An Oxford-based international online project to tackle antibiotic resistance has picked up a national health research award. BashTheBug, an initiative funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), brings together volunteers from all over the world to take part in the online research study, which has looked at hundreds […]
Students at schools in Oxfordshire are learning more about their DNA during the country’s first Genomics Week (18-22 September 2017) – including why it might make them dislike Brussels sprouts! The week of coordinated activities is being run by the Oxford NHS Genomic Medicine Centre, which is based at the Churchill and John Radcliffe hospitals. […]
Oxford University Hospitals threw open its doors to the public on Friday 8 September 2017 to show visitors the latest in cutting-edge imaging technology at the John Radcliffe Hospital – and some of the Churchill Hospital’s wartime history. For the full story on Oxford University Hospitals website
The study was led by Dr Daniel Freeman, a consultant clinical psychologist at Oxford Health and a researcher at the University of Oxford. The study, published in the Lancet Psychiatry, found that sleep disruption is a driving factor in the occurrence of paranoia, hallucinatory experiences, and other mental health problems in young adults (university students) with […]
Professor Gavin Screaton has been appointed Head of the Division of Medical Sciences at the University of Oxford. For the full story on University of Oxford website
Academic Health Science Networks are a key part of the NHS architecture with a long-term future, according to NHS England National Director of Strategy and Innovation Ian Dodge. For full story on Oxford AHSN website
See the new video released by the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) to explain who they are and what they do. The video, which is less than one minute long, describes the NIHR ‘in a nutshell’ and features people from across the NIHR who are working towards improving the health and wealth of the […]
New research shows that between the ages of three and 11, children conceived artificially can be linked with better scores for reading and verbal tests than children conceived naturally. For the full story on University of Oxford website
An international research collaboration studying the genetics of Zika virus in Brazil and beyond has provided a new understanding of the disease and its rapid spread through space and time. For the full story on University of Oxford website
Dr Freeman’s work with Oxford Health patients has previously shown that virtual reality can help treat severe paranoia, by allowing situations to face situations they fear and learn that they are actually safe. In an interview with Computer Weekly magazine, Dr Freeman said: “VR has the potential, in essence, to let many millions of people see the best […]