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 meet the people who carry out the research that … 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 and more accurate warning of those at risk of clinical deterioration. Lionel Tarassenko, Professor of … 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 first time on humans infected with … 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 Oxford, England, and colleagues evaluated the family histories of 1,957 … 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 Gloucestershire are thought … 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 activity was fun but the underlying message was that there is a … 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 or hear about … 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.
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 dementia. It is a year’s Cochrane-NHS Engagement feasibility project funded … 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 exciting that the scientists involved struggle to … Read more
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