The Radiology Department at the Churchill Hospital (part of the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust) has just been licensed to manufacture Hyperpolarised Xenon gas for patient use. This is only the second site in the UK to be granted permission to use the gas for lung imaging. Clinical trials ... READ MORE
Patients tell of their experience of TIAs and minor strokes
Healthtalkonline is a website that provides a rich resource of more than 2,000 people's experiences of health and illness. It’s also a great source of reliable information about conditions, treatment choices and support. Adding to the growing list of diseases covered by Healthtalkonline is a new ... READ MORE
Formal collaboration announced
The University of Oxford and the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust have signalled their intention to cement and strengthen their collaboration in research, teaching and patient care by agreeing terms for a formal and legally-binding relationship. There has been a long history of joint working ... READ MORE
Joint funding for multiple sclerosis research
The Oxford Biomedical Research Centre and the MS Society have joined forces to fund a three year Clinical Research Fellowship to carry out translational research into basic or clinical aspects of multiple sclerosis (MS). The collaboration will support the research of Dr Oliver Leach, based within ... READ MORE
The Times Cheltenham Science Festival 2011
Once again the Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (OxBRC) will be sponsoring Professor Russell Foster and his talk on The Rhythm of Life on Wednesday 8 June (2.30-3.30pm) at this year’s Times Cheltenham Science Festival. Cheltenham Town Hall and Imperial Gardens will be transformed between 7-12 ... READ MORE
Rare tumour’s ‘fingerprint’ used to develop cheap and reliable new test
Researchers at the University of Oxford have developed a cheap and reliable diagnostic test for a rare form of cancer. The test involves screening tumour samples for a particular molecular fingerprint unique to this cancer. Hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cell cancer (HLRCC) is a disorder ... READ MORE
What can be done about the rising risk of antibiotic resistance?
On December 11th 1945, at the end of his Nobel lecture, Alexander Fleming sounded a warning. Fleming’s chance observation of the antibiotic effects of a mould called Penicillium on one of his bacterial cultures had inspired his co-laureates, Howard Florey and Ernst Chain, two researchers based in ... READ MORE
Painful periods research
Women with painful periods show increased sensitivity to pain throughout their cycles, even when there is no background period pain. The brain imaging study carried out at Oxford University shows that period pain is associated with differences in the way the brain processes pain, and that these ... READ MORE
Final child vaccinated in clinical trial of new TB vaccine
The vaccination of the final child marks a significant milestone in the development of the MVA85A/AERAS-485 vaccine candidate, the most advanced of any of the new generation of preventative TB vaccines currently being investigated. Tuberculosis kills 1.8 million people per year, and more than 2 ... READ MORE
New chromosome counting technique
The first babies have now been born in the UK using a new technique pioneered at Oxford University to select the best embryos for IVF. The advance could bring hope to many British couples struggling to have a child and going through many cycles of IVF treatment. The technique used called ... READ MORE
Researchers inspire the next generation
Secondary school students and their teachers were kept on the edge of their seats with a fun an interactive session at the John Radcliffe Hospital on Thursday 17th March. Researchers, scientists, nurses and engineers were on hand with props to try and get the students from schools across ... READ MORE
Bringing together cancer research institutions in Oxford
A new cancer centre has opened in Oxford to bring together the city's different research institutions. The building on Roosevelt Drive is part of a network of 16 units across the country funded by Cancer Research UK. This centre, which will link the University of Oxford, Oxford Radcliffe ... READ MORE
Vital signs for newborns standardised
New reference ranges for children’s heart and breathing rates have been produced by Oxford University scientists to help doctors assess these vital signs. The new reference charts, based on an analysis of 69 studies including a total of some 143,000 children, differ widely from existing ... READ MORE
Do you dance like your Dad?
A brain chemical called GABA is the reason why “some people dance like Fred Astaire – while others have the natural rhythm of Ann Widdecombe”, the Daily Mail has reported. The news is based on a study involving 12 healthy young adults who had their brains stimulated with electrodes to alter ... READ MORE
Heart disease linked to a few rogue genes
Heart disease is linked to just a few rogue genes as well as lifestyle choices, landmark research into Britain’s biggest killer has found. The 18 genes that raise the risk of cardiac problems, from heart attacks to hardening of the arteries, have been pinpointed in three studies involving ... READ MORE
Public Open Day – ‘Your Health, Your Future’
On Thursday 17 March from 3-7pm, the Oxford Biomedical Research Centre would like to invite you to come along and find out about the research that is happening at the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals in partnership with the University of Oxford. There will be opportunities to visit interactive stands and ... READ MORE
3G Ambulance Technology Monitors Vital Signs in Heart Attack Patients
Doctors, engineers, scientists, clinicians and ambulance paramedics are working together on a National Instititue for Health Research (NIHR) funded project which could shave off vital time between patient assessment, diagnosis and treatment for those with suspected heart attacks, and give earlier ... READ MORE
Universal flu vaccine developed in Oxford
Scientists at Oxford University have successfully tested a universal flu vaccine that could work against all known strains of the illness, taking a significant step in the fight against a disease that affects billions of people each year. The treatment – using a new technique and tested for the ... READ MORE
Maternal stroke history linked to Myocardial Infarction risk in women
Women whose mothers had a stroke are at increased risk for both stroke and myocardial infarction, new research has shown. In a study of sex-of-parent and sex-of-proband interactions for family history of stroke in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients, Amitava Banerjee of the University of ... READ MORE
New IVF treatment pioneered in Oxford
The first babies have now been born in the UK using a new technique pioneered at Oxford University to select the best embryos for IVF. The advance could bring hope to many British couples struggling to have a child and going through many cycles of IVF treatment. George and Helen Ashton from ... READ MORE
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