccine against prostate cancer and are looking for volunteers to take part. The first four participants have already received this experimental vaccine at the Churchill Hospital in Oxford, and the second trial site has just ... READ MORE
Play poses big questions about medical research
“Why should the public have a say in what research gets funded and how?” and “surely doctors and researchers know best?” were among complex issues explored in a free play at Oxfordshire schools and the John Radcliffe Hospital. “People Are Messy” examined how patients and the public can influence ... READ MORE
Adding creative entrepreneurship to your research course
We are delighted to offer a new opportunity to BRC Research staff and students; this innovative two part course has been developed by the Oxford BRC Research Education and Training team in partnership with Isis Enterprise, the University’s award-winning technology & innovation management ... READ MORE
Major new study promotes roles for women in science
A groundbreaking study into gender equity is to take place at two of the UK's leading medical research organisations. The study has been announced by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) and the NIHR BRC at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation ... READ MORE
Principal Fellow Competition winners announced
A total of £675,000 has been awarded to senior Oxford researchers to support research that will have a direct benefit on NHS care. The NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) and the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Unit in Musculoskeletal Disease (BRU) have announced the successful ... READ MORE
Blind woman’s joy as she reads the time thanks to “bionic eye”
A patient who is the first in the UK to receive the world’s most advanced “bionic eye” has been able to read the time for the first time in more than five years. The moment Rhian Lewis, 49, realised she had correctly told the time is captured on BBC’s “Trust Me I’m A Doctor”, to be broadcast on ... READ MORE
Give blood pressure drugs to all at risk, study urges
Blood pressure-lowering drugs should be offered to all individuals at high risk of having a heart attack or stroke regardless of their blood pressure at the start of treatment, according to the largest meta-analysis conducted to date involving over 600,000 people, published in The Lancet. The ... READ MORE
Minister’s praise for Oxfordshire after visit
The UK’s first Minister for Life Sciences praised biomedical researchers working across Oxfordshire during a visit to NHS and university facilities. George Freeman MP visited Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust’s John Radcliffe Hospital and University of Oxford facilities at the Churchill ... READ MORE
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