Cancer Research UK’s Drug Development Office has opened the first trial of a new drug combination in patients with advanced solid tumours and in a subset of patients who have non-small cell lung cancer. This trial will combine two compounds that aim to starve the tumours while simultaneously ... READ MORE
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Oxford researchers elected to the Academy of Medical Sciences
Two medical researchers from the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust and the University of Oxford have been elected as Fellows of the Academy of Medical Sciences. Professors Tipu Aziz and Rury Holman are among the 46 new Fellows announced by the Academy for their outstanding contributions to ... READ MORE
First electronic retina implanted in the UK
Surgeons in Oxford are the first in the UK to successfully implant an electronic retina into the back of an eye. On 22 March 2012, Chris James became the first patient in the UK to receive this ground-breaking surgery as part of a clinical trial being carried out at John Radcliffe Hospital and ... READ MORE
Professor Russell Foster wins Social Innovator award
Russell Foster (left), Professor of Circadian Neuroscience and Head of the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Oxford, has been awarded the Social Innovator prize, by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), for his work to revolutionise our understanding of ... READ MORE
Can daily aspirin help prevent and treat cancer?
A collection of three papers (two published in The Lancet and one in The Lancet Oncology) add to the growing evidence base suggesting that daily aspirin can be used to help prevent and possibly treat cancer. All three papers are by Professor Peter Rothwell, University of Oxford and John Radcliffe ... READ MORE
Hundreds get hands-on at the Churchill
Hundreds of visitors found themselves getting hands-on at the third research open day at the Churchill Hospital on 14th March. As part of the Oxford Biomedical Research Centre’s ongoing commitment to involve and engage the public in the research carried out in Oxford hospitals, the open day was ... READ MORE
Research@Oxford – Improving Health
On 14th March 2012 the NIHR Biomedical Research Centre and the Oxford Cancer Research Centre (right) hosted a public open day on research that is designed to improve health. A morning session was held for secondary schools, introducing them to the world of cancer research. Scientists, doctors, ... READ MORE
Study looks at research nurses’ career and support needs
In early February more than 100 delegates filled the reception rooms at Headington Hill Hall to hear Professor Mary Boulton talk about her recent research into the experiences of research nurses employed by the Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (OxBRC). The research was funded by Thames Valley HIEC ... READ MORE
Students inspired by visit to OCDEM
On March 8th, Oxford Centre for Diabetes Endocrinology & Metabolism (OCDEM) and the NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford hosted a visit for sixth form students from King Alfred School, Wantage. The students met some of the OCDEM researchers including Professor Keith Frayn, who explored the ... READ MORE
Genetic changes tracked as bacteria become a fatal infection
An unusual case could tell researchers more about the genetic changes that occur when a common bacteria, normally carried without any problems, on rare occasions causes potentially life-threatening infections. Eight mutations occurred in the common bacteria Staphylococcus aureus as it turned from ... READ MORE
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