A trial of a new inhaled antiviral drug for COVID-19 has shown positive results and the drug is now moving into a larger international phase 3 trial of hospitalised patients, which is to be delivered with support from the NIHR. The new treatment, a protein called interferon beta or SNG001, has ... READ MORE
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Possible predictors of COVID-19 severity identified
A study by researchers at the University of Oxford and Imperial College London have developed a checklist of potential predictors that someone may go on to develop a severe form of COVID-19. The paper, produced as part of the RECAP study, was published in the online open-access journal BMJ ... READ MORE
Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professionals appointed to new research training programme
The Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) has appointed four Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professionals (NMAHPs) to take part in a pilot programme to develop their research skills and knowledge. Each appointee will spend five months working on a digital health research project in a ... READ MORE
Study looks at role of digital technology in tackling lockdown loneliness
A study by Oxford BRC researchers has looked at the role digital technology can play in reducing social, physical and psychological risks during the COVID-19 pandemic, and addressing the short- and long-term impacts of social isolation and lockdown loneliness. Their paper, published in the ... READ MORE
COVID antibodies wane within months, healthcare workers study shows
Antibodies to COVID-19 fall by half in less than 90 days, and antibody levels peak lower and fall faster in younger adults, an ongoing study of staff at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has revealed. The findings, published on the pre-print server medRxiv, also showed that ... READ MORE
Analysis shows that funding gender equity incentives can work
A paper by Oxford BRC-supported researchers says that linking research funding to Athena SWAN gender equality action plans has been associated with a rise in the number of women in mid-level leadership positions and the proportion of funding going to women. The paper, published in the BMJ, said ... READ MORE
$410 million buy-out for Oxford cancer detection technology
Oxford biotechnology spin-out company Base Genomics has been acquired by the US early cancer detection company Exact Sciences for $410 million. Base Genomics, which was launched in June 2020, is based on Dr Chunxiao Song’s innovative TET-assisted pyridine borane sequencing (TAPS) ... READ MORE
Research photography exhibition comes to John Radcliffe Hospital
A photography exhibition showcasing ground-breaking NHS research taking place across the Thames Valley can now be viewed by visitors and staff at Oxford’s John Radcliffe Hospital. ‘The Body Unlocked: How Research is Changing Lives’ features life-sized photographs of people who have taken ... READ MORE
Minimal risk of catching COVID-19 as a result of endoscopy, study finds
More than 6,000 patients who underwent endoscopy at 18 NHS hospitals since the start of pandemic have been tested and none contracted COVID as a result of the procedure, a study involving clinicians from Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) NHS Foundation Trust has found. Clinicians hope the ... READ MORE
Oxford study reveals medium-term impact of COVID-19
Initial findings from a study looking at the longer-term impact of COVID-19 have shown that a large proportion of COVID-19 patients discharged from hospital were still experiencing symptoms of breathlessness, fatigue, anxiety and depression two to three months after contracting the virus. The ... READ MORE
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