A new study led by Radcliffe Department of Medicine, Professor Shoumo Bhattacharya, has decoded the structure of unique proteins found in tick saliva and created new ones not found in nature, paving the way for a new generation of ‘Swiss-army knife’ anti-inflammatory drugs, with customised extensions to block different inflammatory pathways. Previous research by Professor Shoumo […]
A UK-first operation that removes both adrenal glands at the same time has been carried out at Oxford University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. The operation, a bilateral simultaneous retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy (BSRA), was performed by Churchill Hospital-based endocrine surgeon consultants Radu Mihai and Shad Khan in May 2019. Such surgery to remove the adrenal glands, which […]
Colleagues at King’s Health Partners updated AHSC colleagues on the important debate in House of Lords regarding AHSCs and the response from the Government from Baroness Blackwood. The full transcript via Hansard is available here
Figures released by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Local Clinical Research Network today show that there has been a significant increase in the number of people taking part in NIHR-backed research over the past year. In 2018/19, Oxford University Hospitals recruited 32,285 participants to 534 NIHR-supported studies, up from 20,937 in 517 studies […]
The Fracture Prevention Service at Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) has become the first unit in the United Kingdom to identify a bone weakening condition by using AI technology. By using a software programme produced by company Zebra Medical, our team is able to detect osteoporotic vertebral fractures from all CT scanners in our hospitals. Osteoporotic vertebral fractures […]
Researchers and clinicians in Oxford have provided fresh insights into how some people with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) can be cleared of the disease, as part of a national initiative to better use NHS patient data to tackle emerging health issues. Image courtesy of Shutterstock.com It is hoped that the research, the first study on CHB under […]
Cancer immunotherapy was the focus of this year’s participation in the MRC Festival of Medical Research, which took researchers from the MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine to shopping centres in Didcot, Reading and Oxford. Researchers from the MRC WIMM (Radcliffe Department of Medicine) visited The Orchard Shopping Centre in Didcot, The Oracle in Reading […]
This programme is now underway with a follow up of 3-day market discovery workshop on in both July and September FINAL Commercialsation Flyer Places on this Oxford AHSN course are available book here Market Discovery Pre-Accelerator Cedars Hotel and Conference Centre, Whiteknights Campus, University of Reading Explore the commercial viability of your idea with the BioCity coaches, […]
Two pioneering Oxfordshire teams have made it to the finals of the prestigious NHS Parliamentary Awards. Oxfordshire Mental Health Partnership has been named regional winner and is now shortlisted for the national Excellence in Mental Health Care Award category. Meanwhile, a pioneering project developing a Digital Care Assistant (DCA), which enables staff to gather observations […]
Oxford Brookes University has climbed 8 places in the latest Guardian University Guide. This is the third consecutive year Oxford Brookes has improved in the rankings and sees the University now ranked 33rd out of 121 UK institutions. Achieving 10 courses in the upper quartile of the guide – including the best result in Journalism, […]