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Researchers worried that people with chronic disease are not active enough

6 February 2019 · Listed under Multimorbidity and Long-Term Conditions

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A study of over 96,000 men and women in the UK, with an average age of 64.5 years, has found that those with chronic conditions are spending considerably less time on physical activity than their healthy peers, and so are missing out on its health management benefits.  The ... READ MORE

Pills as good as injections to treat bone and joint infections, paper finds

31 January 2019 · Listed under Modernising Medical Microbiology and Big Infection Diagnostics, Musculoskeletal

Pills are just as effective as intravenous (IV) injections in tackling bone infections, a study led by Oxford-based researchers has found. The findings, published on 30 January in The New England Journal of Medicine, challenge the long-held belief that injections into the vein are the best way ... READ MORE

Largest-ever clinical trial in hip fracture fixation reaches key milestone

23 January 2019 · Listed under Musculoskeletal

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A randomised controlled trial comparing extracapsular hip fracture fixation devices, conducted by Oxford University and supported by NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, has reached a key milestone, with the 1000th patient recruited completing their one-year follow-up Recruitment for the ... READ MORE

Does general practice get a bad press?

15 January 2019 · Listed under Partnerships for Health, Wealth and Innovation

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Newspaper articles in the UK about general practice are currently very negative, and efforts should be stepped up to influence the media to provide a more balanced perspective, according to an Oxford BRC-supported study. The study by Eleanor Barry and Prof Trish Greenhalgh, of the University of ... READ MORE

BRC Theme Lead Richard Hobbs appointed CBE

8 January 2019 · Listed under Multimorbidity and Long-Term Conditions

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Professor Richard Hobbs, the NIHR Oxford BRC’s Theme Lead for Multimorbidity and Long-term Conditions, has been appointed a CBE in the 2019 New Year's Honours for his services to medical research. Prof Hobbs, a practising inner-city GP for over 38 years, is Head of the University of Oxford’s ... READ MORE

Concerns raised as opioid prescriptions rise across UK

21 December 2018 · Listed under Partnerships for Health, Wealth and Innovation, Translational Data Science

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Researchers supported by the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre(BRC) have recommended greater action to promote best practice, as a new study revealed a rise in prescriptions of opioids for treating chronic pain over thepast 20 years. The research reviewing opioid prescribing, published in ... READ MORE

Genetic changes associated with physical activity emerge thanks to machine learning pioneers

13 December 2018 · Listed under Genomic Medicine, Translational Data Science

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Time spent sitting, sleeping and moving is determined in part by our genes, University of Oxford researchers have shown.  In one of the most detailed projects of its kind, the scientists studied the activity of 91,105 UK Biobank participants who had previously worn an activity monitor on ... READ MORE

BRC-supported symposium builds engagement platform for research impact assessment

7 December 2018 · Listed under Partnerships for Health, Wealth and Innovation

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An international symposium, jointly organised by the NIHR Oxford BRC, –has brought together delegates from around the world to discuss how to maximise the impact of medical research. Some 87 delegates from eight countries assembled at Jesus College in Oxford on 16 November for the interactive ... READ MORE

Oxford Blood Group: Exchange Newsletter Issue 1 vol 2 / Nov 2018

26 November 2018 · Listed under Oxford Blood Group

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Over half of former ICU patients report symptoms of psychological disorders

24 November 2018 · Listed under Digital Health from Hospital to Home, Preventive Neurology

Patients in the UK who have survived critical illnesses requiring care in an intensive care unit (ICU) frequently report symptoms of anxiety, PTSD and/or depression. Researchers at the University of Oxford investigated psychological disorders in a cohort of 4,943 former ICU patients. They found ... READ MORE

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