Care for critically-ill patients with shock could be improved, it is hoped, after the first successful testing by University of Oxford scientists of a new machine to record oxygen consumption in real time. The new technology has arisen through a collaboration between Professor Peter Robbins in ... READ MORE
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Students learn about John Radcliffe brain research
Students pursuing a career in science and medicine visited Oxford’s John Radcliffe Hospital in an event supported by the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (BRC). A total 24 students aged 16 to 32 attended talks and interactive sessions on BRC-supported research by the University of Oxford on ... READ MORE
BRC researcher to lead NIHR funding board
An Oxford BRC-supported researcher is to chair a new national NIHR board to assess funding applications. Prof Andrew Farmer will assess applications to the NIHR Health Technology Assessment programme (NIHR-HTA). The NIHR HTA Programme is the biggest of the NIHR research programmes and assesses ... READ MORE
Discoveries offer hope for managing ovarian cancer
Oxford University researchers have found a way to detect ovarian cancer early and identified an enzyme that is key in making ovarian cancer more deadly. Their results, published in two journals and co-funded by the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, provide new research routes for scientists ... READ MORE
Training camp success for BRC student
A student funded by the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre led the winning team at a research training camp hosted by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). Dr Gurdeep Singh Mannu led the team at the NIHR’s Biomedical Research Centre Research Training Camp at Ashridge Business ... READ MORE
Health minister learns about digital innovation at Oxfordshire hospitals
Lord Prior, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of Health, is shown The System for Electronic Notification and Documentation (SEND) system at Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital by Geratology Consultant by Dr Sudhir Singh Digital technology to improve patient care ... READ MORE
Rare mutations in bowel cancer may identify patients with a better prognosis
An international collaboration between the University of Oxford and other European institutions has uncovered a correlation between a rare mutation in bowel cancers and a better prognosis, raising the possibility that patients with such tumours may not require chemotherapy after surgery. The ... READ MORE
BRC supports Oxford Technology Showcase
Oxford BRC Director Prof Keith Channon (left) chaired a session on cardiovascular disease and stroke. Picture: John Cairns. The fourth annual Oxford Technology Showcase was held on Wednesday 6th July at Oxford’s Saïd Business School. The event brought together experts and innovators from Oxford ... READ MORE
Treatment targets HIV’s last hiding place
Picture: Wellcome Trust UK scientists may have found a way to destroy HIV's last refuge. A study by Oxford University has confirmed that a treatment developed by a British company can remove the virus in its chosen hiding place, in laboratory conditions, offering hope of a viable ... READ MORE
Gene sequencing offers way to beat global spread of gonorrhoea
With drug-resistant strains of sexually-transmitted infection gonorrhoeae increasing, scientists from Brighton, Oxford University and Public Health England have found that genetic sequencing can track the spread of infection. They show coordinated national and international strategies are required ... READ MORE
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