The first trial of robot-assisted eye surgery in patients has shown the technique to be both safe and effective. Researchers from the University of Oxford, supported by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) have completed the first successful ... READ MORE
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Therapeutics and collaboration in the spotlight at Technology Showcase
This year’s Technology Showcase, held on 13 June at Oxford’s Saïd Business School, attracted a host of leading academics, clinicians and investors to discuss the most exciting commercial opportunities and projects in the field of Therapeutics, Small Molecules and Biologics. The event, which was ... READ MORE
Oxford researcher gets £1m boost to study immunology of asthma
A University of Oxford researcher has received a £1m grant to expand his research into the immunology of lung diseases, including asthma. Dr Tim Hinks has been awarded a Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Career Development Fellowship. The funding that comes with the award will allow Dr Hinks, who ... READ MORE
Type 2 diabetes linked to higher rate of Parkinson’s
People with type 2 diabetes are 32% more likely to develop Parkinson’s disease than those without diabetes, a new study by UCL, University of Oxford and Queen Mary University of London researchers has found. The research, published today in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy ... READ MORE
Supermarket interventions could play role in public health strategies, study finds
Oxford researchers have found that interventions carried out in in grocery stores - such as manipulating price or availability or suggesting swaps – have an impact on purchasing and could play a role in public health strategies to improve the nutritional quality of people’s diets. The study, ... READ MORE
New haematology patient group launched
The launch of a new patient engagement group for those with blood conditions has brought together patients, clinicians and researchers to discuss how to get patient involved in research. A screening of the film People are Messy at the Ultimate Picture Palace followed by a group discussion ... READ MORE
Health minister visits Oxford BRC
The Health Minister, Lord O'Shaughnessy, visited the NIHR Oxford BRC on Wednesday 30 May to take a look at the ground-breaking research that is taking place in the fields of cancer and genomics. He was accompanied on the tour by Oxford BRC Director Prof Keith Channon and Head of Research ... READ MORE
JRO opens doors for Clinical Trials Day
Researchers from across the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH) and the University of Oxford visited the Joint Research Office (JRO) on Friday (18 May) as it threw open its doors for International Clinical Trials Day. The JRO brings together research support services for the ... READ MORE
BRC HIV research showcased at Chelsea Flower Show
Scientists backed by NIHR Biomedical Research Centres (BRC) have teamed up with designers and young people living with HIV to create a show garden at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show. The garden, whose theme is ‘HIV: stigma and cure’, highlights the successes and challenges still faced by young ... READ MORE
Exercise does not slow mental decline in people with dementia, study finds
Moderate to high intensity exercise does not slow cognitive impairment in older people with dementia, a study by Oxford researchers has found. The study, published on 17 May by the BMJ, found that although the exercise programme improved physical fitness, it could not be recommended as a ... READ MORE
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