The new 7-year research collaboration with Janssen Research & Development, LLC (Janssen) will study patients at higher risk of developing certain types of blood cancers that arise from the immune system, such as chronic lymphocytic leukaemia and multiple myeloma, to identify markers that could be used to predict who will go on to develop symptomatic […]
Newsrss feed
News Categories:
Oxford spinout company launched to diagnose Alzheimer’s Disease from MRI scans
August 12, 2019
Oxford Brain Diagnostics, a spinout from Oxford University, has been launched to deliver a new method for diagnosing Alzheimer’s Disease from MRI scans. © Shutterstock The company is already engaged with pharmaceutical and biotech companies to help support them to accelerate the development of effective new drugs and treatments for Alzheimer’s Disease. The company will […]
Excellence payments to hospitals improve hip fracture care
August 12, 2019
A scheme that pays hospitals to deliver high quality care has been shown to improve the outcomes for patients with broken hips in England. © Shutterstock Hip fractures are a major cause of death and disability among older people worldwide, with 70,000 cases every year in the UK, which cost the NHS around £2 billion. […]
Six new Fellowships funded by Celgene as part of a commitment to translational medicine at Oxford
August 12, 2019
ix new Oxford-Celgene Fellowships will support postdoctoral researchers and clinicians across six departments within the Medical Sciences Division, providing an opportunity for them to gain exposure to the field of commercial drug discovery and development. The new Fellowships represent an additional investment of £3M into the University. The Oxford-Celgene Fellowship Programme was established in 2015 with the […]
OUH TRUST TEAM HONOURED AT PHYSIOTHERAPY AWARDS CEREMONY
July 29, 2019
A physiotherapy team at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre (NOC) recently won a prestigious award at the Chief Allied Health Professions Officer Awards. The Enhanced Recovery Therapy Team won the Allied Health Professionals Quality Improvement Award for significantly reducing the length of patient stays in hospital. The team developed an innovative treatment plan for patients undergoing […]
Oxford Brookes #1
July 25, 2019
For the third consecutive year, Oxford Brookes has been hailed as the UK’s top university in the QS Top 50 Under 50 World University Rankings. The University is yet again the only UK institution to make the list of universities under 50 years old. Professor Alistair Fitt, Vice-Chancellor of Oxford Brookes University, said: “It is a […]
Link between diabetes and heart disease
July 25, 2019
A global study of 12 million people has found diabetes increases the risk of heart failure and this increase is greater for women than men. © Shutterstock Researchers from The George Institute for Global Health determined that this differential was greater in type 1 than type 2 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is associated with a […]
New Applied Research Collaborative for Oxford and Thames Valley
July 17, 2019
Oxford AHSN and Oxford AHSC welcome new applied research body July 11, 2019 The announcement today of a new national network focusing on applied health and social care research has been welcomed by the Oxford Academic Health Science Network (Oxford AHSN) and the Oxford Academic Health Science Centre. The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Applied […]
Apply now and get support from Bucks HSC Ventures
July 17, 2019
The start of a mission to push your innovation to market We are particularly keen to support innovations that are specific to the following focus areas: Best Start in Life Laying the foundations for a healthier future. This focus topic targets innovations that will enable parents and children, from pregnancy through to adolescence, to have […]
New approach to reducing damage after a heart attack
July 17, 2019
Researchers in the Medical Sciences Division have established a key cause of micro blood vessels constricting during surgery to reopen a blocked artery, and identified a potential therapeutic target to block the mechanism behind it. © Shutterstock Cardiovascular disease is the main cause of death in the UK and throughout the Western World. One of […]