In the latest Oxford Biomedical Research Centre public talk, consultant cardiologist Prof Robin Choudhury describes the research undertaken in Oxford and how it might influence future care. Treatment of heart disease has improved markedly over the past decades. It has become clear that ... READ MORE
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Patient involvement support for the research community
Find out about some of our patient partnerships at the NIHR's involvement4access website. Involvement4Access is a resource for the research community and contains guidance and examples of best practice on how to engage and empower patients. The "research community" includes everyone involved ... READ MORE
Gene sequencing test for cancer patients on the NHS
The first multi-gene DNA sequencing test that can help predict cancer patients’ responses to treatment has been launched in the National Health Service (NHS), thanks to a partnership between scientists at the University of Oxford and Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust. The test uses the latest ... READ MORE
Discover the future at our 2013 open day
On Wednesday May 15 we will be showcasing the pioneering research improving healthcare across Oxfordshire’s hospitals and across the NHS…and we hope you will join us. The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Oxford Biomedical Research Centre is a £100m collaboration between Oxford ... READ MORE
Chief Medical Officer opens new research facility for dementia, mental health and neuroscience in Oxford
Professor Dame Sally C. Davies, Chief Medical Officer and Chief Scientific Adviser at the Department of Health, today (21 March 2013) opened a new research facility in Oxford which will speed the development of effective treatments for dementia, mental health and neurological conditions. The ... READ MORE
Human liver kept alive outside the body
A donated human liver has been 'kept alive' outside a human being and then successfully transplanted into a patient in need of a new liver. So far the groundbreaking procedure has been performed on two patients on the liver transplant waiting list and both are making excellent ... READ MORE
Device keeps human liver alive outside body
World first: human liver kept alive and functioning on machine outside patient’s body World first: livers kept alive on device successfully transplanted into two patients Oxford University machine could as much as double number of livers for transplant Technology currently being trialled for ... READ MORE
Discover the a to zzzs of the brain
To celebrate Brain Awareness Week (March 11 to 15), researchers from the Oxford Sleep and Circadian Neuroscience Institute are hosting a series of activities, displays, talks on the subject of Sleep and the Brain. A crack team of neuroscientists will take over the Museum of the History of ... READ MORE
Amputee phantom pain linked to brain retaining picture of missing limb
Changes in the brain following amputation have been linked to pain arising from the missing limb, called ‘phantom pain’, in a study supported by the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre. Arm amputees experiencing the most phantom limb pain were found to maintain stronger representation of the ... READ MORE
WATCH: Public talk on the latest research tackling blood diseases like leukaemia
In this Oxford Biomedical Research Centre public talk, Senior Research Fellow Dr Adam Mead outlines the pioneering research within Oxford Biomedical Research Centre’s Blood theme and how it’s helping to tackle diseases including leukaemia. Research also covers lymphoma and other red blood cell ... READ MORE
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