In the largest ever genetic study of circadian rest-activity cycles in humans, scientists at the University of Glasgow, supported by data from the NIHR oxford Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), have identified a possible genetic link between circadian disruption and mood disorders. The new ... READ MORE
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Oxford researcher gets additional prize for his research into immunology of asthma
A University of Oxford researcher has been awarded a top scientific prize to add to a prestigious fellowship he was given in June. Dr Tim Hinks was awarded the £25,000 Wellcome-Beit Prize for his research into the immunology of lung diseases, including asthma. The prize is given to four ... READ MORE
New research on recovery following intensive care treatment
Out-of-hours discharge from intensive care is strongly associated with both in-hospital death and ICU readmission, according to a study supported by the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre. The systematic review and meta-analysis by researchers from the University of Oxford’s Nuffield ... READ MORE
Fourth digital health product developed as part of Sensyne agreement
A software product that underpins a remote management service for patients with heart failure has been licensed by the UK digital health company Sensyne Health as part of a strategic research agreement with the University of Oxford and Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) NHS Foundation ... READ MORE
Stem cell transplants to be used in treating Crohn’s disease
A new clinical trial has begun which will use stem cell transplants to grow a new immune system for people with untreatable Crohn’s disease. Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the centres where the trial will be conducted, and where patients will be recruited. Research at ... READ MORE
Controlling infection essential to tackle global anaemia
A study supported by the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre has concluded that iron supplements on their own are not enough to efficiently tackle anaemia in places with high infection burdens. In a paper published in The BMJ, Prof Hal Drakesmith from the MRC Human Immunology Unit, based at ... READ MORE
Students go in2science to get invaluable lab experience
Six A-level students have been getting first-hand experience of working in a top research laboratory during their summer holidays. The students, from different schools across Oxfordshire, have been getting valuable work experience at the Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism ... READ MORE
First treatment designed specifically to prevent migraine gets European licence
The first ever drug specifically designed to prevent migraines in adults has been approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA), and the head of the Oxford Headache Centre has said the news represents a new approach in treating the condition. The EMA granted a licence for the use of erenumab, ... READ MORE
Knowing you are pre-diabetic does not usually lead to changes in lifestyle, study finds
Social and cultural factors mean that people who are told they are pre-diabetic are too often unable to make the necessary lifestyle changes to prevent progression to diabetes, according to a study by researchers supported by the NIHR oxford Biomedical Research Centre. The study, ‘How are ... READ MORE
Researchers map leukaemia ‘family trees’ in patients treated with new drug
A team of international researchers, including experts from NIHR Oxford BRC, has for the first time mapped the family trees of cancer cells in acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) to understand how this blood cancer responds to a new drug, enasidenib. The work also explains what happens when a patient ... READ MORE
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