A brain chemical called GABA is the reason why “some people dance like Fred Astaire – while others have the natural rhythm of Ann Widdecombe”, the Daily Mail has reported. The news is based on a study involving 12 healthy young adults who had their brains stimulated with electrodes to alter ... READ MORE
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Heart disease linked to a few rogue genes
Heart disease is linked to just a few rogue genes as well as lifestyle choices, landmark research into Britain’s biggest killer has found. The 18 genes that raise the risk of cardiac problems, from heart attacks to hardening of the arteries, have been pinpointed in three studies involving ... READ MORE
Public Open Day – ‘Your Health, Your Future’
On Thursday 17 March from 3-7pm, the Oxford Biomedical Research Centre would like to invite you to come along and find out about the research that is happening at the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals in partnership with the University of Oxford. There will be opportunities to visit interactive stands and ... READ MORE
3G Ambulance Technology Monitors Vital Signs in Heart Attack Patients
Doctors, engineers, scientists, clinicians and ambulance paramedics are working together on a National Instititue for Health Research (NIHR) funded project which could shave off vital time between patient assessment, diagnosis and treatment for those with suspected heart attacks, and give earlier ... READ MORE
Universal flu vaccine developed in Oxford
Scientists at Oxford University have successfully tested a universal flu vaccine that could work against all known strains of the illness, taking a significant step in the fight against a disease that affects billions of people each year. The treatment – using a new technique and tested for the ... READ MORE
Maternal stroke history linked to Myocardial Infarction risk in women
Women whose mothers had a stroke are at increased risk for both stroke and myocardial infarction, new research has shown. In a study of sex-of-parent and sex-of-proband interactions for family history of stroke in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients, Amitava Banerjee of the University of ... READ MORE
New IVF treatment pioneered in Oxford
The first babies have now been born in the UK using a new technique pioneered at Oxford University to select the best embryos for IVF. The advance could bring hope to many British couples struggling to have a child and going through many cycles of IVF treatment. George and Helen Ashton from ... READ MORE
Careers in medicine and science on show
Students from across Oxfordshire were able to test their reaction time on a machine used in research for patients with Parkinson's Disease. The Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (OxBRC) used this demonstration to attract students to their stand at the annual Careers Fest at the Kassam Stadium. The ... READ MORE
Hepatitis C – closing in on a moving target
You are invited to attend a public lecture by experts in the field of HCV working with Dr Ellie Barnes, Professor Paul Klenerman and Dr Jane Collier. Viral hepatitis infects 1 in 12 people around the world. Would you like to learn about the latest studies in Oxford and what they are discovering ... READ MORE
New Year’s Honours
Professor David Mant, Emeritus Professor of General Practice and Emeritus Fellow of Kellogg College, is made an OBE for services to medicine in the New Year's Honours List. Professor Mant is a member of the Oxford Biomedical Research Centre's Strategic Partnership Board. See full press release. ... READ MORE
The Alois community project – volunteering opportunity
The Cochrane Dementia and Cognitive Improvement Group, based at the JR Hospital, is running a volunteer recruitment campaign in conjunction with the development of a free online course “Making Sense of the Evidence in Dementia”, primarily aimed at caregivers and former caregivers of people with ... READ MORE
ARCII-study in Oxford – the human face of medical breakthrough
Last December, Kevin Jones, a 43-year-old businessman from Dorset was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. It was advanced and inoperable. Today, as he prepares to celebrate Christmas with his son, Mr Jones is free from any detectable trace of the disease; the human face of a medical breakthrough so ... READ MORE
An aspirin a day helps to keep cancer at bay
Taking a low-dose aspirin every day will reduce your chances of dying from cancer, scientists say today, confirming the over-the-counter pill as the most extraordinary drug yet discovered. Daily aspirin has already been shown to cut the chances of heart attacks and stroke in people who are at ... READ MORE
Who’s the best surgeon for unblocking your arteries?
A Daily Mail article (23.11.10) features the country's top heart doctors, as recommended by their peers. Two of the best doctors (Adrian Banning and Bernard Prendergast) come from Oxford, read more. ... READ MORE
New retinal implant technique is being trialled in Oxford
A new retinal implant technique is being trialled at the Oxford Eye Hospital in 2011 for the first time in the UK. Professor Robert MacLaren, Consultant Retinal Surgeon at the Oxford Eye Hospital, is leading a trial to look at new technology that aims to restore sight to blind patients. By ... READ MORE
Aspirin ‘can significantly reduce’ bowel cancer risk
Professor Peter Rothwell, of the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, and Oxford University, describes the findings of a recent study, tipping the balance in favour of regular aspirin ... READ MORE
Research Services Masterclass on the Human Tissue Act
The Research Services Medical Sciences team has organised a training session/masterclass on the implications of the Human Tissue Act (2004) for research. Date: Thursday 18 November 3.30-5pm All places now filled Location: Meeting Room, Grey Institute for Radiation ... READ MORE
Clinical trials begin of new treatment for advanced Melanoma in the UK & USA
Researchers at Immunocore Limited today announced that IMCgp100, a targeted therapeutic for the treatment of advanced metastatic melanoma, has received regulatory and ethics approval and has opened enrolment for clinical trials in the England and USA. IMCgp100 is the first clinical candidate ... READ MORE
Ethicist joins specialist commissioning group
OxBRC Ethics Fellow, Dr Mark Sheehan has been appointed to the panel of the Advisory Group for National Specialised Services (AGNSS). This committee advises health Ministers on which services should be nationally commissioned and the centres that should provide them. About 60 highly specialised ... READ MORE
Blood research theme leader’s work recognised
Dr Paresh Vyas, Blood Theme research leader has co-authored a book which has won the BMA Medical Book Awards 2010 first prize for internal medicine. The award was presented to A. Victor Hoffbrand for 'Color Atlas of Clinical Hematology'. ... READ MORE
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